Whitewater Whirl: A Song History
"Whitewater Whirl" is the thirteenth of fourteen pieces in DulciFlute 3, a Fingers Of Steel songbook by John and Karen Keane for Native American flute and mountain dulcimer played as a duet; only "Peace And Promise" follows it in the listing.[1] The setup the listing calls for is simple: a dulcimer in DAD tuning and a flute in B minor.[1] The download bundles a 26-page book, fourteen single-song PDFs and 28 MP3 recordings of the music as written, though the listing names no composer for any one title.[1]
Utagawa Hiroshige, Naruto Whirlpool, Awa Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces, woodblock print; ink and color on paper, ca. 1853. Shown for its swirling white water; it has no connection to the tune.
Karen Keane's DulcimerDownloads page describes her and John as Shreveport, Louisiana, performers on mountain dulcimer, Native American flute, ukulele and cajon, and credits them with several books and CDs of their own compositions for dulcimer and flute.[2] "Whitewater Whirl" does not appear on either of two albums by John and Karen Keane on Apple Music, Dulcimer Stories from 2012 and Moonburn from 2013.[3][4] The sources consulted here say nothing more about the tune: not who wrote it, when, or what its title describes.[1][2][3][4]
Sources
- Fingers Of Steel: "John Keane And Karen Keane, DulciFlute 3".
- DulcimerDownloads: "Karen Keane".
- Apple Music: "Dulcimer Stories - Album by John and Karen Keane".
- Apple Music: "Moonburn - Album by John and Karen Keane".
- Image: Utagawa Hiroshige, Naruto Whirlpool, Awa Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces, woodblock print; ink and color on paper, ca. 1853. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.