I bring my ukulele everywhere I go, play a little music in the park, always have it with me.
I had a ukulele when I was about seven. Then I started playing around with the mandolin and the banjo.
I mostly play old period songs, as they suit a ukulele more. I bought it when I saw the tribute concert to George Harrison. Joe Brown came on and sang ‘I’ll See You In My Dreams,’ and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.
I started playing piano; I picked up a ukulele, and I loved it and kept playing that. I play a bit of guitar, and some African drums from back in the day.
There’s something about the ukulele that just makes you smile. It makes you let your guard down. It brings out the child in all of us.
I play guitar, the ukulele and the piano. I grew up on a mountain in Tennessee, and we had ‘The Mountain Opry,’ where anyone could just get up on stage to perform. It was just about the soul and heart of music. My upbringing was less about being great and more about just doing what you love. It was always for joy.
I play the ukulele. I have a great group of friends, and we do things like have battles of the bands – me sometimes on ukulele, but mostly on drums.
I started playing piano when I was 6, ukulele at 7.
I always have a guitar or ukulele in the trailer, and I write songs. That keeps me in an artistic mind-set.
My advice for someone just learning the ukulele would be to have fun with it and not take anything too seriously. Some songs that I think are great for beginners would be, ‘House of Gold,’ ‘Riptide,’ and ‘I Don’t Know My Name.’
I play piano and ukulele, and I taught myself those things just because I wanted to play them.
I actually first picked up an ukulele before I picked up a guitar.
You know, the ukulele itself is not a very loud instrument, all right? And, you know, compared to like a trumpet, right? A trumpet is really loud.
I always have a guitar or ukulele in the trailer, and I write songs. That keeps me in an artistic mind-set.
I think my first instrument was a ukulele that they gave me. I used to know how to play that pretty well.
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