Tin whistle The whistle's fingering system is similar to that of the six hole, "simple system English flutes" ("simple" in comparison to Boehm system flutes). The six hole, diatonic system is also used on baroque flutes, and was of course well known before Robert Clarke began producing his tin whistles. Clarke's first whistle, the Meg, was pitched in high A and was later made in other keys suitable for Victorian parlour music. The company showed the whistles in The Great Exhibition of 1851. The Clark tin whistle is voiced somewhat on an organ-pipe with a flattened tube forming the lip of the
Pennywhistle (Augie March song) Pennywhistle (Augie March song) "Pennywhistle" is the second track on "Watch Me Disappear", the fourth studio album by Australian rock band Augie March. The song, which was written by Glenn Richards, was released digitally on 16 September 2008, with the hard copy released in Australia on 27 September 2008. It peaked at No. 37 on the ARIA Top 100 Physical Singles Chart. Scott Podmore of "The Herald Sun" reviewed "Watch Me Disappear" and found that "Pennywhistle" was an "escape into the musical gaiety." Kathy McCabe of "The Daily Telegraph" felt that "the band are determined to make a star out