UKULELE!

Ok, I feel like I really have no business starting this thread as I don't even own a uke...

...but HEY. It exists now, right? :#cheer#:


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[size=60:2ql3t3nf]taken in Alistair'
s Music on Cuba Street :#loveeyes#: [/align:2ql3t3nf]


[size=120:2ql3t3nf]Let's get a show of hands:

- Who plays uke?

- Who would like to learn how to play?


If you do play, tell us what kind of uke(s) (soprano, concert, etc) and feel free to share photos if you like. :#aziz#:

Really, do whatever you want...just trying to get the ball rolling! :#happyroll#:

I WANT TO PLAY THE UKE HELL YEAH!
But I don't know how to...... I don't know how to play the guitare either. But I do play violin (stoped for a few years though, should definitely start again... /random).
But my ukulele is kind of weird, not a regular hawaiian uke, it's more like a traditional tahitian uke.
Not sure about what I'm talking about? Take a look:


But I was thinking about buying a regular one. And I need some recs. Like, which kind, and if possible, not too expensive :#wise#:
BTW that picture is lovely :#love3#: It make wanna have one, a colored one.

I'm literally leaving for school. But I have a Hilo soprano ukulele that I will post pictures of when I get home.

Yay Flighty Ukulele Club! :#cheer#:


I don't own an uke and I've never learned how to play an instrument... the concept is pretty over my head.

I have pretty much zero knowledge when it comes to music...


But I have been a little interested in trying a ukulele out. I'm afraid though that I'll go buy one and everything and then not stick with it. :8-):

I'd love to learn how to play a ukulele! I once pointed one out to my mum when we were walking past an instrument shop, the reply I was given "
Hell no you're not getting a ukulele"
:#lol#:

One day when I have the money I will go into town by myself and buy one, I swear XD I'll hide it and practice when she's out until I can play a song half decently, then I'll show it to her and say "
Look, I got a ukulele today and look how much I can already play!"


Courtney, I've never stuck with an instrument, recorder just bored me and when I played double bass I was expected to go to orchestra but I couldn't carry it around with me (keep in mind I was less than 5ft at that point and my double bass was bigger than me XD) so I quit double bass. I played a bass guitar once for a photo in the paper, and I've played an acoustic once for a song we preformed in music, but other than that I'm not good with instruments at all :#lol#:

I fell in love with ukes when I saw them in a music shop in London. Some of them, the colour ones, were pretty cheap, like £20, but the ones I liked more were much more expensive. I was tempted to buy even the cheap one, but then I decided to improve my skills in playing the guitar and buy a uke in New Zealand, maybe in a shop where Bret bought his Gibson. :#haha#:

Syl, you should definitely go for the uke! :#cheer#:

I attempt to play a number of instruments but am not particularly good at any of them.

Here is my 1st uke signed by the UOoGB!!!

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It now lives on my wall :#aziz#:

I currently play a pono tenor uke (and sometimes a koaloha soprano which is gorgeous :#loveeyes#: )

(other instruments hanging around my place - guitar, stylophone, kazoo, (several) tin whistle(s), clarinet...)
[align=center:pz2qvcj8]#cheer# F.U.C :#cheer#: [/align:pz2qvcj8]

Chloue wrote:I WANT TO PLAY THE UKE HELL YEAH!
But I don't know how to...... I don't know how to play the guitare either. But I do play violin (stoped for a few years though, should definitely start again... /random).
But my ukulele is kind of weird, not a regular hawaiian uke, it's more like a traditional tahitian uke.
Not sure about what I'm talking about? Take a look:


But I was thinking about buying a regular one. And I need some recs. Like, which kind, and if possible, not too expensive :#wise#:
BTW that picture is lovely :#love3#: It make wanna have one, a colored one.

that's so cool!

This is mine.

Like I said earlier, it's a Hilo soprano. It's a fairly cheap one ($40), but not so cheap that it sounds poopy. It does its job well, and I love it dearly. :#heart#:

Yay!!! :#woo#: I have two ukes and love seeing everyone elses! I'll be back to share....I just had to express my happiness. :;
D:

Some good ukulele pages :#aziz#:

http://ukulelehunt.com/
really good site with email updates of new choons added as well as videos from other uke players.
uke hunt is an important resource for F.U.C.

http://www.ukulele.co.nz/
the official site of the WIUO :#love3#:

http://www.alligatorboogaloo.com/uke/
more songs with chords

http://www.chordie.com/
searchable by artist and you can even choose uke tuning and can get it to transpose the chords without you having to think :#aziz#: this is good for avoiding E chords " title="Angry" />

http://www.get-tuned.com/ukulele_tuner.php
ukuleles are always out of tune so you can try and keep yours as in tune as possible here.

and not forgetting
https://www.youtube.com/user/PumpkinQuee ... 32YXssex1c

yay thanks for all the links!
I'll have to pay more attention to each one of them.

This post comes to you in 3 parts.

Part 1: Just trying to bump this thread up again because I think it's awesome. :;
D:

Part 2: ukulelehunt.com is one of my most favorite things ever.

Part 3: I've been thinking about starting a new youtube channel specifically so I can post videos of my uke covers, and I need help coming up with a username. Ideas?

I LOVE ukulelehunt.com :#thumbsup#: I get heaps of music from chordie too.

I cannot feel the keys beneath my left hand as I type this because I've been playing so much...I'm really into Sophie Madeleine. I've learned about five of her songs. I think they have most of her stuff on ukulelehunt along with her videos.

