Clarke Tinwhistle Pouch

When Suffolk farmer Robert Clarke walked from Coney Weston to Manchester in 1843 pushing his tools in a handbarrow, he created an instrument that would become Ireland's favorite folk music icon. Stopping at village markets to sell his tin whistles along the way, Clarke met Irish laborers building Britain's railways and canals - these navvies took the English-made whistles back to Ireland where they became integral to Celtic music. Setting up his factory in Manchester, Clarke called them 'Megs' after the Victorian nickname for a halfpenny - their original price. His company exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851, and he eventually bought his old farm with gold sovereigns. Still manufactured in Britain, Clarke's Original Tinwhistle uses the same tapered metal bore design from 1843, making them the authentic choice for traditional musicians worldwide.