Published by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and written and Produced by Robert Harvey, this is the first major study to consider the history, performance styles and exponents of whistling in Irish traditional music.  Tracing the trajectory of the tradition through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Robert Harvey tells its story from the ploughman’s whistle in pre-famine Ireland through the Gaelic Revival to its present manifestation as a competitive art form. This 600 page hardback book comes with 2 CDs and is available at €55 plus postage.

A must have book for anyone with even a passing interest in whistling. Contact Robert Harvey at 00353 86 3133580. info@robertharveymusic.com