Live ‘Ukulele: The Blog

Hey Everybody,

Just a note to anybody who visits this site: it is no longer active. Please enjoy the site (it is not going anywhere), but know that posts - if any - will be few and far between. I am now focusing all of my time on a new ‘ukulele related site that I am very proud of: http://liveukulele.com.

Jam on!

~Hippie Guy

My family and I went to see Jimmy Buffett at the Waikiki Shell last Thursday.

Jake Shimabukuro opened for Jimmy by trading licks with steel drummer Robert Greenidge on Gently Weeps and Lets Dance. After he opened, Jake played backup for Jimmy on and off throughout the entire show.

The concert was great, entertaining on stage and off.

Jimmy, Jake and the Coral Reefer Band played:

• One Particular Harbour
• License to Chill
• Weather With You
• Son of a Son of a Sailor
• Come Monday
• Elvis Presley Blues
• Changes In Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
• Bama Breeze
• Cheeseburger in Paradise
• Fins
• Brown Eyed Girl
• Hula Girl At Heart
• Cowboy In The Jungle
• Banana Republics
• Waiting In Vain
• It’s My Job
• The Tiki Bar Is Open
• It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere (w/Mac)
• Dukes On Sunday
• Volcano
• A Pirate Looks At Forty
• Redemption Song (Bob Marley Cover)
• Margaritaville

First Encore:

• Scarlet Begonias
• Southern Cross

Second Encore:

• Back To The Island
• Lovely Cruise

We are getting hits from around the world:

• United States
• United Kingdom
• Canada
• Italy
• France
• South Africa
• Sweden
• Netherlands
• Australia
• Czech Republic
• New Zealand
• Japan
• Germany
• Poland
• Spain
• Indonesia
• Croatia
• Hungary
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
• Korea, Republic of
• Singapore

Taking ideas from one person is stealing. Taking ideas from many is research ~ Carlos Santana

It’s about the music, not the artist. Remember that ~ “Moon” Kahele

“Sorry” just means you got caught ~ Uncle Bobo

Some of my friends and I have been working on a new ‘ukulele related website this summer. The new site is called Live ‘Ukulele and it has almost everything this site doesn’t - tabs, lessons, and videos.

Check it out!

http://liveukulele.com

It’s been a while since I have written anything, so let me get you caught up…

First of all some of my friends and I have been working on a new ‘ukulele website – Live ‘Ukulele (name and URL subject to change).

We went to the Hawaii Music Celebration down south in Na’alehu. Performing there was Uncle Keoki Kahumoku along with bruddah Kekoa (one of my buddies from the Pahala workshops!), Sean Na’auao and Robi Kahakalau, Paula Fuga, the RSP Crew, and Inoa’ole. The first three performances were the best. Then RSP came in and was really bad. I was surprised because their recorded songs are good (but it might have been the sound engineer’s fault, he had the bass up way too high). Inoa’ole would have been good if the sound guy brought the bass down for them.

Another ten day Pahala ‘Ukulele, Slack-key, and Steel Guitar Workshop is coming up in November, with the teachers being (drum roll please): Keoki Kahumoku, Herb Ohta Jr., John Keawe, George Kahumoku, Brittni Paiva, Jeff Peterson, Diane Aki, Sonny Lim, Lelehua Yuen, and Konabob (and maybe Led Ka’apana). November 30 – December 8, $950 per person, bring your aloha.

And finally today we went to see the Makaha Sons of Ni’ihau perform at the Lanihau shopping center. They were great! With them for a couple of songs was Hoku Zuttermeister. After the show all three of the Sons signed my old ‘ukulele, so the uke now has the signatures of Alex Kawakami (of Manoa DNA), Louis “Moon” Kauakahi, John Koko, and Jerome Koko!

Opening for the Sons was Sonny Lim along with a guy who had a triple necked ‘ukulele: