A Masterpiece of Musicianship

KEVIN CRAWFORD'S WHISTLE FAVOURITES

Have you ever thought that you’d love to sit down with a great tin whistler and just have them regale you with their wisdom, their hard-won insights and their masterful tricks that would not only help you to play better but, more importantly, ignite in you an even deeper love for the instrument? Well, you’ll be happy to hear, Lúnasa’s Kevin Crawford, has taken time out of his hectic touring schedule to do just that. In this incredible course Kevin puts down the flute, which he is most famous for, dons the ubiquitous hat (also famous for!), and takes you through 13 of his favourite session tunes in a very personal and most endearing way. So, instead of these lessons feeling like Kevin is your teacher, they’re more like having a chat with him, where, in his relaxed style, he imparts the wisdom of a life-time on the Irish music scene.

By the end of the course, apart from wondering when Lúnasa are next playing in your area, you’ll be armed with 13 really wonderful Irish session tunes to get the best out of your tin whistle while keeping the fire burning for this amazingly versatile instrument.

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  • 18 lessons teaching how to play 13 very popular Irish tunes
  • PDF sheet music & mp3’s to download & keep for each tune
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  • 13 lessons teaching how to play 13 popular Irish tunes.
  • Progress at your own pace, pause & repeat videos.
  • Access on all your devices.
  • PDF sheet music & mp3’s to download & keep for each tune.
  • 14-day free trial. Cancel anytime
  • Access to 14 instruments, 60+ courses, 1000+ tutorials

Your Tutor

Kevin Crawford
Born in Birmingham, England to parents from Miltown Malbay, Co Clare, Kevin Crawford's early life was sound-tracked by the resonance of the lively traditional music scene in the midlands city.Moving to Co. Clare in 1989, he soon became a pivotal member of the effervescent session trail in the Banner county (Co Clare) before enhancing his burgeoning reputation in the group Grianán and the trio Raise the Rafters. He then propelled himself to international recognition with Moving Cloud, with whom he recorded Moving Cloud in 1995 and Foxglove in 1998. Kevin joined Lúnasa in January 1997 for a tour of Australia…
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Course Structure

In this course, Kevin teaches 13 lovely session tunes in a gentle pace, while packing each lesson full of interesting tips and techniques. The version of each tune is chosen to sit beautifully on the tin whistle and the lessons, chat and tunes are all marvellously infused with Kevin’s energy, humour and experience. Detail is given on the pulse and rhythm of various tune types, variations of rolls and ornaments, finding breath spots in a tune (by using humming!) and of course the ‘lilt’ of each melody and how to create subtle variations. Be sure to watch out for the “ACDC Ornament” later in the course, and no, it’s not a nod to the famous heavy metal band but it may just get you rocking!

This course is a masterpiece of both teaching and playing with Kevin imparting his personality and wealth of knowledge and insight into every tune.

Tunes taught are:

Reels
  • Come West Along the Road
  • George White’s Favourite
  • London Lasses
  • Maids of Mount Cisco
  • Miss Johnson’s Reel
  • Christmas Eve
Slipjigs
  • Kid on the Mountain
  • Hardiman the Fiddler
Jigs
  • Strike the Gay Harp
  • Six Penny Money
Polkas
  • Knocknagoshel Polka
  • Ballydehob Polka
Hornpipe
  • Rover Through the Bog
Come West Along The Road
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Kevin Crawford’s Whistle Favourites Lessons

1
Intermediate
Come West Along the Road

Simple Reel in D Major

2
Intermediate
George White’s Favourite

Focus on rolls on the note of B

3
Intermediate
Sixpenny Money

Focus on creating a good Jig rhythm

4
Intermediate
Strike the Gay Harp

Cuts, Slide and Rolls

5
Intermediate
The Rover Through the Bog

Triplets, Rolls, Cranns and Slides

6
Intermediate
The Kid on the Mountain

Ornamentation

7
Intermediate
The London Lasses

Rolls in Reels

8
Intermediate
The Maids of Mount Cisco

Rolls in Reels

9
Intermediate
The Knocknagoshel

Polka rhythm

10
Intermediate
The Ballydehob Polka

Polka rhythm

11
Intermediate
Miss Johnson’s Reel

Short rolls

12
Intermediate
Hardiman the Fiddler

The ACDC ornament!

13
Intermediate
Christmas Eve

Cranns

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