Tin whistle

The tin whistle, also called the whistle, pennywhistle, Irish whistle, or, anachronously, the flageolet, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. The Irish words for the instrument are feadóg ('whistle' or 'flute') or feadóg stáin ('tin whistle'); feadóga stáin is the plural. It can be described as an end blown fipple flute, putting it in the same category as the recorder, Native American flutes, and many other woodwind instruments found in traditional music.

External links

• Chiff and Fipple guide to the tin whistle
• Late 19th century "Duct Flute" from Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Ex. coll. Francis W. Galpin)
• The Flageolet Site, devoted to Flageolet
• McCullough, L.E. (1976) Historical Notes on the Tinwhistle (accessed 9 August 2005). Reproduced from The Complete Irish Tinwhistle Tutor, Oak Publications. ISBN 0825603404.