Anyways...this is my uke. Van. Short for Vanuatu. Isn't he sandy and gorgeous? I can't keep my hands off of him. :#love3#: Van is a Lanikai concert. He actually caught the Vegas FotC gig with me. Van and I were both disappointed that we didn't end up in Bret's arms that night. :#haha#: :#cry#: :#sadlove#:



I also recently aquired a Fender tenor. He has a much deeper sound, and one steel string!




I love seeing everyone's ukuleles. I would love to know what your favorites songs to play as well. I've been playing for well over a year now and I STILL can't play the B with any consitency. The first string is always buzzy. " title="Angry" />

Good luck on your videos, unabridged! :#cheer#:

I love Sophie Madeleine as well! Beard Song is one of my favorites to play. Some other favorites are Sea of Love (Cat Power version), Folding Chair (Regina Spektor), I Am Not A Robot (Marina and the Diamonds), Build Me Up Buttercup (Julia Nunes/The Foundations), and Vampire (Antsy Pants).

I have a binder full of songs, and those are just a few of my favorites. Good luck with B! You can do eet! :#thumbsup#:

nonchalant obsession wrote:I LOVE ukulelehunt.com :#thumbsup#: I get heaps of music from chordie too.

I cannot feel the keys beneath my left hand as I type this because I've been playing so much...I'm really into Sophie Madeleine. I've learned about five of her songs. I think they have most of her stuff on ukulelehunt along with her videos.

Anyways...this is my uke. Van. Short for Vanuatu. Isn't he sandy and gorgeous? I can't keep my hands off of him. :#love3#: Van is a Lanikai concert. He actually caught the Vegas FotC gig with me. Van and I were both disappointed that we didn't end up in Bret's arms that night. :#haha#: :#cry#: :#sadlove#:



I also recently aquired a Fender tenor. He has a much deeper sound, and one steel string!




I love seeing everyone's ukuleles. I would love to know what your favorites songs to play as well. I've been playing for well over a year now and I STILL can't play the B with any consitency. The first string is always buzzy. " title="Angry" />

Good luck on your videos, unabridged! :#cheer#:

Those are beautiful!!!! :#loveeyes#: :#loveeyes#: :#loveeyes#: :#loveeyes#:

Here are a few pics of Timmy playing one of my ukes :#aziz#:



This one is from Hawaii and is shiny and beautiful but I don't often get the chance to play him.

Yay! Finally found a ukulele thread! :#excited2#: I have a ukulele and pick it up every time i see it and can never stop playing. (mostly fotc songs of coarse! :#thumbsup#: ). I have a Lanikai Tenor uke &
I'll post a picture later :;
D:

Im so happy i found fellow ukulele players :#hug#:

jemainiacs wrote:Yay! Finally found a ukulele thread! :#excited2#: I have a ukulele and pick it up every time i see it and can never stop playing. (mostly fotc songs of coarse! :#thumbsup#: ). I have a Lanikai Tenor uke &
I'll post a picture later :;
D:

Im so happy i found fellow ukulele players :#hug#:

I'm glad you found this thread too! :#cheer#: It has quickly become my favourite. :;
D:

laura wrote:Some good ukulele pages :#aziz#:

http://ukulelehunt.com/
really good site with email updates of new choons added as well as videos from other uke players.
uke hunt is an important resource for F.U.C.

http://www.ukulele.co.nz/
the official site of the WIUO :#love3#:

http://www.alligatorboogaloo.com/uke/
more songs with chords

http://www.chordie.com/
searchable by artist and you can even choose uke tuning and can get it to transpose the chords without you having to think :#aziz#: this is good for avoiding E chords " title="Angry" />

http://www.get-tuned.com/ukulele_tuner.php
ukuleles are always out of tune so you can try and keep yours as in tune as possible here.

and not forgetting
https://www.youtube.com/user/PumpkinQuee ... 32YXssex1c

Adding to the ukulele sites, this one is one of my faves :#excited2#:

http://www.ukulele-tabs.com/

Another channel which will have more ukulele videos of Scottish people playing and singing slightly out of tune soon!

That was pretty awesome laura. :;
D:

I finally created my ukulele specific youtube account. I thought I would share if anyone is interested. I only have one song up right now, and it's not all that great because I'm sick right now and my voice kept cracking at the end.

[url:3awol7sy]http:
//www.
youtube.
com/user/anothergirlwithauke[/url:3awol7sy]

unabridged0 wrote:That was pretty awesome laura. :;
D:

I finally created my ukulele specific youtube account. I thought I would share if anyone is interested. I only have one song up right now, and it's not all that great because I'm sick right now and my voice kept cracking at the end.

[url:ljnyf8nf]http:
//www.
youtube.
com/user/anothergirlwithauke[/url:ljnyf8nf]

I love it! Thanks for sharing, Lydia. You play and sing wonderfully! :#love3#: :#glomp#:

I'm so jealous :#shy#:

And I hope you'll get better soon :#hug#:

unabridged0 wrote:That was pretty awesome laura. :;
D:

I finally created my ukulele specific youtube account. I thought I would share if anyone is interested. I only have one song up right now, and it's not all that great because I'm sick right now and my voice kept cracking at the end.

[url:8399chxl]http:
//www.
youtube.
com/user/anothergirlwithauke[/url:8399chxl]

I love it!!! :#heart#:
You are a lovely singer.

We experimented wth a party popper and bridal wear on our latest youtube vid.

https://www.youtube.com/user/flightofthe ... QACd1u_te8

Thanks everyone! :;
D: