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It was a great deal of fun to do, even though we were promised more air time. We still had the limo, airfare, and hotel paid for.
This is so awesome Ben!!!! Bummer that your time ended up short, but still this is totally rad.
We were cut short. Our trio was suppose to have at least eight minutes and be the feature body musicians. Keanu Reeves arrived very late with a plane delay, and a great deal of complaining, and took more time than he was suppose to, leaving our segm…
Ben: This is amazing. Hilarious! Masterful. It just wasn't long enough to really get into your act, which I'm sure is more than here. Good exposure though. Hard to beat.
Thank you Hugh for commenting. I left a detailed message on your Page.
Ben
I finally got hi-speed and can listen without painful waitig. So I've just heard this for the first time and I hesitate to comment yet until I can listen more carefully to an early phrase. I've never known anyone to whistle as you do. So it deserves…
Profile Information
- My Hometown:
- Philadelphia, PA
- How do I relate to Whistling?
- I whistle for fun
- My Accolades / Awards:
- Was on Tonight Show in 1979 and 2001 as well as other Shows and stages in my forty two years of Handwhistling.
- A bit about my Whistling Style
- My Handwhistling involves sealing my cupped hands and blowing a pressurized airstream down through the knuckles of my thumbs, which act as the reed. By compressing the area inside by moving the palms closer or farther away, I produce a two and a half octave range.
- My Website:
- http://www.freewebs.com/handwhistler
- What am I looking for:
- To share my talents with other whistlers and Handwhistlers
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- At 3:16pm on December 10, 2009,
Ben Brenner said…
- You might say that I am proud of my accomplishments, and I have enjoyed every instrument that I have learned. Back in the 1960's I was in a jug band with my brothers and friends and I played the jug and washboard. I was also second tenor in a neighborhood Barbershop Quartet. Then in the 1970's, my older brother and I went out on gigs together with us both playing keyboard and singing, while I played my instruments and Handwhistling. I was also accepted into the Saratoga Potsdam Choral Institute singing tenor in a three hundred member choir performing three concerts with the Philadlephia Orchestra in Saratoga Springs, NY. Life for me has been quite exciting, and I have shared all of my talents with my students over the past thirty two years as a music teacher. Isn't that what life is all about?
- At 11:01am on December 10, 2009,
Emmanuel Legrand said… - So, you are a very complete musician !
- At 1:50pm on December 9, 2009,
Emmanuel Legrand said…
- Hi Ben, Thank you for your comment. Your last video is absolutely a true pleasure !
I particularly like you excellent video of "My funny Valentine" and your absolutely incredible handwhistling of "Bugler's Holiday". GREAT ! ! !
- At 6:20am on August 31, 2008,
william caloca said… - Hello :) how are you ? I hope everthing is good 4 you,Hows your whistle going have you learned anything new this year? im trying to learn how to throw my whistle so it can sound like its coming from far...Not easy to explain lol.
- At 10:15pm on May 11, 2008,
Tamara said… - Thank you for all your posted videos, Ben. I never would have thought to whistle using my hands, but I'll be practicing now.
The first hour I was discouraged that I could only produce a few notes, but then I realized you're highly accomplished with decades of experience. Rome wasn't built in a day. :o)
- At 5:56pm on March 18, 2008,
william caloca said…
- how are you? do you whistle everyday when i was 5 yrs old, i never stoped whistling,I drive some people crazy somtimes (LOL) Thanks for your coments :)
- At 6:08pm on February 24, 2008,
Sally Cohn said…
- Ben, St. Patrick's season always keeps me hopping: Sitting in with a local Irish band at my hometown's st. Paddy's festival March 15, doing a nursing home gig with my Celtic band March 19 and a Pagan festival at a university campus March 22. Most of these gigs will use my pennywhistle and gut-bucket plunking, but I will also whistle about 2 numbers at each gig.
Sally
- At 5:53pm on February 24, 2008,
Sally Cohn said…
- Ben, I don't think that Google Website is currently functioning.l Robert Stemmons is coming to town in a week or so with Circue du Soleil, and he said he's coming over on his day off to help me finalize a Website he started for me about 2 years ago. Sally C.
- At 7:10am on January 12, 2008,
Frank Bonifazi said…
- Ben,
Thanks for your comments on my video of my performance in Italy.
I've listened to your Autumn Leaves - cool! I have no idea how you can control the tones. Hand whistling is a whole other beast apart from pucker whistling.
Since I play guitar, I need to keep them available for that...and my signature cheeck-slapping pucker whistling...maybe in another life!
Ciao!
Francesco - The Jazz Whistler
www.FrankieBmusic.com
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It was a great deal of fun to do, even though we were promised more air time. We still had the limo, airfare, and hotel paid for.
Hi Dave,
Thanks for reading and replying to my post! I'd be happy to answer your questions.
1. I whisted without any accompaniment, completely a cappela.
2. as critical of myself as I am, i actually think it went rather well. i was pleased with the…
This is so awesome Ben!!!! Bummer that your time ended up short, but still this is totally rad.
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