Hymns for Tin Whistle - volume 1

I love this book. It has a wide selection of my favorite hymns that include: Abide With Me, All Creatures of our God and King, Be Thou my Vision, Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy, For the Beauty of the Earth, God of Mercy and Compassion, Holy God we Praise Thy Name, I Cannot Tell, I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say, Infant Holy, Lead us Heavenly Father Lead Us, Nearer my God to Thee, Now Thank we all Our God, O Breathe on Me O Breath of God, O Come all Ye Faithful, O Come Divine Messiah, O Come O Come Emmanuel, O Worship the King, Silent Night, Spirit Seeking Light and Beauty, The Lord’s my Shepherd, There's a Wideness in God's Mercy, To Do Your Will, Unto us a Boy is Born, and What Wondrous Love. There is at least one hymn for each season of the church.Each tune comes with a short history, traditional music notation, ABC notation, and the words to the hymn. The only thing missing is tin whistle tablature but that can easily be created by copying the ABC notation into an online ABC converter web site. The pages are full size and the print is large enough to be easily read. The authors also included tips and advice on playing well in church. The music is simple enough that just about any novice can play it well. Advanced whistlers will likely want to add some ornamentation to the published music.I hope that there is a volume 2 published in the future. If so. I'll buy it when it becomes available.

The book is nicely presented with hymns that go with specific holidays. It is written in G cleff right hand piano notes not tin whistle tablature. You have to know which holes on the tin whistle correspond to the note you are reading on the music. It was not a problem for me because I read piano music and I know the corresponding hole to cover on the tin whistle to make that note. In that respect I was a little disappointed because it is a lot easier to have the diagram showing which holes need to be covered. With that being said, I have enjoyed the book and used it to entertain others.

This book gives a brief history of each song, the lyrics and snapshot of the song as it would be seen in a hymnal. Better if it showed the holes to cover when playing.

A nice mixture of well-known hymns and some more specifically Irish ones. Combines Christmas carols with other hymns.

Arrived on time, exactly as promised. The introduction section of the book was especially helpful.

Excellent value for money. Perfect