Week ten $100 winner Nathaniel James Dowell!
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Greetings,
We have our tenth $100 winner for our weekly contest! Nathaniel James Dowell on a Carbony Mezzo G whistle got 19 reactions/likes. You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/c0srjFLUjv8
Nathaniel James Dowell wanted to share a little bit about himself:
I was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas and I’ve enjoyed a life-long love of making music, particularly through singing, having grown up in a church with a rich a cappella tradition. I’m also an inquisitive guy by nature, which has translated into a broad set of interests, including ecology, writing, and illustration. I’ve completed one children’s book, “Skeleton and Ghost”, and would like to think that I’ll eventually complete a second one before I die. I currently make my life-money via software development.
My parents bought me my very first whistle (a Walton’s D & book set) when we were visiting Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia in 2002, but I didn’t really start playing until 2010. I found it marvelously easy to tote around, practicing wherever I could find a moment, and the music was magical. Like most people, I’ve had a lot of false starts on various instruments, but the whistle is the one that finally stuck. After ten years, I’m still not the player I’d like to be, but I have found a particular fascination with the different designs and tones that are produced by the amazing makers in the craft. About 8 years ago, I started doing casual whistle comparisons on YouTube for those who, like me, don’t have anywhere they can go to play the various whistles in person. My long-term goal is to become a player worthy of the whistles in my collection, but in the meantime, I try to settle for being a General-Purpose Helpful Dude.
Entries are now open for week eleven. Just make a video playing a Carbony instrument and either email it to me or directly post it on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/CarbonyCelticWinds you will be entered into a contest, the video with the most likes each week will win you a $100 voucher.
Pro tip: ask all your friends to like the video.
And a reminder on how Carbony Celtic Winds is operating during this unique time:
We are open for business, but to minimize exposure we are no longer giving factory tours or in-person instrument demonstrations.
We have suspended traveling to festivals, games, and shows until further notice.
We are continuing to make and sell instruments through our website, amazon, our distributors and retailers.
I know many of you were hoping to see me this spring and summer. It is always nice to be able to try instruments before buying and the Carbony booth was the ideal place for making your decision. In light of this; we will be offering free shipping worldwide (promo code: FSHP) on all orders and initiating the 30-day return policy on the date the instrument arrives at your door instead of the purchase date. This provides you a no-risk opportunity to try the instrument as if you were at my booth at your local festival.
We also now have DHL courier delivery for international orders and ask about having the duty prepaid to get the instrument to you with no delay.
Rob