All Things Ukulele
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See the stellar new Video of The Milwaukee Ukulele Club done by NPR"s State of The Re:Union Show.  Lil' Rev is excited to announce his latest CD "Drop Baby Drop" To Order: or send $17.00 Postage Paid To: Lil' Rev P.O. Box 71362 Milwaukee, WI 53217  Shaving Cream Added: 05 May 2008 One Meatball, Portland Uke Fest Portland, OR - 2006 Angelina the Baker Anacortes, WA - 2007 Finjenta Anacortes, WA - 2007 Ukulele Polka Anacortes, WA - 2007 Boots and Saddle Anacortes, WA - 2007 Wild About It Anacortes, WA - 2007 All videos shot by Richard Mitlyng. Thank you, Richard, you are a gem! Lil' Rev is endorsed by Kerry CharKerry Char Lutheries5922 N. WillamettePortland, OR 97203(503)289-5980 Lil' Rev with his custom concert ukulele made by Kerry Char. Portland, OR - June 2008 Lil Rev is endorsed by Mya-Moe Resophonic Ukuleles  Lil' Rev is endorsed by Tony Graziano Ukuleleshttp://www.grazianoukuleles.com/ Tony Graziano Ukuleles Lil' Rev's Custom Baritone Ukulele  Lil' Rev receives his brand new custom baritone ukulele during his 2007 Winter Tour of the West Coast.
This is my first Ukulele instruction book. It is now on the market and available at a music store near you. a goo place to order it is www.elderly.com it usually sells for about $10-$12 bucks with the CD. Pretty Reasonable if I don't say so myself. The book itself, is designed for the complete beginner and covers everything from tuning, holding, history, basic chords, three keys, 3/4 time, Minor, playing basic melodies (folk, blues, rock and more), strums, tricks and licks.
101 Licks for Ukulele: I finished this book in June of 2010. It is a 48 page collection of 101 Licks ranging in styles from Blues, Jazz, Bluegrass and Rock to Swing, Folk and Country. If you are looking for little intros, endings, turnarounds and fills that you can add to spice up your arrangements and solos then this is the book for you! Drawing on the work well known Ukulele pros as well as classic licks from the chest of American Roots music, you will do well to study these little kernels of musical history. Quite simply there is nothing like this on the market and these licks are destined to become standard phrasing in the cannon of ukulelogy. Hal Leonard hope to have this book on the market sometime in late 2011. The Fountain of Uke: This songbook is chaulk full of photos, lyrics and chords from all of Lil Rev's various albums including Fountain of Uke #1 & #2 as well as Drop Baby Drop and my earliest release Uke-Town. If you are looking to strum along with any of the tunes on my various releases this will speed things up and help facilitate committing these classics to memory. Special thanks goes out to Richard Mylting of Anacortes, WA for his patience and support with this project.
Lil Rev's Link Sites www.ukulelia.com : What can I say, this website is easy to use, attractive, chaulk full of Uke news, YouTube video, Great Graphics, history, happenings, instruments, players, and obviously, a genuine love of the Uke. Gary does an awesome job! There is also a new Ukeworld2 merchadise store that you can access from the site. This is my hands down favorite site. If you haven't already done so, go on and check it out! http://www.newyorkukuleleschool.com : A great place for studying Ukulele in the NYC area! Check it out!Quotes from Ukulele Workshops: "Thank you! I learned more from you in a shorter time than anyone. You are a great teacher."
