ichadwick
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How many of you have found that someone in your family played the ukulele in the past? Perhaps a parent or grandparent?
I've been searching for family information and family tree connections for a while now, trying to learn more about my family, especially my father's side.
A cousin in South Africa was speaking to my aunt about her childhood with my father and the family, in England, between the wars. This is part of what my cousin recently sent to me of those memories:
So maybe there is something in the family blood that drew me to the uke!
Has anyone else had a similar experience, to learn of a family connection to music?
I've been searching for family information and family tree connections for a while now, trying to learn more about my family, especially my father's side.
A cousin in South Africa was speaking to my aunt about her childhood with my father and the family, in England, between the wars. This is part of what my cousin recently sent to me of those memories:
Bill - my father - played banjo. I never knew that! Winnie - my grandmother - played ukulele. I never knew that, either. Frank was my grandfather, Mary my aunt. Apparently they were all quite musical.The family would often have a sing along. Bill on banjo, Winnie on ukulele, Frank and Mary on piano.
So maybe there is something in the family blood that drew me to the uke!
Has anyone else had a similar experience, to learn of a family connection to music?