Celtic Music School - Intro to Tin Whistle with James Stockton

Introduction to Tin Whistle. 

The tin whistle is quintessential to the sound of Irish music. It is also an extremely accessible instrument, the basics of which anyone can pick up relatively quickly which makes it an excellent gateway to Irish music no matter your background.  Beginners, introduce yourself to basic techniques of playing the tin whistle and understand how it works, what it can do musically, and what makes it sound so unique.  Learn some fundamentals of tin whistle that you can take home and continue to explore, and get yourself playing a simple yet classic Irish tune by the end of the session.

Whistles can be purchased by contacting James Stockton at james@themusicschool.ca

*Please note that confirmation of payment may take 2-3 business days.

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James Stockton

James has been playing the Tin Whistle for more than 20 years and has a great love of traditional as well as modern Celtic and folk music. He has performed widely at various pubs, private events and festivals as a featured guest player with the popular Irish traditional band "Failte", most notably for several years at the Fergus Scottish Festival in Fergus, ON, as well as on the southwestern Ontario pub circuit. He has featured with the Cambridge, ON. based traditional band "The Murphys", performing in that city's annual Mill Race Folk Festival. In the summer of 2009 as a member of the Kingston, ON based group "The Rivals", James toured the province from Windsor to Timmins as part of the Alexander Keith's Kitchen Party Summer Tour, including a stop at the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. He is currently the host musician for the monthly Kitchen Party Sessions at the Malt & Barley pub in Kitchener, ON, and he plays whistles and bagpipes with the KW based Celtic folk group "The Gaes". James has also played the Highland Bagpipes for more than 15 years and as a member of the Paris Port Dover Pipe Band he has appeared at Springtime in Paris, Burlington's Sound of Music Festival, live on the air during TSN's Sportscentre broadcast from Port Dover, ON during the 2010 Kraft Celebration Tour, and notably, on stage in 2015 for The Scottish Tattoo: The Music of Scotland at Toronto's Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (below). James also performed as a piper with the band during the recording of their 2012 album "Live At The Lighthouse Theatre" in Port Dover ON, an album on which he was also featured on the Tin Whistle. In addition toLive At The Lighthouse Theatre', James' whistle contributions can be heard on Failte's third CD, "Kitchen Party Sessions", recorded live at the Registry Theatre in Kitchener, ON, and on Irish-Canadian folk artist Brian Crozier's album "Home". James is the owner and director of the Sound Factory Music School. http://www.TheMusicSchool.ca