Article in Honolulu Star Advertiser on "unique sound of the ukulele"

There was a pretty nice article on the uke in today's Honolulu Star Advertiser.
http://www.staradvertiser.com/colum...of_the_ukulele_became_ubiquitous_in_2010.html

My fave quote from it, "The soaring voice of the ukulele fits the times as well. It can bounce with optimism, swing off cares like drops of water, but also sound so mournful and lonely when in the right hands."

Cool. Thanks for posting! MY favorite quote was: "What's most satisfying about it is that something from Hawaii is being seen not as a kitschy novelty but as serious, artistic and beautiful." The person who left the comment that the "ukelele is ok with simple musical tunes but it cannot carry sophisticated musical compositions or themes" apparently hasn't seen or heard Jake Shimabukuro.

Agreed. Apparently Bach isn't sufficiently complicated enough!