Hi all,here is my first internet collaboration with Belgium tin whistle maestro Ron Verstappen.

He plays two of his own compositions (Reels) with some guitar backing by myself.

The story behind this is very simple and typical for trad music players: Ron , a great tin whistle player and composer from Belgium and my facebook-friend, posted these 2…

Hi all,

"German Tin Whistle Manic" is an album project (album + play alongs + tune book), which I hopefully record and release next year. It will be a very basic tin whistle CD - just tin whistle in D and some guitar backings - and all tunes were written by myself. You can listen to a full track from "German Tin Whistle Maniac" by following this link on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxNSEkDIlT8

Hi all, I got this wonderful mail about my current tin whistle album "Whistle Man" this morning from Celtic Radio (award winning radio station): "In fact, we were so impressed with this album that we have selected "Whistle Man" as part of our featured CD section!"

By following this link you can see that I am in good company :-):…

Hi All. Find below a transcription which includes sheet music & tabs for my tune "Trip to Scotland".  

It is taken from my album "The Green River" which was released in 2008. Tuning is CACGBE. You can also listen to the tune on the YouTube video also included below. 

Best,…

Composing/Arranging for my new CD "German Tin Whistle Maniac" finished :-) 

It will be a very basic tin whistle CD - just D-whistle and some guitar backings AND an ebook with all tunes and chords.

The pic  shows one of my tunes which is very suitable for every traditional Irish session! Enjoy :-)

Recording starts in May in a 300 years old water mill - Mühle der…

Hi all.  In 2012 I released a CD named "Original Tin Whistle Session Tunes". I recorded 20 of my own tunes and added a digital tune book on the CD. The tune book can be downloaded for free by following this link.

Original…

Hi all.  My debut album "Klangzauber" (it means "Magic Sounds" and was released in 2002) is now available at iTunes. 14 tracks with mainly guitar music and a few whistle tracks.

The video below is a full track from "Klangzauber" (2 reels played on guitar). The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Marcus Praed - guitarist and sound engineer from the world famous band…

Hi all.  My new tin whistle album "Whistle Man" is out now! So enjoy the album sampler on youtube and if you like to order a copy please go to my website www.olafsickmann.de (there you can find more informations about "Whistle Man")! Music also available at iTunes, Amazon MP3, JPC, and many more ...

Best,…