The World’s
Tin Whistle Store
The Most Complete Range of
Tin Whistles & Low Whistles in the World
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Featured Whistle
Howard Close-Spacing Low D Whistle
Shop the game-changing close-spacing low D whistle from Howard Music, making the low D accessible to whistlers with smaller hands.
Professional Tin Whistle Brands
Orla Wooden Flute
As played by Leyna Robinson-Stone
Wooden Flutes
Browse our wooden Irish flute collection, including the Orla rosewood flute as played by Leyna Robinson-Stone.
Tin Whistle Buyer’s Guide
Our essential guide to the whistle brands you need to know
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Featured High Whistle
Shush Whistles
Perfect for quiet practice and recording
About Big Whistle
The tin whistle (also known as the Irish whistle or penny whistle) is the quintessential folk music instrument. Although whistles date back to ancient times, the modern tin whistle dates back to mid-19th century, when we saw the birth of the Clarke Tin Whistle. A simple instrument to pick up, a number of makers produce low-cost ‘penny’ whistles to an excellent standard.
Recent decades have seen new makers spring up to develop the sound and playability of the tin whistle, as well as the innovation of the low whistle in the 1970s. The low whistle is a larger whistle, which uses the same fingering as earlier tin whistles (the “piper’s grip”). An octave lower, it offers a deeper, flute-like sound that has appealed to both folk and jazz musicians around the world.
Based in South Yorkshire, England, Big Whistle has been supplying whistlers around the globe since 2000. We boast the largest whistle selection of any shop in the world. We look forward to supplying you on your whistling journey!
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