How's this for some great uke playing?

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: Will Fly
Date: 06 Dec 11 - 01:45 PM

Gerald - thanks for contributing to this thread. And thanks for the info on the 4th string!

Your playing is inspiring.

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: GUEST,Gerald Ross
Date: 06 Dec 11 - 01:27 PM

Thanks for all the good words folks. I do not use a Low G string on any of my ukes. I jse the standard GCEA tuning with a high G string.

Thanks again,
Gerald

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: Melissa
Date: 05 Dec 11 - 06:37 PM

This guy plays plastic ukes:

Ain't She Sweet--GUGUG

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: Tootler
Date: 05 Dec 11 - 06:31 PM

Then, of course there's the ukulele orchestra of Great Britain

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: Tootler
Date: 05 Dec 11 - 06:21 PM

These two are pretty good. No fancy playing but good plain accompaniment:

Jolene

Bad Moon Rising

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: gnu
Date: 05 Dec 11 - 02:02 PM

Fantastic stuff!

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: Melissa
Date: 05 Dec 11 - 01:30 PM

Will,
Mine is just a cheap soprano and I'm beginnery enough that I'm watching a LOT of videos and doing quite a bit of online reading. Lately, I've been running across stuff talking about using a low G on top instead of high. Maybe that's what Gerald Ross did with his..

Darn, I was hoping maybe you have a soprano and had posted a vid of Satisfied, Tickled Too for me to snag some moves from!

This is my favorite uke girl at the moment. She's not fancy or showy, and I like her videos:
Oh Darling--alosik
Can't Play Ukulele with your Butt

An energetic Billie Jean:
Billie Jean--Jonny Miller

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: GUEST,Peter Laban
Date: 05 Dec 11 - 12:35 PM

Speaking of James Hill:

Ode to a Frozen Boot

or one of his party pieces:

Billy Jean

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: Will Fly
Date: 05 Dec 11 - 10:42 AM

Do you uke, Will?

Yes - I have a nice tenor one, but I lent it out to a friend in Devon several months ago and it's still there! I'll probably get it back next year when I'm next in the area.

It looked to me as though Gerald Ross's tenor had a thicker 4th string on it - like a guitar - rather than the conventional re-entrant thin 4th string. But I could be wrong - must take a closer look.

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: PHJim
Date: 05 Dec 11 - 02:21 AM

Here's Stuart Fuchs playing a Beatles tune that he arranged for his girlfriend on Valentine's Day:
Stuart plays Beatles

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: Tootler
Date: 04 Dec 11 - 06:13 PM

James Hill's not bad either:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO7spLjad3k

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: Melissa
Date: 04 Dec 11 - 05:36 PM

Do you uke, Will?

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 04 Dec 11 - 05:13 PM

Nice! Thanks

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: GUEST,banjopicker
Date: 04 Dec 11 - 04:47 PM

That is pretty great.

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: Surreysinger
Date: 04 Dec 11 - 04:26 PM

Probably not in Jake Shimabukuro's league though !
Jake Shimabukuro playing "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: Baz Bowdidge
Date: 04 Dec 11 - 02:03 PM

Wonderful stuff Will.
I see the guy has a total of 36 videos:
Gerald Ross's Channel

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 04 Dec 11 - 01:07 PM

I HATE Musicians ! LOL

Subject: RE: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 04 Dec 11 - 08:36 AM

Just about the most musical thing that I have heard on a Ukelele.

Good stuff.

Hoot

Subject: How's this for some great uke playing?
From: Will Fly
Date: 04 Dec 11 - 08:04 AM

Just sit back and enjoy this...

Stompin' At The Savoy