 Lil' Rev at the New York City Uke Fest 2008  Lil' Rev with Manitoba Hal at the Ukulele Festival in Nova Scotia Liverpoo, NS - 2007  Lil' Rev with Cool Hand Uke (Dan Scanlan) - Nova Scotia Ukulele Festival Liverpool, NS - 2007  Lil' Rev with Joel Eckhaus  Lil' Rev with Brittni Paiva NYC Uke Fest 2006  Lil' Rev with Victoria Vox NYC Uke Fest 2008  Lil' Rev with Bosco & Honey NYC Ukulele Festival 2008  Lil' Rev with uke-master Gerald Ross at the Portland Ukulele Camp June 2008  Lil' Rev with James Hill Reed College, Portland, OR - June 2008  We all made a great discovery in 2008 with Rose, from the land down under. From the New York Uke Fest in 2008.  Jamming with the professionals at the New York Uke Fest 2008.  Lil' Rev with Terry Truehart - The Gentle Uke Giant  Lil' Rev with John King, New York Uke Festival in 2008. 2010 TOP TEN UKULELE RECORDINGS ON LIL REV'S TURNTABLE Many of my fans often ask me," Lil Rev what are your favorite ukulele recordings to listen to?" or, "what should i be listening to as i am developing as an player?" First off let me say, one should be regularly surfing You Tube for great ukulele music. There is nothing like seeing and hearing a stellar performance. With that said, there are alot of vintage & new Ukulele Recordings that i would highly recommend to every budding ukulele player. Here is Lil Rev's top 10 Ukulele Album (or tune) list: 1) James Hill & Anne Davison: True Love Don't Weep (2009 Borealis) This is a stellar collection of traditional flavored music from choice covers like Oh Susannah on slide ukulele to Rocking Instrumentals like Richards Reel and Ode to A Frozen Boot. James has one foot firmly planted in the past and three feet in the future! I love this guy! 2) Lyle Ritz: How About Uke? (Verve 2004) This is a classic reissue of a 1957 recording that set the world on fire! Lyle is a legend, one of the original Wrecking Crew members (Lyle is a killer bass player) and this particular recording so far as i know was the first album of its kind to feature Jazz Tunes like Don't Get Around Much Anymore and Lulu's Back in Town. Everyone should listen to this album. This is the way it is supposed to be, straight ahead, tasteful, understated, masterful soloing and never over done. In an era where blazing, peel the skin off your forehead ukulele playing is all the go...i am summoned to point out that what moves me most, are the notes that an artist chooses not to play. 3) Brian Hefferan: Music Box Rag (Heftone CD02) Rags, Cakewalks and Marches from the dawn of the 20th Century arranged for ukulele! Need i say more! 4) Pops Bayless: American Novelty Hailing from Austin, Texas, Pops Bayless (one of the founding members of the Asylum Street Spankers), is rare breath of fresh air. Steeped in Vaudeville Traditions, Pops is a writer of timeless tunes, Double Entendre Delights and Blues Ballads. 5) The Double Decker String-band: The Rest is Yet To Come (5 String Productions 2006). One of America's greatest old timey bands! Bruce Hutton plays solid old time Banjo-Ukulele like the old hillbilly players of the 20's and 30's. Rock Solid! Classic! 6) Jake Shimabukuro: Crazy G- This is a little gem of chord harmony and arranging, it is also a tip of the hat to the Ragtime era and great practice for every ukulele player in developing finesse and speed. Yes, this is a simple tune, but, aren't the best melodies the simple...think camp-town races, grandfathers clock, dixie, there is a reason why certian melodies linger and others do not, Jake got it right on this one! 7) Ukulele Ike: Sings Again The Disney Sessions produced some great takes of Cliff Edwards singing his favorite songs, and while the ukulele is often obscured by the session players, this is a gem of an album. 8) Bill Tapia: Duke of Uke (moonroom records 2005) Like Lyle, Bill is from a generation of players who understood clearly what a tune calls for...tasteful solos, the melody, and good does of Jazz and Blues to color a classic tune. Bill said to me in NY recently, Lil Rev, everything sounds like a scale, these young kids don't know when to tone it down! Keep it simple and lean into it once in a while! 9) Hokum Blues: 1924-1929 (Document) These recordings represent the very best of the Blues and Jug Band Styles for Ukulele. 10) King Bennie Nawahi: Hawaiian String Virtuoso (Yazoo 2000) Like Roy Smeck, Bennie was a brilliant player whose mainland tours inspired a whole generation of steel guitar players in the country, jazz and blues tradition. That's it for this year! <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--> |
