Flight of the Bumblebee - on the ukulele!

Gerald Ross · From: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Last weekend I performed at the Midwest Ukefest in Indianapolis. I was blown away by the virtuosity demonstrated by numerous performers. In fact, I thought I was going to be playing a lot of uke during the weekend. I played two uke songs during my Friday night set, and that's it! I played the steel all weekend (it's great being one of the few steel players in residence, you become the expert

).

One performer who impressed me was the the young Canadian ukuleleist James Hill. Here is a clip of him from last weekend performing "Summertime" and "Flight of the Bumblebee". Both tunes are performed using the standard uke tuning (with the high 4th string).

Flight of the Bumblebee - James Hill

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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'

CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
Board of Directors Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association

Chuck S. Lettes · From: Denver, Colorado

Wow! A star is born. It's always a humbling experience to see such great, young players out there.
Chuck

Brad Bechtel · From: San Francisco, CA

Now if this was done on a lap steel, I'd bee happy to leave it here. However, this belongs in Music, not No Peddlers, so that's where it's going. Thanks for sharing!

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