Hi everyone! I’m from Central Arkansas, US. 43 yrs old, no musical talent at all. Been playing a tin whistle exactly 0 days, BUT I ordered my first yeaterday, a Freeman Blackbird in D. Can wait you get i! I am determined that I will learn to play this instrument. How good…we’ll see. 
If anyone has any suggestions on videos to watch or books to get I’d really appreciate!
Just a warning - a whistle’s propensity towards being dropped on concrete is directly proportionate to how expensive it is.
Welcome to the Chiff whistle forum. Enjoy your whistling.
Welcome. Your first stop: http://www.rogermillington.com/siamsa/brosteve/
Bob
Hey wonderful!
The Freeman Blackbird in D is my total FAVE whistle so far of the dozen or so I have so far.
It’s sweeeeet to play and so lovely sounding.
My advice is to just start out with real simple tunes for the first week or so. Don’t rush, enjoy each note, the journey. 
Lol! Thanks for the advice! Hence the reason I decided to start out small! 
Thank you for the link! I will definitely check it out. I will need all the help I can get!
Thank you to everyone that replied. I am super excited to get it in and start. I know that it will take a while, I don’t really plan on being able to master it for at least 2 or 3 weeks! JK!
Welcome! May you enjoy many years of whistle acquisition.
May your family understand your tragic new addiction.
In the scale of tragic addictions the whistle isn’t so bad… just think if he had ordered bagpipes!
Which brings to mind the issue: what is the least-annoying instrument to listen to a beginner take his first steps upon?
There was a Middle School kid across the street who was making noises on some instrument. We could hear the squeaking and honking, but for the life of me I couldn’t figure out what instrument it was, or even what instrument family! Was it a violin, a clarinet, a trumpet? I couldn’t tell (even though I’d been a beginner on all three of those at some point).
I teach high school and middle school. Last year, our music teacher issued kazoos to his middle school students right about this time to practice for the Christmas program. The year before that he issued recorders and music sticks. 
I wonder what will turn up this year; I’ll find out soon. Hopefully whistles!!!
Hammer dulcimer, Richard…
Harp.
I have a Blackbird in C, which has a lovely mellow tone. I also have a Freeman Bluebird in D, which has a nice husky sound, which I like more the more I play it. Enjoy your whistle playing!
Micah,
Nice to have ye join us. Enjoy the journey.
Cheers,
Cayden
Must have been the dreaded saxoclaroomnitonoviolocornophone!
Quite possibly this piano.
Mind you, this model french horn might give that piano a run for its money!
Seriously, anything that makes the various squeaks and squawks private. Practice chanters, digital claviers and so forth. Those would all be fine. If it has to acoustic, then perhaps a load of grammar schoolers banging away on pentatonically arranged xylophones would be the way to go. Sounds just like our (pentatonic) wind chimes!
Everybody has musical talent. I don’t have the best ear and am capable of playing decently. Music is simply math and patterns, and if you can repeat patterns, you can play music. There are definitely levels of artistry, but if you can put six fingers down on a tube of holes in a semi-organized and well-timed manner, you will be a successful music maker. As much as some people would like to think otherwise, there is nothing mysterious about making basic music. Advanced music is still the stuffs of magic to me, but the gap is narrowing a bit after a decade at it.
If I can learn this stuff, pretty much anybody can.