Steelin' Home - backstage

Gerald Ross · Post by **Gerald Ross** » 31 Oct 2009 7:03 pm

I just discovered this one tonight. I have no idea who shot it. It's backstage at the Milwaukee Uke Fest last month. Aaron Keim on bass (from the Boulder Acoustic Society) and my buddies Jon Prown on rhythm uke and Brian Hefferan on lead uke.

Very loose, just playing around.

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George Keoki Lake · Post by **George Keoki Lake** » 31 Oct 2009 7:57 pm

Mighty nice Gerald. When was that done ? Your bass player has sideburns reminiscent of the sixties...plays nice upright bass.

John P. Phillips · Post by **John P. Phillips** » 1 Nov 2009 4:35 am

Wow ! Gerald, those off-the-cuff deals can be the best. I really enjoyed that one !

norm mcdaniel · Post by **norm mcdaniel** » 1 Nov 2009 5:04 am

Gerald

Great pickin---Youve struck again

I love your Playing and that steel sounds terrific

Norm in Waco Tx

Gerald Ross · Post by **Gerald Ross** » 1 Nov 2009 5:23 am

Thanks guys. This was filmed six weeks ago - September 26, 2009 at the Milwaukee Ukulele Festival in Wisconsin where I was performing and teaching.

This is not my band. It's an impromptu jam. The bass player and the rhythm uke player were my backup band for the show and I was teaching them the song. We performed it on stage a half hour after this shot.

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 1 Nov 2009 1:33 pm

Very nice Ross. The Fender Champion sounds great with the new pickup. Don't you just love how light it is?

Gerald Ross · Post by **Gerald Ross** » 1 Nov 2009 2:24 pm

Thanks Andy. The Champion is only steel I will travel with now. It's feather-weight and will not shatter when it hits the floor like my Bakelites hopefully will never experience. Plus it's got the vintage macho vibe that gear heads love.

Steve Cunningham · Post by **Steve Cunningham** » 2 Nov 2009 8:59 am

Dang Gerald, that sounds great...you're swinging your tail off! What tuning are you in?

Gerald Ross · Post by **Gerald Ross** » 2 Nov 2009 9:34 am

I'm in C6.

I'm always in C6.

C E G A C E (lo -> hi)

.36 .30 .26 .24 .18(p).16(p)

Ray Shakeshaft · Post by **Ray Shakeshaft** » 2 Nov 2009 9:48 am

It's good to see all my uke friends in attendance.

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 2 Nov 2009 10:01 am

Nice, Gerald! You really sound great there. I can really hear a change in your steel playing from a few years back. Great swing playing.

Mark Roeder · Post by **Mark Roeder** » 2 Nov 2009 12:56 pm

Very nice. I enjoyed it. Great full tone too.