[Dixielandjazz] Out of the box - Trad purists delete now

[John McClernan]

Pat,
I think the viral video "Bring Me Sunshine" (a tune I'm sure you know) by the Jive Aces has something to do with it. BTW, it includes some energetic jitterbugging.
It was the second tune my daughter learned on her uke, in her university dormitory room. The first was that version of "...Rainbow" you mentioned, by Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole, who died in 1997.

The next time you are in Southend, perhaps you can drop by the place where they shot some of the video and give us a report:

Bobby Jo's 50's Diner, Southend ( http://www.bobbyjosdiner.co.uk )
Cheers,
John



On Jan 12, 2012, at 10:17 AM, Pat Ladd wrote:

Hi,

the ukulele is the `in thing` with kids at the moment  in the UK. Apparently there is a sort of Hawaiian arrangement of Over the Rainbow which is in the charts. Consequently over Christmas 3 ukes appeared as presents.
Unfortunately in spite of my urging to strum something with three chords, Worried Man Blues, Wabash Cannonball, Grand Coulee Dam or similar they all want to pick and play this Over the Rainbow arrangement. Of course they have no hope in the amount of time they are willing to spend practicing whereas if they stuck to 3 chords they could actually play something and get some satisfaction from it.

Bl****y kids

Pat 

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