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This history of the ukulele goes back to millions of years ago! This history is quoted throughout the Internet, often without attribution. I decided a while back to share it freely. Enjoy, and learn.
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Videos of chords, charts of chord substitutions and inversions, a great lecture on understanding and using the Circle of Fifths. Many surprises and practice exercises. Buy through Apple’s book store.
Very interactive ukulele instruction. Huge chord collection, Learn rhythm (strums), harmony (chords), melody and much more. Buy through Apple’s book store.
Same as paperback version, but digital download. Includes hot links to videos and audio recordings of many of the original ukulele tunes. Buy through Apple’s book store.
A lot of original political songs and a bit of spoken rant. Cover art by Kitty Meekins. Buy CD from me or download digital from CD Baby.
The Rajão is the Madeiran instrument that gave the ukulele its re-entrant voice—five strings tuned “Spot, My Dog Has Fleas”. All original tunes played on a Rajão made by Carlos Jorge Rodgrigues of Funchal, Madeira.
Recorded in 2013, mostly feel good songs. Cover art by Emmeline Craig. Includes songs by Mike Bothun, Pat Sauer and Stephen Foster’s “Don’t Bet on the Shanghai”. The remaining songs are my originals.
Original tunes performed on the Wendall Hall Professional Model Banjo-uke made by Ludwig in the late 1920s. Recorded in 2020.
The last World’s Fair of the 20th Century was in Lisbon, Portugal. The Father and Son Reunion Band was featured one night. This CD is from a radio performance of the group in Madeira shortly before leaving for the World’s Fair. Madeiran tunes commingle with American tunes. These are duplicated by me when ordered.
I put this CD together for a cross-country ukulele performance and workshop tour in 2007 to get from Northern California to the International Ukulele Ceilidh in Liverpool Nova Scotia. Buy the CD from me or download it from CD Baby.
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176 pages of ukulele instruction covering, rhythm, harmony, melody and much, much more. Published by Simon & Schuster imprint Adam Media.
Sheet music, lyrics, ukulele chord diagrams and comments for 131 original ukulele tunes on 204 pages covering a wide variety of styles, subjects and skill levels. 8 1/2 x 11 inches, soft cover.
Sheet music and lyrics to 114 original
songs on 140 pages. Many styles, subjects. 8 1/2 x 11 inches, soft cover. Most tunes are also in The World As I Uke It, but some here are in guitar friendly keys.
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