Ukulele JJ
Super Moderator
So I went to the Full Moon Pickin' Party last night. It's an outdoor summer event that they put on around here, where everyone hangs out listening to a line-up of awesome bluegrass bands onstage. What makes it unique is that a lot of people bring their own instruments and wander off and form little impromptu jam circles.
Admission (which includes free beer!) is $20, but if you're a musician brining a "bluegrass instrument", it's only $5. And yes, they have an official list of what they consider to be "bluegrass" instruments. :wallbash: The ukulele is not on it, which I consider to be outright instrumentism!
So I took my Flea along, in its gig bag. When I got up to the gate, I just pointed at it over my shoulder. I technically didn't lie, per se. I just let them assume I had a mandolin or something in there. Worked like a charm.
We all listened to some great music, drank a few beers, and generally had a fine time. Late in the evening, the group I was with decided to find a spot and run through a few tunes. We had my uke, plus a banjo and three (count 'em, three!) fiddles. "Blackberry Blossom", "Ashokan Farewell", "City of New Orleans", etc.
We had a small crowd listening in, at one point a lady asked "is that a ukulele?" Turns out she was a recent uke-ist herself! I let her check out the Flea, told her about our local uke club, and of course filled her in on UU.
I consider the evening a small blow in the battle of ukulele emancipation. Fight the power!
JJ
Admission (which includes free beer!) is $20, but if you're a musician brining a "bluegrass instrument", it's only $5. And yes, they have an official list of what they consider to be "bluegrass" instruments. :wallbash: The ukulele is not on it, which I consider to be outright instrumentism!
So I took my Flea along, in its gig bag. When I got up to the gate, I just pointed at it over my shoulder. I technically didn't lie, per se. I just let them assume I had a mandolin or something in there. Worked like a charm.
We all listened to some great music, drank a few beers, and generally had a fine time. Late in the evening, the group I was with decided to find a spot and run through a few tunes. We had my uke, plus a banjo and three (count 'em, three!) fiddles. "Blackberry Blossom", "Ashokan Farewell", "City of New Orleans", etc.
We had a small crowd listening in, at one point a lady asked "is that a ukulele?" Turns out she was a recent uke-ist herself! I let her check out the Flea, told her about our local uke club, and of course filled her in on UU.
I consider the evening a small blow in the battle of ukulele emancipation. Fight the power!
JJ