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Posted by: Corwinna 07-Sep-2005, 03:26 PM

Hi everyone,

Through a website of someone I met on the message board of one of my favourite bands I found a link to this website. When I visited for the first time I found out there's a whole community! Great!
I'm crazy about celtic music (obviously

) so I hope to come here more often and enjoy everything going on. I'm trying to learn to control my bodhrán, but we are new to each other so I need help from a teacher. Luckily I found one in The Netherlands. Furthermore I'm struggling with a couple of whistles, but it really is struggling and I'm not making a lot of progress. Nevertheless, I enjoy it!

Wonderful to be here and hope to meet all of you soon!

Posted by: stoirmeil 07-Sep-2005, 05:42 PM

So nice to meet you! and to hear that you are not only listening to celtic music, but becoming a musician and adding your sound to the mix. I love it that you're playing the bodhran -- I would love to do that myself, but I haven't tried it yet.

May I make a suggestion about the whistles? First just get the breath regular and the breathing and fingers working together, on slower tunes. You can be making a slow air really beautiful before long. Then the faster stuff and the ornaments will come easier.

I hope we hear from you often!

Posted by: ArizonaAmy9 07-Sep-2005, 08:51 PM

Corwinna, welcome to CelticRadio. I think you will find some of the best celtic music anywhere here and even better - some really great people to get to know! I'll look forward to hearing more from you and how your music is progressing! Once again, welcome!

Posted by: WizardofOwls 18-Sep-2005, 08:51 AM

Hi Corwinna! I see that you have already met some of the wonderful people that frequent CR! There are lots of them here, and the music is great too! I am learning the tin whistle also, but it has been very slow going.

Welcome to the family, my friend!

Posted by: Corwinna 28-Mar-2006, 08:37 AM

Hi everyone and thanks for the warm welcome. After my registration I've been away for a long time due to very sad family circumstances, but I'm back on track now and hope to be visiting here more often.
I'm still struggling with my bodhráns (got 2 now!) and with the whistles. Somehow I don't seem to make progress in a while and then suddenly I learn a new trick! I love it and will continue definitely.
My friend is a guitarplayer and because of my love for celtic music has now fallen in love with the bouzouki. We're going to save some money and who'll tell, one day......

Posted by: WizardofOwls 28-Mar-2006, 09:35 AM

Welcome back! Sorry to hear about your bad news, but we sure are glad that you didn't forget aobut us! I look forward to hearing more from you!

Posted by: sisterknight 28-Mar-2006, 10:44 AM

welcome home!!!greetings from the great white north.......enjoy the people and forums but mostly the music and post, post, post!!!

the advice is good about learning airs first, when you feel you could do the fingering in your sleep then move to the faster stuff...i find the glissants really hard to get the fingers going!!!! biting the whistle instead of lipping it works really well too!!!

Posted by: haynes9 28-Mar-2006, 04:30 PM

Hello, Corwinna, from the Navajo Nation in Arizona. Glad you found this place and hope you will enjoy the music and the friendships. Welcome aboard and have a great day!

Posted by: Rindy 01-Apr-2006, 02:11 PM

Welcome Corwinna! I am so glad you found us.. I hope you enjoy the music as well as the forum. The people here are really nice. I look forward to you posting.

Slainte