Whistle Around the World – Fifty Tunes for Pennywhistle or Flute

Whistles go all around the world! Every country on the planet has some kind of whistle or flute in its traditional music legacy. This unique book gathers together 50 whistle melodies and explores a rich variety of international playing styles and techniques. From Bosnia to Brittany and from Turkey to Thailand, here are some of the world’s greatest tunes for whistles, flutes and pipes. All tunes are arranged for pennywhistle in D, and are playable on any other similar whistle or concert flute. Also included are chord symbols for piano or guitar and informative notes about the music and local genres.

Australia – The Wallaby Track Traditional
Bosnia – Kolo Traditional
Brazil – Zing-Za Traditional
Brittany – Kimiad ar Soudard Yaouank Traditional
Bulgaria – Elenke Traditional
Canada – Sur la riviere Traditional
Canada – The Greenland Man’s Tune Traditional
China – Song of the Four Seasons Traditional
Congo – Pauline Mineure Traditional
Cuba – La Guaracha Traditional
Dominican Republic – La Gozadeera Traditional
England – The Flying Cloud Traditional
France – Le Petit Homme Traditional
Germany – Das Wandern ist des Mullers Lust Traditional
Greece – Garifalia Traditional
Hungary – Harom Pohar Traditional
India – Pinnal Kolattam Traditional
Indonesia – Man Paman Goejang Djarang Traditional
Iran – Daramad Tradiional
Ireland – Haste to the Wedding Traditional
Israel – Zemer Lach Traditional
Italy – L’Avvelanato Traditional
Japan – Fishing Song from Haragama Traditional
Mexico – El Tecolote Traditional
Native American: Navaho – Rainbow Cradle Song Traditional
Native American: Yuchi – Lonesome Flute Traditional
Netherlands – Te Kieldrecht Traditional
New Zealand – Waiata Aroha Traditional
Nigeria – Olurombi Traditional
Panama – Un Tamborito Traditional
Peru – Achachau Traditional
Poland – Podkoweczki Dajcie Ognia Traditional
Puerto Rico – Mataron a Elena Traditional
Romania – Shpilt – Zhe Mir Dem Nayem Sher Traditional
Scotland – Farewell Tae Kemper Traditional
South Africa – Ngoma Kurila Traditional
Spain – Muiniera d’a fonte Traditional
Sweden – Nu Ar Det Jul Igen Traditional
Syria – Al Ya Zane Traditional
Thailand – Ngam Sang Duan Traditional
Trinidad – Tingalayo Traditional
Turkey – Oyun Havasi Traditional
Uganda – Bwalobera Nkere Traditional
United States – Hua-hua’I Traditional
United States – Dennis McGee’s Two – Step Traditional
United States – The Girl I Left Behind Me Traditional
United States – The Girl I Left Behind Me Traditional
Wales – The Sweet Primroses Traditional