Interested in learning the low whistle but not sure how you'll manage the finger spread? It's really quite easy when you know the proper technique! In this video, Blayne demonstrates all you need to know about how to properly grip a low whistle - 'round here we call it "Piper's Grip". Enjoy! Read More

Very excited to announce that Pat O'Dwyer is making a batch of 25 of his acclaimed Lon Dubh Irish whistles for us.

The Lon Dubh for those of you unfamiliar was one of our most popular high-end whistles. Over the past couple years, due to work and family commitments, Pat has not been able to make them for us... until now! We just received a note from him letting us know that he'd like to make a batch of 25 in Delrin (high-end polymer material). Reserve yours by pre-ordering here. We will not charge your card until it ships to you!

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So that you might get a better sense of Christian Hedwitschak's entire range of bodhran tippers, Blayne went into the "studio" and posted some youtube videos!

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I love Irish traditional music. I like the scope of it—the fact that there are thousands of tunes out there and a myriad of regional and individual styles that often come together in unexpected ways.

The essence of the solid trad player is a musician who knows a wide variety of tunes and can play them with exquisite skill and style. To pull this off, all players (seasoned and new) need to do lots of listening and practicing at home, playing in sessions (maybe even onstage), and then more practicing.

While there is no shortcut to mastery—everybody needs to practice—it has become clear to me that while good quality practice can lead to excellent playing, distracted practice is a decidedly inefficient path to

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We are very pleased to announce that the Line Line 2 Bodhrán by Art Bodhrán / Christian Hedwitschak are in production!!! We have a couple in stock with more on the way. To get y'all salivating, Christian produced a couple youTube videos during the Craiceann Festival.

To grab one of the ones we have in stock or pre-order, click here.

The new LL 2.0 will be available in 3 sizes:

• "Compact" 36x13cm for $169.95
• "Classic" 38x11cm for $199.95
• "Deep" 38x15cm for $229.95