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Title: In The Palm of My Hands, I tell Ya!
Post by: ducktrapper on August 09, 2010, 09:08:37 PM

The other night, at a good friend's 55th birthday and housewarming party, I pulled out my newly acquired Larrivée ukulele and discovered my true calling. On the fly and still figuring out how it worked and taking on almost all requests, I had an audience of about 25 people aged from 18 to 80 in the palm of my hands. Alright, I'm a sucker for approval but WTF? As far as musical niches go, this is not what I had in mind! :wacko: :laughin: :roll

Title: Re: In The Palm of My Hands, I tell Ya!
Post by: tuffythepug on August 09, 2010, 09:28:42 PM

Duck, you've found your true calling. Imagine what it will be like when you've mastered the little beast. :bgrin:

Title: Re: In The Palm of My Hands, I tell Ya!
Post by: ducktrapper on August 10, 2010, 08:42:26 AM

Say it ain't so! :laughin:

Title: Re: In The Palm of My Hands, I tell Ya!
Post by: ronmac on August 10, 2010, 08:53:57 AM

If you ever get the chance to see James Hill play don't miss it. He is a wonderful young player and show man. He has his Ukes outfitted with a variety of pickups and body sensors to make them sound HUGE. I did a show with him and he absolutely slayed the audience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u778gSi94N4

http://www.ukulelejames.com/

Title: Re: In The Palm of My Hands, I tell Ya!
Post by: Queequeg on August 10, 2010, 09:06:23 AM

so...
are you duketrapper now?
Good going!
Here; have a donut. :donut

Title: Re: In The Palm of My Hands, I tell Ya!
Post by: ducktrapper on August 10, 2010, 10:21:45 AM

Quote from: Queequeg on August 10, 2010, 09:06:23 AM
so...
are you duketrapper now?
Good going!
Here; have a donut. :donut

D'Uketrapper? :laughin: or if I go the Hedges' route ... D'uketapper?

Funny, I'm hardly "good" at this. At least not yet. Just strumming and picking out notes in the C major or pentatonic scale. I learned The Wind Cried Mary, yesterday. Works well on uke. Go figure!

Title: Re: In The Palm of My Hands, I tell Ya!
Post by: tuffythepug on August 10, 2010, 11:20:16 AM

Duck, you might be the next Roy Smeck...

Here's something to shoot for.............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s794A35Th14&feature=related"]www.youtube.com/watch?v=s794A35Th14&feature=related

Title: Re: In The Palm of My Hands, I tell Ya!
Post by: ducktrapper on August 10, 2010, 05:18:51 PM

Oh! You mean you don't play it with your teeth?

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