rbeetsme
1337 posts
Aug 20, 2013
7:03 PM
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The ukulele has become the hot instrument in the last ten years, but many would laugh at notion of blues ukulele, yet...George Harrison, Edgar and Jonny Winters, Jimi Hendrix (Yes Hendrix played the uke) and many other players started on the uke. Don't forget Lil Rev, Madcat and others who feature the ukulele in their performance. Here is one of my favorite young talents, love this guy:
Last Edited by rbeetsme on Aug 20, 2013 7:03 PM
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nacoran
7046 posts
Aug 20, 2013
8:18 PM
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He makes it sound a bit like a steel guitar.
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Lmbrjak
175 posts
Aug 20, 2013
8:56 PM
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Nice.... both uke and singing
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Kingley
3026 posts
Aug 20, 2013
10:33 PM
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Superb! Very soulful voice and great ukelele playing. I could easily picture that being used in a movie or TV drama as part of the soundtrack.
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TheATL
56 posts
Aug 22, 2013
12:00 AM
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Fantastic! Thanks for posting this. The voice and playing are terrific.
I play with a group that includes a Ukulele player and he adds a lot to our group. He said he would get right to work on this one. If you would like to share a tab that would be very helpful.
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rbeetsme
1338 posts
Aug 22, 2013
4:30 AM
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I don't think the tabs exist, this is Jasons' original tune. You can find him on youtube, he has many original songs.
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fred_gomez
160 posts
Aug 22, 2013
5:05 AM
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uke is kinda plinky due to the nylon strings. i like the cuban tres in small guitars.
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kudzurunner
4209 posts
Aug 22, 2013
7:02 AM
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I started a thread back in May when I was vacationing in Maui and came across a singer/uke-player named Damian Awai. He was stunningly good. He has a huge range of material, including some blues:
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Goldbrick
255 posts
Aug 22, 2013
8:26 AM
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Very nice
The tres is cool to butI think of it more as a chording instrument. I would like to find a good quality tres to play son. the two brands I have tried were junk. I have also seen some crude ones made from regular guitars here in Miami where they rig the nut.
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Martic
28 posts
Aug 22, 2013
2:14 PM
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Last night I played with my duo partner (standard guitar/harmonica blues duo) and we invited a bass/ukulele player. He played the slow blues songs with his 5-string bass and the shuffles and boogies with his ukulele. Hoochie coochie man sounded insanely awesome!!
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fred_gomez
163 posts
Aug 22, 2013
4:13 PM
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well the tres was originally made of codfish boxes. a cuban cigar box guitar. its an open C tuning mandoish in the middle and an octave and an octave. bet it would be a nice slider. another small guitar ive considered is the thai phin.
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TheATL
57 posts
Aug 23, 2013
1:45 AM
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Not sure if anyone is working on this, but I could use some help with his lyrics. Second verse, this is what I have captured. Anyone have better ears than I do?
CHORUS
May the wind, carry her name,
May the wind, carry her name.
She traveled by sea, on home to me,
Let the wind, carry her name
Let the wind, carry her name.
……ground, black smoke, fills the air,
……. harbor, she found me standing there,
I’ll be the one love, with a picture in my hands,
Familiar face in a foreign land.
I will tab it as well and am happy to share when I get it finished if anyone has any interest.
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geordiebluesman
764 posts
Aug 23, 2013
3:00 AM
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Wow I thought that was great, I've heard people play Blues on the Uke before but it never sounded so convincing as on this guys song.
I have just signed up for a 6 week Ukulele beginners course at my local music shop starting in October cos I won an electric Flying V Uke in a open Mic talent comp in June, seeing these vids has really got me excited, my Guitar man also has the same Uke and he want's to include a couple of Uke tunes in the set we are putting together, we're gonna call ourselves The Ukes Of Hazard!
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