So, I'm expanding this blog a bit... Another important thing in my life is music. It's been there longer than knitting has. I play the flute and now the pennywhistle. Since some of my roots extend from Ireland (McCallum) and Scotland (Clan Anderson) I'm sure that's why I'm playing the music I am now.
Below are some resources for pennywhistle sheet music. It always helps a bit when starting out especially for me since I was trained to read music.
Irish Songs
Lyrics With Guitar Chords By Martin DardisTraditional Irish Music Tunes & Instruction
TinWhistle Music
The Session
I'll add more as I find them!
The North Texas Irish Festival was AWESOME! I saw some really neat groups.
We all sang to the Wild Rover. I was so excited that I remembered most of the words. Drank several a Guiness, petted many Irish Wolfhounds and Great Pyrenees. I found one lady who was spinning wool into yarn but didn't run into any knitters to talk about jumpers (sweaters). The lady spinning was busy when we went by, so I didn't chat with her. She probably knew some knots. Next year I will take a started project and ask around for someone to show me some knots if I find any. I was pretty overwhelmed with everything that was going on! There were several booths representing Clans, though Clan Anderson did not have one that I saw. Perhaps next year. There is however a National Tartan Day celebration March 28, 2010 in Dallas, where I hope to find some kilt-wearing Andersons!
