Tin whistle Tin whistle The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, English flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, tin flageolet, Irish whistle, Belfast Hornpipe, (or simply ) and Clarke London Flageolet is a simple, six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorder, Native American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria. A tin whistle player is called a tin whistler or simply a whistler. The tin whistle is closely associated with Celtic music. The tin whistle in its modern form is from a wider family of fipple flutes which have
Tin whistle several tracks on the tin whistle, both in her solo work and with the band Dòchas. Aaron "Big Voice Jack" Lerole and his band recorded a single called "Tom Hark", which sold five million copies worldwide, and which Associated Television used as the theme song for the 1958 television series "The Killing Stones". But the most famous star of the kwela era was Spokes Mashiyane. Paul Simon's 1986 album "Graceland" draws heavily on South African music, and includes pennywhistle solos in the traditional style, played by Morris Goldberg. As a traditional Irish musical instrument, the Irish rock bands The Cranberries