People are absolutely blown away by this viral clip of a guy playing Sultans of Swing on a recorder
The humble plastic recorder probably gets the most abuse of any musical instrument, largely due its association with squeaky primary school classrooms and its huge ability to annoy with its sheer shrillness.
But one musical hero, called Phillip Moira, has just rewritten the script by casually replicating Mark Knopfler’s legendary Sultans of Swing guitar solo on the instrument. It’s truly astonishing. Thanks to Roy Rogers for sharing on Twitter.
This man just took the same plastic recorder that used to sound like a dying goose in elementary school and casually started shredding Sultans of Swing on it.
Eyes half-closed, fully committed, fingers flying like he actually practiced this instead of just surviving Hot Cross Buns.
Somewhere a music teacher is watching this and having an existential crisis. The recorder has seen things. It will never be
the same.— Roy Rogers Happy Trails Music Shop (@RoyRogers_HTMS) October 23, 2026