ukulele players in ireland
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Just received the finished artwork for the “Ukulele Hooley By The Sea” 2012 poster 
Our good friend and talented designer Eri Noguchi has designed the artwork and posters for the three years we are running the festival and she’s done a terrific job. Thanks Eri.
Looking forward to meeting all our ukulele friends in Dun Laoghaire in August so make sure the dates are in your diary!
To see Eri’s poster in in its full glory – click it!
Amazing how enduring this piece of music originally recorded in the 1960′s by us session guitarist Mason Williams.
“Classical Gas” is given a ukulele airing here. Nice version.
Ukester Brown consistently puts up fine ukulele playing and singing videos and this one is one of the best explanatory YouTube videos on the process of strumming. A must see lesson for ukers!
Ian “Reentrant” Emmerson performs a very nifty version of “Tiptoe Thru’ The Tulips” and reclaims it for the wonderful song it always was before T.T. did a number on it in the 60′s.
Ian introduces the song with interesting line – “My missus will be back any minute now and I don’t want her to catch me doing this song – so its going to be one take or nothing” ! Cool
Tags: Ian reentrant ukulele, tiptoe thru the tulips. ukulele
Beautiful version of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” played by ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro. It was recorded two years ago but came across it again today so here it is
Tags: Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele
| August 18, 2012 | ||
| August 19, 2012 |
Ukulele Hooley, Ireland’s ukulele festival is gearing up for its 3rd year and is taking place on the weekend of August 18th & 19th in Dun Laoghaire (with the support of Dun Laoghaire & Rathdown County Council).
Check ukulelehooley.com for updates.
| June 25, 2012 | ||
| 9:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
Ukulele Nights take place at 9pm on the last Monday of every month upstairs at The Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2.
Entrance and participation is FREE.
Bring a song or a uke, or both.
Danielle Ate the Sandwich is a very talented ukulele player and songwriter who’s quietly been working away, steadily honing her craft. Her new album Her new album ‘Like a King’ is releasing June 5th, 2012.
It is available for pre-order here: http://danielleatethesandwich.com/index.php/store-2/
Download this track NOW, here:
She is playing one of those “ten a penny” Myna Moe Ukuleles …(just a tinge of the “green monster” erupting here- I’ve been fancying one of those beautiful ukes since I first saw them)
Remember the name “Danielle Ate The Sandwich”:-)
Tags: Danielle ate the sandwich ukulele, uke ireland, ukulele ireland
Put a big smile on my face this morning!
AND, just in case you just HAVE TO have one of those “beautiful” nose flutes, heres how you can run one up for yourself!
OR- you could buy one direct from the man himself @ http://www.noseflute.org/
