
Friday, April 30, 2004
Animated Welcome Display

Uke Fest West in Pictures

Thursday, April 29, 2004
Beau Vine, The Atomic Bard

The Fluke as Computer Accessory
"Yes, it's a computer accessory: It has a flat base, so you can stand it upright next to the keyboard. See, the reason why your computer keeps crashing, freezing and stalling on you isn't because the only people who hate you more than God are programmers. It's because the computer industry wants you to broaden yourself.Saves thousands of dollars on computer hardware, too! (Paul Harvey quoted Andy's piece on his radio show today. I haven't located the segment, but it should be here) Link (Thanks, Dr. Nelson!)
So it keeps giving you these five to 20-minute gaps in the day to learn some new chords..."
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Key Strummer Weblog
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Hayward Uke Festival Pix

Billboard Buzz: Tapia Tops
Billboard gave a wonderful review of Bill Tapia's CD "Tropical Swing."
"In an era of manufactured and quickly forgotten pop acts, a debut solo album from a 96-year-old man is quite a surprise. And Hawaiian guitar/ukulele legend Bill Tapia's 'Tropical Swing' is as delightful as it is surprising."Bill graciously autographed my copy on Sunday. This CD is a MUST HAVE. In addition to a bevy of recent recordings, the disc features two rare vintage tracks including Byron Yasui's father's 1936 wire recording of Bill playing "Stars and Stripes Forever."Link
Monday, April 26, 2004
Ukulele Hangover
Hope you made it! If you did and took pix, let me know!
Thursday, April 22, 2004
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Metroactive Music | UkeFestWest

Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Alice in Ukeland photo

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Monday, April 19, 2004
Sunday, April 18, 2004
THE WORLD IS GOING UKE-ULAR
Saturday, April 17, 2004
Howlin' Hobbit's Custom Glyph Soprano

Thursday, April 15, 2004
Uke Box Hero

USA Today on the 125th annivesary of the uke
"In an iPod-toting, MP3-burning world, the ukulele seems like the last musical trend worthy of a comeback. But just in time for its 125th anniversary, the tiny, four-stringed instrument is beginning to make a big sound."Link
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Stephin Merritt Scores Chinese Opera
Saturday, April 10, 2004
Buck-Moore Electric Uke: Model 1

Judge Finds in Favor of Uke
Friday, April 09, 2004
Ukes in Yachats!
Come to the beautiful central Oregon coast for a one-day ukulele festival, Ukes In Yachats! (pronounced Yah-hots). We'll have a Friday night welcome bonfire and jam on the beach and Saturday will be filled with workshops, an open mic and an evening concert. Performers include Red Poppy (ukulele jug band) Hawaiian Charm (traditional Hawaiian from Portland, Oregon) and ukulele jazz master Lyle Ritz! Friday, September 24th (evening) and Saturday, September 25th, 2004. Late September is our best weather on the Oregon Coast so make your plans now.For more information email Jim D'Ville. Ukuleles and clam chowder...mmmmmm... Discuss
Ian Misses Casting Session...or, Flattered by Fluffer Offer
Talsma Web Site
Lyle Ritz in Miz Kitty's Parlour
The Willamson Playboys

Rock That DVD
"If anyone is interested in receiving email notification about the 'Rock That Uke' DVD when it becomes available for purchase, you can subscribe to a one-time emailing we'll send out. Just send an email to dvd-request@rockthatuke.com and write 'subscribe' in the subject heading. That's it. You don't need to write a message."
Ukulele Teaches Lesson in Humility
Wednesday, April 07, 2004
Ukes for hospitalized kids
We aren't solicting outright donations for this program, but you can help by buying some of the books and videos we sell through Amazon. They're listed in the middle column. We also get money when you click the text ads on the far right, but please don't click on them unless you're actually interested in the ad, since the advertiser must pay money every time someone clicks on their ad. We're going to be giving all of the money we collect (minus the monthly hosting fees of $15 a month) to the program. It would be great if we could end up donating a dozen ukuleles to the program.
We'll let you know the progress of our little project! Link
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Tuba Plays Uke

Clown Doctor Doses Uke Tunes

"One of Dr Either's favourite tools to help calm people is to take up his ukulele and play a nursery rhyme. He said the tune which works wonders is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. One memory which stands out Dr Either's mind is when he was in the children's ward and heard a little child screaming. Dr Either didn't know the room was out of bounds and he went down there and stood outside the door and played the Twinkle melody until the child's crying stopped."Wonder if anyone ever requests a 10cc tune... Link Discuss
Monday, April 05, 2004
I Want Uke...To Blow Me Away
"Dad and I were getting down the suitcases to go on some holiday, and there was this little instrument box, and I said, what's that? And I was 7 at the time and dad said that's your grandmother's banjolele."Link Discuss
Texas Uke Fest 2004
Y'all come! Link
More UkeFest West info
The Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz will host UkeFest West at the Cocoanut Grove April 22-24. This event will bring together hundreds of the tiny instrument’s legion of loyal fans and more than 25 of the world’s best ukulele performers.Link
The event will include a fund-raising raffle of more than a dozen instruments that have been donated by several premier ukulele builders. The money raised will go to the "Ukes for Kids Project," which will give away hundreds of ukuleles to children.
For tickets call (408) 828-2131, or e-mail andy@cruzio.com.
Friday, April 02, 2004
The Formby/McFadden Matter
Thursday, April 01, 2004
At 96, a Uke Legend Still Has Plenty of Pluck
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