Born into a very musical family, she began playing at an early age, winning many awards in oireachtas and fleadh ceoil competitions, including the allireland championships at junior and senior level. Mary bergin is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest tin whistle players in irish music. Mary bergin just about the best tin whistle player this. This solo album by mary bergin is the ne plus ultra of irish traditional music played on tin or penny whistle. Her two virtuosic recordings of the solo tin whistle, feadoga stain 1979 and feadoga stain 2 1993, have been critically cited as outstanding and unequalled. Musician mary bergin pens ultimate guide to the tin whistle. Why is mary bergins whistle tutor book so expensive. Mary bergin travel columnist, photographer midwest. Mary bergin cookbooks, recipes and biography eat your books. Jan 23, 2014 a young musician named mary bergin from shankill, co. No other whistle tutor ive come across and ive looked at many goes into so much detail even to the extent of suggesting patterns of tonguing for different kinds of tune the music also includes a dot over notes to be tongued. Mary bergin is a tin whistle player par excellence. Mary bergin irish tin whistle tutorial spiralbound 1 jul 2009.
Lessons in the key of traditional tunes the irish times. She was born into a very musical family and began playing at an early age winning many awards in oireachtas and fleadh ceoil competitions, including the allireland championships at junior and senior level. Jan 20, 20 faoi lan cheoil if you learning to play irish whistle this macdaras efforts will enthuse and lift your spirit and help you on your way to bringing the joy of learning music and the irish whistle. A subreddit for players of the tin whistle, also known as a penny whistle. Bergin won the all ireland tin whistle championship in 1970. The long standing stylist of the mostpopularlytakenup instrument of traditional music on these islands has at last committed her secrets to print. Feadoga stain, mary bergins debut album, has been credited with establishing the tin whistle as one of the first tier among the standard instruments of irish traditional music. Galway whistle player mary bergin talks about the instrument. This is a searchable list of irish traditional music transcriptions by tune, type, musician, instrument, group or album. Pick the book folk, popular, irish or scottish in which you know the most tunes.
The mary bergin whistle tutor chiff and fipple forums view topic. Three books may seem daunting for what is the cheapest and visibly most simple of instruments, but one must. Suggested by live nation video network sabaton great war live the great tour oberhausen. Mar 26, 2015 a tutorial video with tin whistle and flute. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover marys connections and jobs at similar companies. View mary bergins profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Dublin who had been playing the tin whistle since she was seven was moving towards the forefront and would soon become the undisputed queen of. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The essential guide to irish flute and tin whistle by grey larsen, available on. A field guide to irish music massachusetts institute of. Nothing before or since has exerted the influence that this recording has on the raised perception and overdue esteem of this oncedeemed humble instrument within irish traditional music. Mary bergin was born in shankill, county dublin, ireland. The instant tin whistle series is designed to nurture the initial surge of enthusiasm you may experience when first playing the instrument, and has been carefully designed to substantially increase your chances of success.
Played here by the fantastic mary bergin, this tin whistle solo displays the instruments ability to play upbeat, jazzy leads. Her tutorial books are broken up into three volumes, starting from the basics. Volume 1 of the course consists of a lesson book and 2 cds of recorded. Mary bergin is acknowledged as one of irelands finest ever tin whistle players, a founder of the popular female group dordan she has toured worldwide and her album feadog stain is a timeless classic. Her playing has both technical excellence and the spirit, life and energy of great music in the irish tradition. Join facebook to connect with mary bergin and others you may know. I am not judging mary bergin style but my first learning path is as describe above.
For information on mary bergin, her forthcoming whistle tutor, album sales or gig schedule both solo and with dordan, please contact. Mary bergin s tutor books are about playing the whistle, yes. Baranunland features editor at the heraldnews in joliet, illinois. After doing a little research, i saw mary bergin was one of the better tin whistle players and i learned she had a book. Mary started learning to play the tin whistle at the age of nine.
