Ukulele Time

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:24 pm

I love the ukulele and have several favorite players..this video may have been posted elsewhere but is worh a revisit....

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:33 pm

you'll love this then my man

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:43 pm

A treat Roy,,,who are they?

admin · Post by **admin** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:00 pm

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, I believe. They are absolutely fantastic.

In our focus on the fast paced world of electronics, we sometimes forget the marvelous quality of the acoustic instrument especially the voice.

A great moment, Roy. Thanks.

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:46 pm

My favorite player is the gret Herb Ohta (Ohta-San) ...here having a nice little jam with his son Herb Ohta Jr

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:49 am

75 years ago, did not realise it was so long ago to be honest, this lad from Lancashire (Pity it wasn't Yorkshire) was a major star in UK.

Ask anyone in UK over 50 to name someone who played a ukulele and this will be the answer.

A few of his risque songs were later recorded by sixties groups notably Herman's Hermits.

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:08 am

Roy: He certainly has an interesting frame of mind with regard to his profession.

I definitely see Peter Noone's work differently now.

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:25 pm

During the 1920's, the ukulele was "all the rage" or I should say the "cat's meow" in the states along with racoon coats and flappers. This clip is later then that but a classic..the great Roy Smeck "The Wixard Of The Strings"

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:10 pm

He sure wrote a lot of instruction books. I remember seeing them all over the place even as late as the '60s.

JimK

nick_allen · Post by **nick_allen** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:45 am

Re: George Formby:
Jools Holland tells in his autobiography of being at a dinner at George Harrison's house, with, among others, Bob Dylan. After the meal, George H. decides that the only way to round off such a great evening is with a couple of George Formby videos. Apparently they left Dylan totally mystified...

I just love this image. Dylan is notoriously eclectic in his musical tastes, but I can well imagine that George Formby was beyond even his comprehension...

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:55 pm

I posted this one on the Others forum but imo deserves a double post..she's hot

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