Product Description
by Mark Kailana Nelson (Author)
Inspired by the music played in early 20th Century juke joints, rent parties and road house dives, "Juke'n The Uke" is an outstanding collection of classic blues, rags, jug-band songs and hokum artfully arranged for fingerstyle 'ukulele. Highlights include a rare Hawaiian blues, the ballad "John Henry" played bottleneck style, and gems transcribed from the immortal Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy, Etta Baker, Blind Blake and many others. "Juke'n the Uke" finally answers the age-old question, "I wish somebody would tell me what Diddy Wa Diddy means?" - Complete Tablature for the CD & More - Tablature and standard notation - Notes on reading music and reading TAB - Bottleneck blues 'ukulele lesson - "Blues You Can Use" lessons - Graded arrangements from easy to advanced - Playable on any ukulele; best for instruments with low G string - Learn to play these classic blues, ragtime & hokum songs Blues in the Bottle Diddy Wa Diddy #2 Dill Pickle Rag Fishin' Blues Guitar Rag Hale's Rag Hey Hey John Henry K.C. Moan Blues Kona Rag Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me Moving Day Okolehau Blues Palakiko Blues Richland Woman Blues Sister Maude Mule Staggerlee Tell Me Baby That Lonesome Train That Took My Baby Away Wild Cow Blues Yas Yas Yas
Author Biography
Multi-instrumentalist Mark Nelson has carved a unique niche for himself as an entertainer, musician and educator. His deep love and understanding of traditional music led him to the mastery of several different musical idioms, ranging from blues to old time music, Celtic to Hawaiian. In a career that began well before he was able to drive, he has performed everywhere from street corners and hay barns to festivals and the concert stage in the US, Europe and Canada. He once worked as a banjo playing gorilla in Dublin, but that's a different story. Mark lives in Southern Oregon's Applegate Valley with his wife Annie and various furred and finned friends, where he divides his time between studio work, writing, and watching the trees grow. Selected Discography Slack Key Style 'Ukulele Funtime Uke-A-Rama Ke Kukima Polinahe Old Time Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar The Water is Wide autumn... The Faery Hills After the Morning The Rights of Man Books Learn to Play Slack Key Style 'Ukulele Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for 'Ukulele Old Time Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Learn to Play Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Ke Kukima Polinahe: Hawaiian Music For Dulcimer Favorite Old-Time American Songs for Appalachian Dulcimer The Complete Collection of Celtic Music for Appalachian Dulcimer Fiddle Tunes for Dulcimer: The Rights of Man
