If you would like to contribute a tune or song, send an MP3 as a file attachment to and I'll post it here in the appropriate category. Please submit your own work or that which is considered Public Domain.
Soldier's Joy   (728KB)     This was recorded years ago by Mack Hoover, his sister and brother-in-law.
A visit with Michael and Evelyn Cronnolly of M&E Flutes
Take a look at the photos and video clips of our visit with the Cronnollys during our Ireland vacation.
Were You There   (1.7MB)
Kerry Pro Low D

His Name Is Wonderful   (2.4MB)
I'm playing my Hoover Low F with Sue Hopkins on piano and Sherry Harlin on a Yamaha Clavinova 700.

O Come, O Come Emmanuel   (837K)
Kerry Pro Low D

For the Coming King   (3.87MB)
Written by Kitty Robbins, Vicki McLarry sang it at our Christmas musical presentation on 12-04-05. Accompaniment was pre-recorded by Quentin McLarry on guitar and myself on a Hoover Low G.

Amazing Grace   (1.3MB)
Matt Spangler - Greenwood D

I'd Rather Have Jesus   (2.1MB)
Hoover Low F

How Beautiful Heaven Must Be
Played by Phil Sexton on a Hoover Low E whistle

Softly and Tenderly.mp3
PDF file

Faith of Our Fathers

Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory
Accordion solo, Alton Lynch

Amazing Grace
on Great Highland Bagpipes

All Is Well
Piano, Sherry Harlin
Roland keyboard, Alton Lynch

Sarah Blakley singing John O'Dreams

Here's a couple of tunes played by Matt Spangler on his Greenwood soprano D:
Maggie in the Wood
Skipping Along

Here and There   (2.72MB)
Tom on whistle, Ed on banjo - the Dowling brothers. Thanks guys!

Stack of Wheat   (684K)
Mystery D - The whistle maker was a mystery for a long time, but now we know it is Judy Kingrey.

Musical Priest   (1MB)
Mystery D

McDermott's Reel   (695K)
Kerry Pro Low D

Cillian's Midnight Dip   (738K)
Hoover Low F

The Swallow's Nest   (459K)
Hoover Low G

Tripping up the Stairs   (930K)
SYN Soprano D

Stack of Rye   (1.8MB)
Played on my Hoover Low F. I'm really beginning to love this whistle.

A Love Song For Deborah Anne   (2.6MB)
This tune was written by Master GHB piper John Cairns and was recorded with his permission.
Played on a CPVC (faux wood) Hoover Low F.

Because He Was a Bonny Lad.mp3

Si Beag Si Mhor.mp3

Gallagers Lament

Proudlocks Hornpipe

Swallowtail Nest

Video Clips

A Session at Taaffe's Pub   (8.1MB) This was shot Sunday evening, April 23, 2006 on Shop Street in Galway

Mack Hoover's Manjo   (2.3MB)
Danny Agajanian playing a mandolin-banjo built completely from scratch by Mack.
Click Here for a still image and some comments by Mack.

Another clip of Danny playing Mack's Manjo - Anchors Away (1.7MB)
And a few more clips
of those sessions -
Clip 1 (3.5MB)
Clip 2 (2.9MB)
Clip 3 (5.1MB)

Kingrey soprano D whistle in white Delrin (1.73 MB)
A short video of an old man playing a nice whislte made by Judy Kingrey.

For the Coming King   (8.01MB)
So, I'm not the best cameraman, but I'm the only one available. Adjusting for the lighting on one of the cameras was impossible for this amateur. This was at our Christmas musical on 12-04-05. It's the same audio as the MP3 in the left hand column, but here you get to see my better half sing it.

A New Whistle Player   .65 MB
Our 4 year old grandson on whistle. Percussion by Levi Stauss flopping in a Kenmore dryer.

Appalachian Fling   4.3 MB
Mandolin & guitar. Tinkering with new camera and software.

Links
    Great whistles made by Mack Hoover

 

M and E Flutes

     Irish Flutes & Whistles made by Michael Cronnolly

 


Friendly folks in Northern Colorado. Nice selection of tin whistles and bodhrans. Blayne, the owner is a friend of Mack Hoover who also lives in Colorado.

 

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