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Earnest Musicial Instruments
Joel Eckhaus, Luthier
12 Fairlawn Ave.
S. Portland, ME 04106
207 799-9788
Makes an archtop Tenor guitar as well as other Tenor models.
Standard tenor tuning is (CGDA) but can be tuned like a guitars hgher four strings.
Information on the Tenor Guitar is avalable at www.TenorGuitar.com
Cliff Edwards was born Clifton A. Edwards in Hannibal, Missouri. He left school at age 14 and soon moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he entertained as a singer in saloons. As many places had pianos in bad shape or none at all, Edwards taught himself to play ukulele (then often spelled "ukelele") to serve as his own accompanist (selecting that instrument as it was the cheapest in the music store). He got the nickname "Ukelele Ike" from a club owner who could not remember his name. He got his first break in 1918 at the Arsonia Cafe in Chicago, Illinois, where he performed a tune called "Ja Da," written by the club's pianist, Bob Carleton. Edwards and Carleton made the tune a hit on the Vaudeville circuit. Vaudeville headliner Joe Frisco hired Edwards as part of his act, which was featured at the Palace in New York City, the most prestigious theater in vaudeville, and then in the Ziegfeld Follies.
( from artist's site ) - Born and raised on the island of Oahu, Pat (Palika, in Hawaiian) is a master of Hawaiian ukulele. Pat has performed professionally throughout the United States as a live entertainer and also as a studio vocalist and musician. He has appeared onstage with top entertainers at concerts in Hawaii and on the Mainland. As a solo entertainer or with one of several musical groups with which he appears regularly Pat has headlined at restaurants and nightclubs and has performed at hundreds of weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, retirement parties, luaus, corporate events, and other special occasions.
In Langley, British Columbia, Canada, Exit 58 is much more than just a highway exit into a beautiful city. It is an up-and-coming vocal trio that is gaining widespread popularity.
Chris Parsons, Laura Day and Kendra Croft make up this acoustic trio, and Exit 58 is the musical evolution of friendships that began over a decade ago. The group’s “toe tapping music” (Daphne Kelly, City of Langley) consists of your favourite songs played in a way you’ve never heard them before. With a vast repertoire ranging from Paul Simon to The Dixie Chicks, you are bound to catch yourself singing along to Exit 58’s fresh twist on all-time classics of yesterday and the great tunes of today.
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Reading music is not as hard as one might think. It may be new and unfamiliar but is not hard when you have a proper plan of attack.
Reading music on the ukulele is easier than reading music on guitar or piano. There are only four strings with a smaller range of possible notes.
Music in the key of C with all natural notes, no flats or sharps is pretty easy to play in open position on a ukulele. This would be the same as playing the white keys of a piano.
Standard music notation has been the Lingua Franco of musicians, both professionals and hobbyists for many centuries.
Reading standard music notation opens you up to vast world of published music.
Reading simple melodies in open position is the first step to reading music on the uke.
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