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"Reptile" is a song by Australian alternative rock band The Church. It was released as a single from their 1988 album Starfish, and the songwriting credits are given to all four members of the band. Inspired by a real-life encounter with a reptile, "Reptile" is based around a prominent guitar riff.
Carmel Gunning is an Irish composer and musician, from Sligo, Ireland. Gunning is one of Ireland's most accomplished tin whistle players who is also known for her singing and flute playing and also plays guitar and button accordion. Gunning's rich stylised form of whistle playing and tradition stems from her homeland of Geevagh in South County ...
The tin whistle in its modern form is from a wider family of fipple flutes which have been seen in many forms and cultures throughout the world. [2] In Europe, such instruments have a long and distinguished history and take various forms, of which the most widely known are the recorder, tin whistle, Flabiol, Txistu and tabor pipe.
Conway began playing tin whistle and guitar as a child, studied classical music at Columbia College, and learned harmonica from Junior Wells, Sugar Blue, and Howard Levy. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2003, Conway was the recipient of a "master artist" grant from the Illinois Arts Council to teach Irish tin whistle as part of the Ethnic & Folk Arts Master ...
Christy Murray (born 1960s), [1] known as the Donegal Piper, [2] [3] [4] is an Irish piper, tin whistle player and music educator from County Donegal.He is regarded as "famous across the country" for teaching children how to play the tin whistle. [4]
The wind section mixes uilleann pipes, wooden flute (aka Irish Flute), tin whistle and oboe. The 'Harmony/Rhythm Section' features Irish Harp, Guitar, Double Bass and Percussion including the native Irish drum, the bodhrán. The horn section features ancient Irish horns alongside trumpet, trombone and saxophone. [46]
Sharon Shannon (born 8 June 1968) is an Irish musician, [1] best known for her work with the button accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon . Her 1991 debut album, Sharon Shannon , was the best-selling album of traditional Irish music ever released in Ireland. [1]
Seán Desmond Potts (5 October 1930 – 11 February 2014) [1] was an Irish musician. Born in The Liberties, Dublin , he was best known for his tin whistle playing and his long history with The Chieftains (from 1962 to 1979).