Tin whistle part of several folk traditions. Whistles are a prevalent starting instrument in English traditional music, Scottish traditional music and Irish traditional music, since they are often cheap (under US$10), relatively easy to start with (no tricky embouchure such as found with the flute), and the fingerings are nearly identical to those on the traditional six holed flute (Irish flute, baroque flute). The tin whistle is a good starting instrument to learn the uilleann pipes, which has similar finger technique, range of notes and repertoire. The tin whistle is the most popular instrument in Irish traditional music today. In recent years
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