Joanie Madden - Song of the Irish Whistle (1995)

This sweet-natured and soaring album shines a relaxed contemporary light on the old tin whistle. There's a grand lineup supporting her, too, with John Whelan, Paul Averginos, John Boswell, Eileen Ivers, Jerry O'Sullivan and John Doan mixed in. Not only thoughtful throughout, but fun too, as she proves handily on "The Otter's Nest/Richie Dwyer's," a tune that gives one an idea of how grunge whistle might sound (Madden is, in fact, playing an air whistle, an instrument that sounds like someone tuning an air brake). One of the best releases to date from Hearts of Space's Celtic subsidiary.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Joanie Madden - The Immigrant (6:04)
1.02 - Joanie Madden - Down By the Salley Gardens (3:49)
1.03 - Joanie Madden - The Otter's Nest / Richie Dwyer's (2:57)
1.04 - Joanie Madden - The Level Plain (Magh Seola) (4:38)
1.05 - Joanie Madden - Loftus Jones (3:25)
1.06 - Joanie Madden - Women of Ireland (4:20)
1.07 - Joanie Madden - The Legacy Jig / Tar Road to Sligo (5:17)
1.08 - Joanie Madden - The Black Rose (Roisin Dubh) (4:36)
1.09 - Joanie Madden - The Mountain of Women (4:20)
1.10 - Joanie Madden - Flight of the Wild Geese (6:11)
1.11 - Joanie Madden - The South Wind (4:58)
1.12 - Joanie Madden - Lord Mayo (3:23)