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A call for help, ukulele style

04 July 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, Music and ukuleles
Most of you know I play the ukulele. For 40-plus years before I discovered the uke, I played the guitar. I was never very good on the guitar: my passion for making music far exceeded my technical skills. But I had a passion for playing music that has sometimes translated itself into a variety of instruments, from flutes to sitar. I've managed...

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Tags: music archive, song sheet, song book, vintage music, ukulele 0 Comments


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Archiving vintage ukulele music

09 May 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Music and ukuleles, Collingwood life, Social values
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In the two decades between the end of World War One and the start of World War Two, the ukulele was arguably the most popular musical instrument in the Western world. It was small, relatively inexpensive, and with only four strings it was relatively easy to...

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Tags: vintage music, song book, archive, song sheet, ukulele, ukelele, music score 1 Comments


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That old time music

07 September 2009
Posted by Ian Chadwick
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Been buying a lot of old song books and song sheets on eBay of late - and a few at local used bookstores, too. I'm looking for songs with ukulele...

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Tags: Personal reminiscences, ukuleles, vintage music 0 Comments


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