Tradschool Site Syndication https://www.tradschool.com/en/ News from tradschool.com Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:24:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.tradschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-tradschool-favicon-512x512-1-32x32.png Tradschool https://www.tradschool.com/en/ 32 32 Tin Whistle Tunes for St Patrick’s Day https://www.tradschool.com/en/tunes/tin-whistle-tunes-for-st-patricks-day/ https://www.tradschool.com/en/tunes/tin-whistle-tunes-for-st-patricks-day/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:42:41 +0000 https://www.tradschool.com/?p=10661 Saint Patrick’s Day, celebrated on March 17th, is one of the most recognised dates in the Irish cultural calendar. Here is a selection of tin whistle tunes for the occasion, with sheet music, whistle tabs and audio. As usual scroll to the end of the page to download the sheet music & tabs in pdf [...]

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]]> https://www.tradschool.com/en/tunes/tin-whistle-tunes-for-st-patricks-day/feed/ 2 5 Irish Tunes for Halloween – Tin Whistle Tabs & Audio https://www.tradschool.com/en/tunes/5-irish-tunes-for-halloween-tin-whistle-tabs-audio/ https://www.tradschool.com/en/tunes/5-irish-tunes-for-halloween-tin-whistle-tabs-audio/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:49:15 +0000 https://www.tradschool.com/?p=9748 Halloween has always been tied to music and storytelling in Ireland. The ancient festival of Samhain marked the time when spirits were close, and music carried both celebration and a touch of the eerie. In this article, you’ll find whistle tabs, audio, and sheet music for five Irish tunes with a Halloween connection, each rooted [...]

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]]> https://www.tradschool.com/en/tunes/5-irish-tunes-for-halloween-tin-whistle-tabs-audio/feed/ 1 Turlough O’Carolan https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/turlough-ocarolan/ https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/turlough-ocarolan/#respond Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:37:32 +0000 https://www.tradschool.com/?p=15443 Turlough O’Carolan (1670–1738), often called Carolan, occupies a special place in Irish cultural history. A blind harper, composer, and singer, he is remembered as one of the last great figures of the old Gaelic harp tradition and, at the same time, as a composer whose music absorbed European influences of the Baroque era. His compositions, [...]

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]]> https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/turlough-ocarolan/feed/ 0 Keyed vs keyless flutes for Irish Traditional Music https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/keyed-vs-keyless-flutes-for-irish-traditional-music/ https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/keyed-vs-keyless-flutes-for-irish-traditional-music/#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 07:42:28 +0000 https://www.tradschool.com/?p=12649 Choosing between a keyed or keyless flute is a decision faced by many flutists interested in playing Irish traditional music. While both styles have their proponents, the right choice often depends on your musical goals, repertoire, playing style, budget, and practical considerations such as availability and waiting lists. What is a keyless flute? A keyless [...]

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]]> https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/keyed-vs-keyless-flutes-for-irish-traditional-music/feed/ 0 Regional Styles of Irish Traditional Music https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/regional-styles-of-irish-traditional-music/ https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/regional-styles-of-irish-traditional-music/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 08:03:36 +0000 https://www.tradschool.com/?p=14526 The post Regional Styles of Irish Traditional Music appeared first on Tradschool.

]]> https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/regional-styles-of-irish-traditional-music/feed/ 0 Style in Irish traditional music: https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/style-in-irish-traditional-music/ https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/style-in-irish-traditional-music/#respond Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:54:17 +0000 https://www.tradschool.com/?p=15254 Irish traditional music is distinguished by a rich and complex stylistic heritage, shaped by centuries of transmission and performance. The defining features of the tradition lie as much in the manner of performance as in the melodies themselves.The concept of style in Irish music is complex, shaped by factors such as ornamentation, phrasing, articulation, variation, [...]

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]]> https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/style-in-irish-traditional-music/feed/ 0 Tin Whistle Tunes for Valentine’s Day https://www.tradschool.com/en/tunes/tin-whistle-tunes-for-valentines-day/ https://www.tradschool.com/en/tunes/tin-whistle-tunes-for-valentines-day/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:38:13 +0000 https://www.tradschool.com/?p=13532 A selection of Tin Whistle tunes to play in your Valentine’s Day sessions, with sheet music, audio examples and whistle tabs. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the sheet music & tabs download Contents   Love at the Endings – Reel This lovely reel was composed by Ed Reavy, Irish-American fiddler and composer [...]

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]]> https://www.tradschool.com/en/tunes/tin-whistle-tunes-for-valentines-day/feed/ 0 Learn the Tin Whistle in 2025: a free resource guide https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/learn-the-tin-whistle-in-2025-a-free-resource-guide/ https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/learn-the-tin-whistle-in-2025-a-free-resource-guide/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:09:45 +0000 https://www.tradschool.com/?p=13024 The post Learn the Tin Whistle in 2025: a free resource guide appeared first on Tradschool.

]]> https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/learn-the-tin-whistle-in-2025-a-free-resource-guide/feed/ 2 Tin Whistle Buying Guide 2025 https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/tin-whistle-buying-guide/ https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/tin-whistle-buying-guide/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:25:24 +0000 https://www.tradschool.com/?p=12909 The post Tin Whistle Buying Guide 2025 appeared first on Tradschool.

]]> https://www.tradschool.com/en/irish-music/tin-whistle-buying-guide/feed/ 0 Low Whistle Christmas Songs – Tabs & Sheet Music (with Video) https://www.tradschool.com/en/tunes/easy-christmas-songs-for-low-whistle-tabs-sheet-music-with-video/ https://www.tradschool.com/en/tunes/easy-christmas-songs-for-low-whistle-tabs-sheet-music-with-video/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:28:10 +0000 https://www.tradschool.com/?p=9876 Contents Some easy Christmas songs that go well on the low whistle. The low whistle is the bass version of the tin whistle, and plays an octave lower in low D. I play each tune twice, once with ornamentation and once more slowly and plainly. These tunes can of course also be played on tin [...]

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