Leaving Uist and The Lochaber Badger

Bev Whelan and Roger Purves rehearse for their first gig since before the start of the covid-19 pandemic. It is fair to say they are quite excited. They fluff the ending a bit (not playing together for over a year will do that), but it will be all right on the night. The tunes are composed by Fred Morrison, and the arrangement is influenced by the playing of Mike McGoldrick. Bev is playing an MK Pro low F whistle.

[@lp8005]

I love you and your great music. Love from Germany

[@simcousins]

Fantastic Bev and Roger - lovely performance, you can hear the joy in your playing x

[@BevWhelanMusic]

Thanks Si, it is just so lovely to play music again with Roger! x

[@lydiecarcasses9536]

Just beautiful ! Well done 👏

[@AitaSinghLamaTrekkingGuide]

From my heart, I love this tune.

[@cartoonfood4708]

Absolutely joyous!!! Wonderful. Hope to catch you soon!!😊x

[@the_hazel_nut]

That was really lovely!

[@BevWhelanMusic]

Thanks Hazelnut!

[@smithrooks]

Wonderful playing, all the best for your gig! I adore this duo of tunes, the recording by McGoldrick and co. on KZbin is simply magical. I'm hoping to perform this in the future too!

[@BevWhelanMusic]

Thank you! They are great tunes, I'd love to hear your version 🙂🎶

[@irishpiperchris]

A lovely tune set, good luck at your gig 🙂👍

[@GNDG]

WOnderful! Thank you

[@mihaliprefti2507]

Beautiful!

[@pauricmcquillan2204]

Super sounds.. amazing

[@StooshieDave]

Love it, Bev! This is why I wouldn't get my whistle and play these tunes in the Wierdstring yurt at Solfest! Couldn't take the competition!

[@jessou17450]

Well played together..bravo

[@LinkettePuschellord]

Sounds great! Good luck for your gig :)

[@BevWhelanMusic]

Thank you!

[@Elishea36]

Beautiful :)

[@vimolmas50]

Really nice learning this on mandolin

[@camelliamccool6449]

I love it! Beautifully played! My fiddle teacher is trying to teach me this. Thank God she's patient! As a newer fiddle player, I wonder if I could take the guitar chords you're playing and translate that to a fiddle accompaniment?! Yay! I bought a penny whistle thinking that would help me. Argh! Playing by ear doesn't mean I can play anything😂

[@beneathpavement1]

Nice one! See you tomorrow night! ;-) x

[@cheoilnaheireann_fleadh3944]

Fantastic version of this great song. By far one of my favourite tunes! What Whistle are you using if I may ask? The pitch is very pleasant!

[@MariaPalmer-xo8eb]

My friend has one in that colour . I think it's an MK

[@danielmendonca7640]

top de mais .....

[@AndrewCadie]

Looking for this tune and who should I find? What a nice surprise! Lovely playing guys!

[@BevWhelanMusic]

Eh up Mr Cadie! Ta very much, and I look forward to hearing you play it too! x

[@francesr164]

This is beautiful. What sort of flute is this? X

[@gaellymer12]

Such a beautiful tune, and your interpretation is gorgeous. What is the key of your whistle please?

[@diegobac5067]

I'm almost certain it's Mk pro low F whistle

[@the180crew]

Is this in the same key as the original recording?

[@derrik-bosse]

Awesome! Would be nice to see some variation in the accompaniment. Will keep listeners engaged with more than just the flute

[@SalviMithrin]

Great fingering and expression. For me the chords on the guitar are not the most suitable for this beautiful air.