Irish Flute
With St. Patrick's Day, I just wanted to talk a little bit about the Irish flute, also known as the tin whistle. Unlike the modern metal flute, the traditional Irish flute is made of wood, giving it a rich, warm, and resonant tone perfect for Irish folk music. It's much smaller than our western flute, played vertically and only has six open holes instead of keys.
My mother-in-law bought me one last year for my birthday, but I haven't made my way to learning it. Does anyone play the Irish Tin Whistle?
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When you say Irish flute, does it look like today's flute, or is it a fipple flute, like a recorder?