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    Blacksmith, The

    Intermediate
    FolkCeltic
    D whistle No whistle yet?·
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    ·Arranged byOOrki The Whistler
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    About this tune

    The Blacksmith is a haunting English folk song made famous by Steeleye Span, also known as "A Blacksmith Courted Me." This B minor setting sits comfortably in the whistle’s range and makes a lovely, plaintive slow jig.

    Whistle
    D, the standard tin whistle
    Range
    A to high B
    Length
    76 notes

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