This is why I keep a tin whistle in my pocket on gigs...

There's an iconic tin whistle solo on the song You Can Call Me Al so anytime it's on the set list I always bring my tin whistle🙈 This was on St. Patrick's day so I had to throw a little bit of St. Anne's Reel in at the end:)

Musicians: Vince Wylie, Mariko Reid, Jacob Pleakis, Denzel Chismar-Oliver, Andrew Kirk, Brandon Lehman

#musicianlife #musicians #whistle

[teknical]

As a whistle player, I always keep a saxophone in my pocket.

[jefffoxworthyspen]

Remember switching to your secondary is always faster than reloading.

[hermeticascetic]

The fact you pulled out the whistle for this song to stay true to the Paul Simon version gets my respect. That entire album is a masterpiece

[fleetwoodcraic]

As an Irish person, where in school tin whistle was mandatory it’s so strange to hear it being played well lmao

[dr.JackieBright]

He's not blinking at random. He's trying to signal for help. He just forgot morse code.

[aarondostie]

Melting faces with the tin whistle that's when you know you're a badass musician.

[atomatopia]

You know you’re in the zone when your eyes blink uncontrollably

[chrismanuel]

Goddamn, a tin whistle has never had it so good. You played that thing like you invented it.

[harbinger]

You know you've impressed someone when they forget to bust out their phone until halfway through your performance.

[CerbeRawr]

As a drummer, I am impressed by the drummer, he killed it too

[riskybiscuit]

Anybody who could identify that as not an ink pen from a distance has my respect.

[styx]

The girl went through half of the facial expressions known to humans in one video

[MantasticPanda]

You just never know when you're going to be thrust into a classic "you can call me Al" situation

[knuckleheadcollections]

Can we talk about that drummer though? Dude was spot on? 🥁

[tannercampbell]

The rapid blinking of concentration is basically a power up.

[smokeandkippers]

That solo was clean AF!!

Fun fact: The famous bass solo lick was improvised in a rehearsal and Paul Simon liked it so much he not only kept it but made it twice as long by playing the recording again in reverse.

[alexbeau]

The bass and drums really kept it right in the pocket for his solo. Really good stuff here.

[cmputer]

Switching to your tin whistle is faster than adjusting your mic stand.

[alexanderhay]

When your fellow performer has to take a picture of you while you're both sharing the stage, you've done something right

[robindattatenore]

Can we talk about not just the solo, but the way he KILLED the reel at the end?! Hot stuff, my guy!