mk Whistles At a festival a few years back several of us were playing late at night; well really early in the morning–about 2 AM. Two of us were on whistles, lo D and either A or hi D, and were improvising harmonies to the slow tunes we were playing. There was a hammered dulcimer (a fine […]
For me designing the MK Low Whistle was a solitary affair: days, weeks, months and then years of slowly refining a process. When I did eventually start work on the Toob, MK’s chromatic whistle, I was working in exactly the same way that I always had been – on my own. It was while […]
I always found it amazing that there wasn’t some form of chromatic whistle. I mean this is arguably the worlds oldest melodic musical instrument. Why would it be left out when almost all the other commonly thought of musical instruments are Chromatic. The number of times that I’d be playing, the music would change key […]
So I’ve been working on a project to create a chromatic whistle for roughly six years. It’s a typically long and protracted process for designing a musical instrument, but like so many of the things I’ve been involved with in the last few years, it might be taking longer than expected but it is actually […]
Here’s a track recorded by Croft No. Five including myself playing an Mk Low D in a tremendously awkward key (roll on the chromatic is all I can say!). Croft-No.-Five_Elephant from Mk Music
We are very pleased to announce that Mk Whistles will be stocked by The Music Room in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire in the UK. The Music Room was started by 3 music enthusiasts, Dave Mallinson, John Turner and Martyn Banks, who had spent many years touring stalls around many of UK’s Music festivals. Since then, the […]
Here’s a track from The Maverick Angels featuring Fraser Shaw playing an Mk Low D along with Innes Watson on a Flyde Guitar, Kevin O’ Neill on a George Ormiston Flute and my brother John Somerville on a Borsini Accordian. Look them up at http://www.myspace.com/themaverickangels The-Maverick-Angels_Sauciness from Mk Music
My sister lives at the foot of the Rocky Mountains at Denver, Colorado, giving me access to that beautiful hiking country. On a visit, I had a free afternoon so I packed a daypack and went hiking in the foothills outside Golden. After ascending for quite a while, I took a break and settled down […]
Custys has long since been one of our favourite music shops, and we’re glad to announce that Mk Whistles will be stocked in Custy’s once again.
My journey with the whistle began about three years ago after pestering my dad to buy me one as a Christmas present. To my delight and, after a while, my parent’s annoyance I received a plastic low D. Most of Christmas day was spent playing the whistle and that carried on throughout the Christmas holidays. […]