ricdoug
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I think it is "American Roots" music. The ukulele has roots in the American State of Hawaii.
Grammy voters receiving their preliminary ballots this week are mystified to find that the category for Hawaiian music, placed within the field named "Folk Music," now resides in a field renamed to "American Roots."
Same field, new residents, new name.
For the record, the field includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional & contemporary blues, traditional & contemporary folk, Hawaiian, Native American, and Zydeco or Cajun.
I'm working on getting the Ukulele Society of America, Moonlight Beach Ukulele Strummers and Wind an Sea Ukulele Orchestra listed in a roots journal. I feel that Hawaiian is definately "Roots", when it comes to American Music:
http://www.sandiegotroubadour.com
Grammy voters receiving their preliminary ballots this week are mystified to find that the category for Hawaiian music, placed within the field named "Folk Music," now resides in a field renamed to "American Roots."
Same field, new residents, new name.
For the record, the field includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional & contemporary blues, traditional & contemporary folk, Hawaiian, Native American, and Zydeco or Cajun.
I'm working on getting the Ukulele Society of America, Moonlight Beach Ukulele Strummers and Wind an Sea Ukulele Orchestra listed in a roots journal. I feel that Hawaiian is definately "Roots", when it comes to American Music:
http://www.sandiegotroubadour.com