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The Unwound Third => Other Musical Interests => Topic started by: Parlor Picker on September 30, 2009, 01:37:05 AM
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Guess the moderators will move this thread to "Other musical interests" as it's not quite country blues. As a uke-wielding UK-Weenie, I must just put in a bit of support for this much maligned but clearly superior instrument.
Whatever else you do, please watch the video of the Ukulele Orchestra of GB doing "Shaft" at the Cambridge Folk Festival. The NY Times article is very succinct and really gets across the true spirit of this band, who I've booked to play in my home town 3 times now. Last time, a 400-seater hall sold out before the box office opened (work that one out).
A quick search on YouTube will also reveal Del Rey playing some great blues uke.
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Very sad PP.
There you are extracting the bodily fluids over my banjo fetish and all the time you dreaming about licking a length of Blackpool rock and dressing up to do George Formby gigs :(
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Excellent! I knew I could rely on you to respond Richard!
FYI, Mr. Formby played a banjo-ukulele which is like a ukulele that's gone through some bizarre and hideous mutation. Also, Mr. Formby had the misfortune to come from the "wrong side of the mountains". >:D
How's the banjo going? Have you seen the error of your ways yet? ;) (Actually, if I'm honest, I'm quite looking forward to hearing you play it... Maybe we can do something together at the next Euroweenie Camp in the New Forest).
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FYI, Mr. Formby played a banjo-ukulele which is like a ukulele that's gone through some bizarre and hideous mutation.
That's mostly true, but sometimes he played the regular ukulele instead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfmAeijj5cM
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I know - but I didn't want Richard to find out. :(
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Hehe that got 'em going again, I personally like the 30s film where dear old George gets entered for the TT races. See, not quite the philistine you thought :o
And, talking of banjos :) I have just ripped the neck orff the banjo and altered the set, if only it were that easy on guitars!
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I have a serious hankering for a concert uke. But I played a tenor one in a shoip recently and like that too....
Cant justify any of them :-)
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Slim, the justification for a Uke is that some day you just may find yourself in Hawaii. It's best to be prepared. ;D
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I only they were a bit bigger and had 6 strings they might be good for something.
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I only they were a bit bigger and had 6 strings they might be good for something.
As the UOGB say, a guitar is just a genetically modified ukulele... >:D
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see! some good can come from this tinkering with nature.
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UOGB the what ???
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UOGB the what ???
UOGB = Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.
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As an ukulele picker, I must add that UOGB are simply sublime. Seen tehm twice here in Finland, last time even got to have a few beers with band afterwards. Too bad they are so popular that they hardly play outisde the UK! Been asked to go to the US a lot of times, but why bother?
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UOGB, right. So would that be like the Big Ben Banjo Band then ;D
PP I think we will have to do a uke\banjo tune at our next gathering as I've learnt three chords now, well four if you include the open :P
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UOGB, right. So would that be like the Big Ben Banjo Band then ;D
PP I think we will have to do a uke\banjo tune at our next gathering as I've learnt three chords now, well four if you include the open :P
1: Cheeky bugger.
2: Yes - 3 chords in G sounds about right to me.
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Bullseye :)
I'd better try and find the odd 7th as well then, there's a slight problem in that somebody will have to lend me the aforsaid banjo :o
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It's in the contract guys, if you wish to perform perverse acts, please, in private, not at a gathering of sensitive weenie souls.
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Bullseye :)
I'd better try and find the odd 7th as well then, there's a slight problem in that somebody will have to lend me the aforsaid banjo :o
It's OK Richard - don't fret trying to find a banjo. We can do it with you on lap slide (phew!). I would offer to switch to guitar, but I don't want to miss an opportunity to wind up Blueshome...
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Nor do I, hence I must find a banjo
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Blueshome is visiting me tonight and we're off to see rick218. I might flash my ukulele at him (turned out nice again....).
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There's not a lot you can is there ::)
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Afraid it was a missed opportunity. Blueshome got - quite literally - stuck up the creek without a paddle in his luxury yacht(?) and was late, so met him over at Rick's place.
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Yacht eh? Had he been a true banjoist enthusiast like wot I am he would have known that his instrument would double as the proverbial paddle, just another advantage over ukes I suppose :-\
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Now you've brought yachts into it - how far off track! Still the wind whistles musically through the rigging when it blows, which it unfortunately failed to do the other evening.
Fortunately for the rest of the posts we are in "other musical interests" as I'm not aware of much blues uke playing (there was Little Laura Dukes with the Memphis Jug Band) and the number of blues b***oists is tiny compared to guitar, piano or harmonica.
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Yes! There we have it - inspiration for next year's Euroweenie gathering. I'll play ukulele; as a top drummer Richard will have no problem with the washboard bit and Blueshome, well he can be the washerwoman at the beginning... >:D
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That's nice.
PP, I'm staying on the banjo for our gig. One needs to be in practice for the washboard and I'm not!
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That's nice.
PP, I'm staying on the banjo for our gig. One needs to be in practice for the washboard and I'm not!
Oh - it's a "gig" now is it? I'm starting to get scared already...
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"Yes! There we have it - inspiration for next year's Euroweenie gathering. I'll play ukulele; as a top drummer Richard will have no problem with the washboard bit and Blueshome, well he can be the washerwoman at the beginning... Evil"
Fine but only if you sing.
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Fine but only if you sing.
Mmmmm my lips are sealed...