Author of the phantasmic bryonyseries series with titles for all ages. Mary bergin is the author of wisconsin supper club cookbook 4. Mary bergin whistle, with alec finn bouzouki, mandocello, johnny ringo mcdonagh bodhran, bones source and other information. Published by mel bay publications digital sheet music m0. The quality of the paper, printing and binding is second to none as is the teaching. Is it possible to pick up a tin whistle and be playing tunes in little more than a week. Mary bergin born 194909 september 1949 is an irish folk musician who is widely acknowledged as one of the great masters of the tin whistle. Tin whistle beginning digital download composed by grey e. The first clarke tinwhistle was invented in 1843 in coney weston, a tiny village near bury st. Finding the best book for learning the tin whistle depends on your goals and your current music abilities. All joking aside, my whistle friends play a lot of these tunes, so i get this cd to suck on the source. I would go with mary bergin, the most renowned tin whistle player alive today, born and bred in ireland. Faoi lan cheoil if you learning to play irish whistle this macdaras efforts will enthuse and lift your spirit and help you on your way to bringing the joy of learning music and the irish whistle. Do keep in mind that the book you are using is selfpublished by nonirish player with no professional recordings or reputation, three different caveats right there.
Mary bergin the irish tin whistle tutorial private label isbn. Click download or read online button to get irish tin whistle book now. If it is mary bergin then there can be no doubt of the range, sweetness and versatility of the whistle. Mary bergin just about the best tin whistle player this century is how the irish times referred to mary in a recent interview.
As you can see, the instrument requires its player to blow through the fipple into the body of the instrument and cover the holes with their fingers to produce different notes. The clarke tin whistle book is ideal for someone completely new to music, while mary bergin s irish tin whistle book is especially good if you are primarily interested in traditional irish tin whistle playing. This is on youtube elsewhere, but this recording is maybe slightly better. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover marys. Shes a major influence on countless other whistle players, and her recordings are musthaves for anyone interested in irish music or the tin whistle. The creation of the tin whistle was inspired when robert clarke, a poor farm labourer, heard about the invention of tin plate and asked a blacksmith to help him to copy the design of his wooden whistle using this new material. For more advanced players, probably the best book around on the whistle, including lots on ornamentation, phrasing and articulation is. This threevolume, text and audio production is a series of detailed lessons graded from the most simple to complex. Ive contacted mary bergin by email regarding the costs and.
The lifelong professional journalist boasts decades of newspaper work as an editor and reporter. Jul 22, 2008 mary bergin was born in dublin in 1949, and starded playing the whistle at the age of 9, after hearing willie clancy uilleann pipes in concert. I didnt ask her to be honest, there was a load of books and cds being. But maybe the description of the book should mention the tonguing style. Mary bergin, tim edey, kevin conneff the journal of. If you can take the time i think there is something to learn in the first part of her tutorial. Trad music virtuoso achieves dream of documenting her theories in tutorial book. The clarke tin whistle book is ideal for someone completely new to music, while mary bergins irish tin whistle book is especially good if you are primarily interested in traditional irish tin whistle playing. I enjoy learning techniques and playing exercises as i find its helps me pick up songs easier so i figured i would see what was out there for tin whistle.
This comprehensive tutorial for the tin whistle, presented in 3 volumes, is the product. For jig, each bar as 4 thong notes through all the tune. Mary bergin does sound very irish and fantastic player. The mary bergin whistle tutor chiff and fipple forums. Mary bergin irish tin whistle tutorial volumes 1 and 2 are available on limited introductory offer of 50 and 60 full price 60 and 75. Irish tin whistle download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Bergin plays so many different whistles keys with such speed. Midwest travel, regional foods, german heritage and environmental sustainability are mary bergin s writing specialties. Just about the best tin whistle player this century is how the irish times referred to mary in a recent interview. Her parents joe and maire were melodeon and fiddle players, respectively. For information on mary bergin, her forthcoming whistle tutor, album sales or. There are still some who think of the tin whistle as a fairly modest little instrument. Mary bergin author of wisconsin supper club cookbook.
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