A professional piece, perfect for heading to the top of the hour.
Hardly earth-shattering, this piece forces the listener to smile, nod in time with the whistling, and pay attention; a decptively simple yet impressively effective piece of sound, cut to the perfect length - any longer, it could become boring, any shorter, and the listener wouldn't be satisfied.
And I probably shouldn't say this in such a serious forum, but...it's a heckuva lot of fun.
What a beautiful, little piece. This is a testimony to how the seemingly simple can hold deep meaning. It is sound rich and well recorded. A perfect fit for any weekend radio program, or to fill in between stories on ATC. This little gem would work great at any national or local program. It is the song of the common man. We need more pieces like this floating in the ether.
a happy little radio moment with a truly genius whistler.
the piece is emblematic of the kinds of small and sweet stories that I remember hearing peppered throughout ME and ATC oh, so long ago...
would be an excellent addition to any weekend or evening newscast - I imagine listening while driving on a beautiful summer evening, the open road, a cool breeze blowing, and me desperately trying to whistle half as well as Jeff Hannon.
Mr. Hannon is a good whistler, sounding almost like a bird chirping a tune. Although the thing that drives me up the wall is the vibrato thing a lot of whistlers use on slow tunes, but his use of the technique is just right, not that anyone else in the world cares about that. The piece is very upbeat and made me feel better. How many sad people do you know who whistle? Here's a piece that tells me to love life without telling me. It just introduced me to Jeff Hannon. If only he played guitar.
Richie Duchon has produced a delightful and, dare I say, airy little gem here. His subject, Jeff Hannon, uses whistling as an escape from the world around him. In his own words, he finds himself whistling in those same moments he allows himself to "zone out." Mr. Hannon describes to us why he whistles, where he whistles, and the origins of his whistling affliction.
The only voice heard is that of the subject. It's a self-contained micro-feature. The producer claims to have already sold this to NPR's ATC. It seems like a good light-hearted filler just waiting for the proper opening in a show like that.
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Charlie Summers
Posted on October 12, 2005 at 06:23 AM | Permalink
Review of The Whistler
A professional piece, perfect for heading to the top of the hour.
Hardly earth-shattering, this piece forces the listener to smile, nod in time with the whistling, and pay attention; a decptively simple yet impressively effective piece of sound, cut to the perfect length - any longer, it could become boring, any shorter, and the listener wouldn't be satisfied.
And I probably shouldn't say this in such a serious forum, but...it's a heckuva lot of fun.
Megan Martin
Posted on July 13, 2005 at 09:01 AM | Permalink
Review of The Whistler
What a beautiful, little piece. This is a testimony to how the seemingly simple can hold deep meaning. It is sound rich and well recorded. A perfect fit for any weekend radio program, or to fill in between stories on ATC. This little gem would work great at any national or local program. It is the song of the common man. We need more pieces like this floating in the ether.
Lu Olkowski
Posted on June 27, 2005 at 10:12 AM | Permalink
Review of The Whistler
a happy little radio moment with a truly genius whistler.
the piece is emblematic of the kinds of small and sweet stories that I remember hearing peppered throughout ME and ATC oh, so long ago...
would be an excellent addition to any weekend or evening newscast - I imagine listening while driving on a beautiful summer evening, the open road, a cool breeze blowing, and me desperately trying to whistle half as well as Jeff Hannon.
Emon Hassan
Posted on June 21, 2005 at 08:21 PM | Permalink
Review of The Whistler
Mr. Hannon is a good whistler, sounding almost like a bird chirping a tune. Although the thing that drives me up the wall is the vibrato thing a lot of whistlers use on slow tunes, but his use of the technique is just right, not that anyone else in the world cares about that. The piece is very upbeat and made me feel better. How many sad people do you know who whistle? Here's a piece that tells me to love life without telling me. It just introduced me to Jeff Hannon. If only he played guitar.
Bill Palladino
Posted on June 08, 2005 at 01:34 PM | Permalink
Review of The Whistler
Richie Duchon has produced a delightful and, dare I say, airy little gem here. His subject, Jeff Hannon, uses whistling as an escape from the world around him. In his own words, he finds himself whistling in those same moments he allows himself to "zone out." Mr. Hannon describes to us why he whistles, where he whistles, and the origins of his whistling affliction.
The only voice heard is that of the subject. It's a self-contained micro-feature. The producer claims to have already sold this to NPR's ATC. It seems like a good light-hearted filler just waiting for the proper opening in a show like that.