Of all the music I remember from my childhood, one of my very favorites is the music of Roger Whittaker. Perhaps listening to him all those years in Daddy's woodshop explains my love of folk tunes, ballades, and Irish music. There was this one tape of his that had most of my favorites--"The Foggy, Foggy Dew," "The Star of the County Down," and my all time favorite rendition of "Oh my Love is Like a Red, Red Rose." I have been searching for a copy of that tape on the Internet for a few years now; it was never made into a CD. 
Roger Whittaker is a British singer/songwriter who was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1936. He mainly sings folk songs and easy listening, but he has a few songs that reveal his African background. He is still singing, whistling, and recording, and there are a number of his CD's and individual tracks available on Amazon.com for your listening enjoyment.
As I have gotten older, I have found that I love some of Roger's original songs as much as those three favorites, if not more. One that has been going through my head a lot this last week or so is,
I Don't Believe in If Anymore
I love the tune, and the pensive words have been very true in my life as I deal with the emotional drain that was my former job.
As well as having a wonderful, rich voice, Roger Whittaker has an amazing whistle. His haunting version of the Sky Boat Song is refreshingly different, yet the same dear tune that we know and love. If only I could whistle like that! 
This one is just fun--Roger demonstrates "African Whistling" and plays a catchy African tune.
Human Whistle
Finally, in closing, I want to share one last favorite song, New World in the Morning.
I hope this inspires you to go look up some more of Roger's music on Youtube or Amazon.com--more people aught to know about this wonderful artist. I just hope that I will still be making music when I'm in my 80's!
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