The Paperboys are a Canadian folk music band from Vancouver that formed in 1991. The Paperboys blend Celtic folk with bluegrass, Mexican, Eastern European, African, zydeco, soul, and country influence
The Paperboys performing at The Triple Door in Seattle, Washington, 2007
Tom Landa, lead singer, and Kendel Carson, on fiddle
Geoffrey Kelley on flute, and Matt Brain on drums
Brad Gillard playing the banjo
The tin whistle, also known as the penny whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, a class of instrument which also includes the recorder and Native American fl
Several high D tin whistles from left to right: Clarke Sweetone; Shaw (customised); O'Brien; Reyburn; Generation (customised); Copeland; Overton
Modern replica of a traditional Clarke tin whistle
Contemporary tin whistles in several keys
Young man demonstrating the use of a tin whistle