All the tracks have a special significance to me, growing up hearing many of them through my grandpa who had a wonderful tenor voice and my dad whose whistling prowess was forged from many years working in a joiners shop.

His love for the singing and songs of Nat King Cole he passed on to me as well as the whistling, although there’s none on here.

All the tracks have a special significance to me, growing up hearing many of them through my grandpa who had a wonderful tenor voice and my dad whose whistling prowess was forged from many years working in a joiners shop.

His love for the singing and songs of Nat King Cole he passed on to me as well as the whistling, although there’s none on here.

His favourite song however was Danny Boy. My mum told me he’d often say to her, ‘when will he sing Danny Boy?’ When I finally plucked up the courage to perform it in public, it came as a complete surprise to him. It would be one of the last times he’d hear me sing.

So for his love and constant support; for his belief that I had a gift worth sharing. I dedicate this disc to his memory.