I wonder if Gus Kahn and Richard Whiting, were thinking of me when they co-wrote a song in 1925 and titled it.... "Ukulele Lady"
I bet your life they weren't!
But I guarantee you, I am.... a Ukulele Lady!
Here, I'm about to go on stage with my precious Uke with my cool Uke strap I made and meet my Ukulele band, The Ukesters, for a 20 maybe 25 minute set of songs from the 1960's!! I'm quite proud of my groovy color scheme for the night... especially my crocheted vest somebody's grandmother made that I happened to have found the day before my gig at a vintage clothing shop here in Vancouver. $15 - perfect!! Everybody loved it... everybody asked if my grandmother made it!
On this night, we had a set list that went like this:
Runaway
Walk Don't Run
My Girl / My Guy
Samba PaTi
Oye Como Va
Low Rider
Wipe Out
Tequilla
It was a quite a set... challenging and fun and I was thrilled with my performance. I memorized most of the repertoire and the parts I forgot, I managed to fool everyone with my effective and awesome tricki wicki wacki woo "X" strum. I was on a high all night... danced the night away in my hot pink UGG knockoffs. Hah.. went for comfort instead of the sleek look and uncomfortableness of white vinyl boots. During the evening, I was offered Tequilla shots and pizza and on all occasions, I said "oh Yes, PLEASE and THANK YOU very much".
So you see... I am a Ukulele Lady!!
If you're a ukulele player, lady or gentleman, then you probably have heard of Ukulele Mike... He hails from Seattle, WA and is one heck of a Ukulele Teacher and promoter of all things uke! Check out his YouTube tutorial of Ukulele Lady:
Or if you prefer something a little lighter.... we all love Miss Piggy of Kermie!
LOL, I'm pretty sure Kahn & Whiting were not thinking this either for their song....
Until my groovy Uke strings meet yours.... Happy Strumming
perhaps even under the moonlight of Honolulu Bay!
Carrie.
