Pipe (instrument) Pipe (instrument) A pipe is a tubular wind instrument in general, or various specific wind instruments. The word is an onomatopoeia, and comes from the tone which can resemble that of a bird chirping. Fipple flutes are found in many cultures around the world. Often with six holes, the shepherd's pipe is a common pastoral image. Shepherds often piped both to soothe the sheep and to amuse themselves. Modern manufactured six-hole folk pipes are referred to as pennywhistle or tin whistle. The recorder is a form of pipe, often used as a rudimentary instructional musical instrument at schools, but so
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