Whistle players

Whistle players of Britain and Ireland on Folk Calendar: 15 of them, with their dates, where they were born and died, and their recordings. Every artist, A to Z

A

© Schorle CC BY-SA 3.0 Ross Ainslie Piper and whistle player; Treacherous Orchestra

B

Mary Bergin Tin whistle player; Feadóga Stáin, Dordán

C

© Dougsim CC BY-SA 4.0 Willie Clancy 1918 to 1973 Uilleann piper, flute and whistle player
© Brennliddy CC BY-SA 4.0 Kevin Crawford Flute and whistle player; Lúnasa
Phil Cunningham Accordion player and composer; Silly Wizard

F

John Francis Flynn Singer, flute and whistle player
© Daniel Farrell CC BY-SA 2.0 Julie Fowlis Gaelic singer and piper

G

© jeaneeem CC BY 2.0 Vin Garbutt 1947 to 2017 Singer, songwriter and whistle player; the Teesside Troubadour
© Candy Schwartz from Boston, USA CC BY 2.0 Frankie Gavin Fiddler and flute player; De Dannan

M

© Cindy Funk CC BY 2.0 Tommy Makem 1932 to 2007 Singer, banjo and whistle player; The Clancy Brothers
Cathal McConnell Flute and whistle player and singer; The Boys of the Lough
Paddy Moloney 1938 to 2021 Uilleann piper and whistle player; The Chieftains
© Carstor CC BY 4.0 Fred Morrison Piper; Highland pipes, smallpipes and low whistle

R

Micho Russell 1915 to 1994 Tin whistle player and singer; Doolin

S

John Sheahan Fiddler and whistle player; The Dubliners