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whistle 1. a device for making a shrill high-pitched sound by means of air or steam under pressure 2. Music any pipe that is blown down its end and produces sounds on the principle of a flue pipe, usually having as a mouthpiece a fipple cut in the side How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The six-piece ensemble has expanded from its Irish roots to flat-out rock, though it has maintained the flavor of Eire with arrangements that feature mandolin, tin whistle, fiddle and flute in addition to the standard rock instrumental lineup. Words that seem to define Newman's taste in instrumentation, too - tablas, kim-kim drums, bird calls, dulcimer, lap steel guitar, banjo, ukulele, tin whistle, detuned mandolin and saz (a lute-like Greek instrument) - on ``American Beauty. ``I ended up sitting on the window when everyone else was hurled into the sea, taking my music, my stories and my tin whistle on the road,'' said Millar with a laugh. |
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