Wednesday 10 December 2008

While My Ukelele Gently Weeps

Yes, the ukelele gets bad press. All I can remember of them is having to choose between a uke, a melodica or a recorder in my primary school music classes. Sadly I went down the recorder (and eventually the flute route) - the ukelele suffering from a Hawaii/ Elvis stigma - although I often wish I had learned the tiny stringed instrument, simply because one can play and sing along to it at the same time. Anyway, this video is of an amazing performance by an American called Jake Shimabukuro. He plays the George Harrison classic While My Guitar Gently Weeps.

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