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noun An inexpensive fipple flute, usually having a plastic mouthpiece and a tin body.

Geoffrey Richardson -- acoustic guitar, bamboo flute, pennywhistle, mandolin, violin, viola, kalimba — Mandolin Cafe News
He went on to co-write Top-40 singles like "Too Much" and "Stay;" and his extended live solos on saxophone, flute, and pennywhistle helped build DMB's reputation as a successor to the Grateful Dead as one of America's most popular and enduring "jam bands." — Readthehook.com - Current Articles
To round out your Celtic experience, there are also patches featuring pennywhistle, bodhran — AvaxHome RSS:
Members sing and play the violin, bass, keyboards, harp, mandolin and pennywhistle.
"I picture it starting with a parade of bagpipers, followed by children playing the pennywhistle," Hershhorn explained. — Adirondack Daily Enterprise