Ambrose, I too play the guitar. In fact, when the songs aren't for the whistle, I play the banjo or the six-string. I can relate to your predicament.

Through the years, your finger tips are probably as "tainted" as mine from the strings. Trying to play the whistle with any precision is futile. Therefore, I play mine with the pads of the first bone.

It's quite easy to move them with speed after practice and exercise. As you get more familiar with the notes and the positions... you'll get REAL fast.

I learned this from the best whistler I've ever heard. "Q" Malone, from The Stone Soup Band, taught me this method, and it's made all the difference in the world.

For his talents, you can hit the CelticRadio.net site and request the Stone Soup song "Free Night In Dublin". He'll be at our gig on Friday night to sit-in with Barleyjuice while I relax on the strings.