mikelz777
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While browsing around Half Price Books' 20% off Memorial Day weekend sale I discovered this ukulele CD box set, picked it up and I'm really enjoying it.
Various artists - With My Little Ukulele in My Hand
This is a 4-CD set put out by the Proper label. At the store it regularly sells for $17.98 but on sale I got it for $14.38. At less than $4.00 per disc I figured, why not? The four discs are enclosed in individual cardboard sleeves which each listing the song titles and performers. The set also includes a wonderful 48 page booklet chock full of pictures and information on the history of the ukulele. The booklet and the four discs are all contained in a cardboard box which holds everything together. Each disc contains 26 songs for a total of 104 songs. The first disc, entitled Hawaiian Hula contains Hawaiian songs by a variety of artists. On the second disc, all but 8 songs are by Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards. The third disc is entirely by George Formby and the fourth disc is dominated by Jimmie Rogers with a little Roy Smeck and others mixed in. It's a very nice variety of pop music, country and western, jazz and Hawaiian music. The music ranges from 1916 to 1947 so keep that in mind if deciding if this would be the type of thing you might enjoy. The sound quality for such old recordings is very good to excellent. There might be a couple that are a bit rough but it's nothing that should discourage anyone.
Sound samples here:
http://allmusic.com/album/with-my-little-ukulele-in-my-hand-r1341014
More information/reviews here:
http://www.amazon.com/With-My-Little-Ukulele-Hand/dp/B0013FDEDG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337963018&sr=8-1
Again, I'm really enjoying the music presented here and thought I'd share hoping others here might enjoy this as well. It could also be used as a great resource for songs you might want to try and learn.
Various artists - With My Little Ukulele in My Hand
This is a 4-CD set put out by the Proper label. At the store it regularly sells for $17.98 but on sale I got it for $14.38. At less than $4.00 per disc I figured, why not? The four discs are enclosed in individual cardboard sleeves which each listing the song titles and performers. The set also includes a wonderful 48 page booklet chock full of pictures and information on the history of the ukulele. The booklet and the four discs are all contained in a cardboard box which holds everything together. Each disc contains 26 songs for a total of 104 songs. The first disc, entitled Hawaiian Hula contains Hawaiian songs by a variety of artists. On the second disc, all but 8 songs are by Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards. The third disc is entirely by George Formby and the fourth disc is dominated by Jimmie Rogers with a little Roy Smeck and others mixed in. It's a very nice variety of pop music, country and western, jazz and Hawaiian music. The music ranges from 1916 to 1947 so keep that in mind if deciding if this would be the type of thing you might enjoy. The sound quality for such old recordings is very good to excellent. There might be a couple that are a bit rough but it's nothing that should discourage anyone.
Sound samples here:
http://allmusic.com/album/with-my-little-ukulele-in-my-hand-r1341014
More information/reviews here:
http://www.amazon.com/With-My-Little-Ukulele-Hand/dp/B0013FDEDG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337963018&sr=8-1
Again, I'm really enjoying the music presented here and thought I'd share hoping others here might enjoy this as well. It could also be used as a great resource for songs you might want to try and learn.
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