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By no means an exclusive list of the best, here are the outstanding whistlers with whom Cartter Frierson is familiar. It will no doubt be updated often. If you would know the width and breadth of great whistling to be heard today these are whistlers he thinks you should hear, listed in alphabetical order.
Vic Anderson the yodelling cowboy
Michael Barimo perhaps the only world chapion child, teenager and adult whistler, a prodigy
Francesco Bonifazi gifted jazz musician and jazz whistler and world contender
Milt Briggs a veteran whistling entertainer and music teacher
Tom Bryant better known as the entertainer Whistlin' Tom
Qingyao Cao a great whistler from China
Geert Chatrou two time world champion from the Netherlands
Elaine Clark is a gracious grandmother whose breathing in and out while whistling is undetectable
Cal Fenwick the youngest of this list, who has a very bright future in whistling
Cartter Frierson who whistles, sings, and plays guitar
Phyllis Heil 2005 International Whistling Entertainer of the Year
Steve Herbst a world champion who appears on TV and everywhere else
Linda Hamlton the northern nightingale from Canada
Bill Johns the whistling ranger
Carol Anne Kaufman a top contender who whistles with zesto and can really sing a ballad
Sean Alan Lomax is a stage, television and Motion Picture personality and national champion whistler
David Morris a world champion from England and a career musician
George Oldfield international finalist and retired entomologist who enjoys entertaining by whistling
Ronnie Ronalde the New Zealand whistler who has entertained around the world
Jason Serinus the voice of Woodstock in the Emmy nominated Peanuts cartoon
Robert Stemmons The Whistler of Coeur d'Alene, great sound clips and a very informative web site
Ryosuke Toyohashi a new name on the world scene, from Japan
Chris Ullman 4 time champion, none can imitate Chris: picture a hyper duck doing classical with excellence
Roger Whitaker the famous entertainer is another of the best known whistlers of the 20th century
Byrdie Sue Zwit Frantzen whistles with her teeth and outchirps the birds
Hand WhistlersBen Brenner a highly accomplished musician and a phenomenal whistler as well
Mike Riston calls it "hand cooing" and has a very smooth sound, like a pan flute
Steve Thompson has done a fine job of illustrating how to hand whistle
Of course, few can touch the late and legendary whistlers of the 20th century: Fred Lowery and Muzzy Marcellino
Whistling Community
International Whistling Convention draws contestants from all over the world. The 34th competition is in 2007
Orawhistle is where whistlers flock like birds to discuss the musical art of whistling and do some research
The Online Guide to Whistling Recordings will quickly inform you of the great whistlers of the past and present
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- May 04, 2006 -