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NEW! The (Not Yet) Legendary Play Uke Album, Vol. 1
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The idea for this CD project began at the 2010 Tahoe Area Ukulele Festival, (now the Reno-Tahoe Uke Fest). The theme of the weekend was “Diversity of Uke,” and it featured artists taking the humble instrument in stunning directions, from simple to spectacular. After witnessing the various styles of the creative geniuses on stage, I felt a CD showcasing “all that uke can do” was a natural follow up. This compilation features “uke legends yet to be,” and showcases the instrument in styles ranging from minimalist folk to fully arranged ensemble. It also contains several songs that demonstrate the true soul of the ukulele, unabashed pure fun!
All of the artists will earn their slice of the pie out of any profits after production expenses. Support your local ukester! $18.56 + $1.44 shipping worldwide
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Matt Dahlberg The Jumpin Flea Reno Limited Release CD 3 songs Matt performed for us in Reno: 720, Livin’ on a Prayer, and Remembered. The Jumping Flea: Reno Limited Release is just a taste of Matt Dahlberg’s first full length album entitled, “The Jumping Flea”. Look for Matt’s full length album later this year, but for now please enjoy this small collection of tracks.
$5.00 + $1.00 shipping worldwide
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Michael Powers “Urban Ukulele” CD 75 minutes of music! Take a trip with the urban ukulele. From the concert hall to the swing ball. From Bach to rock. From Hawaii’s blue waves to a blues rave. Throw in the Stones and Sting, and some gospel the choir might sing.
Uke fans haven’t had a sophisticated jazz album like this since Lyle Ritz’s How About Uke in the 50′s. But make no mistake, this is new jazz on the ukulele as a full ensemble backs up Michael’s tenor uke. On one track they’ll power through a high octane version of the Santana-Rob Thomas hit, Smooth. On another they’ll mellow down into a hypnotic version of Time To Say Goodbye. Powers also doesn’t forget the acoustic fans with Bach’s Cello Prelude No. 1 and Sting’s Fields of Gold. But popular hits and standards are only the half of it. Michael is an accomplished composer and completes this hour-and-a-quarter uke album with delightful jazz originals, including a tribute to the master himself, Lyle Ritz, titled Swingin’ It On The Ritz. $18.56 + $1.44 shipping worldwide
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Ed-uke-cational Items
NEW!1st & 2nd Position CHORD CARD
We’ve been on the lookout for two things; a good, beach-and-field-durable, compact chord chart and a good second-position chord chart. We couldn’t find either so we combined them and made it ourselves!
Introducing the Play Uke Chord Card, a super heavy, water-resistant card with first position chords on one side and second position ukulele chords on the other. The charts are big enough for me to see with my ever present reading glasses and still fit on a 5 x 7 card that will slip into any ukulele case. In fact, I have one in every uke case that I own! $2 each / 3 for $5 (three pack includes postage).
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Uke in a Flash!™
Become an instinctive ukulele player
Would you like to be able to play the correct chords of any song you know as second nature? Just pick up your uke, think of a song, and instinctively start playing the correct chords? Uke in a Flash is a tool that will simplify your playing right away, while it cleverly develops your “ear,” and musical instincts in the background. You don’t even need to think about it!
Uke In A Flash is a set of chord charts unlike any other. The charts are divided up by key. So if you’re playing a song in, say, the key of “F,” you’ll have all the chords you need on one card rather than scanning a book or a page containing many unrelated charts. See video demonstration.
If you want to go beyond using Uke in a Flash as just chord charts, they will also train your subconscious so that you can eventually eliminate the use of music notation books. You just add the cards and a couple of simple exercises while playing songs you know now, with whatever books or music you already have. Full instructions are included. You don’t need to memorize a thousand chords. You don’t need to memorize anything. You just need to repeat certain exercises and be patient. And when playing with others, even on songs you don’t know, you’ll be able to use the cards to help you follow along and “keep up.”
The truth is, when you’re playing a “normal song” in a certain key, you are going to encounter, with very few exceptions, the same small group of chords every time you play in that key. Uke in a Flash puts each group of chords, in big, easy-to-see charts, onto one 4×5 card per musical key.
Toss this set of cards into your case and you’ll always have the chords you need to play most songs, alone or with others, consolidated onto one card instead of strewn throughout the pages of a chord book. You’ll rarely have to look up a chord diagram again. Only $5.00 + $1 p&h US, $2 int’l
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Chord Tutor Gizmo
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If you are comfortable with common chords and want to advance to chord-wizardry, this is a must for your toolkit! The Official Ukulele Chord Theory Tutor Gizmo™ from PlayUke.net is kind of like a slide rule for the uke! You can use it to take a quick, self-guided, chord theory lesson anytime you wish. For a full tour of the Gizmo, click here. It fits in your Supertote, requires no computer, and costs about the same as a burger and fries (but doesn’t make your case smell like onions!) Order yours now! Also available for guitar! $6.95 + .75 delivery worldwide
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ED-UKE-CATIONAL BUNDLE:
Uke in a Flash™, Chord Theory Tutor Gizmo, Chord Card bundle, a $13.95 value, only $11! + $1 p&h US, $2 int’l
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Kala Clip On Tuner
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The Kala KC02 Black Clip On Tuner is extremely simple to use. Cycle the single button to: power on and then choose between chromatic, ukulele C, and ukulele D modes. Backlit screen indicates quickly and clearly when instrument is accurately tuned. There are a lot of tuners on the market, this is one of the best we have seen. Comes with battery and instruction manual. $17.95 delivered worldwide
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BAGS and TEE SHIRTS
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UkeNic Bag
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We go to a lot of “Concert in the Park” type events. If I see music in a comfortable outdoor setting, I am there! Over the years, we’ve purchased a few picnic bags and coolers for such occasions but they are either too big and bulky or too complicated for my liking. So when I stumbled across this bag I immediately bought one.
After using the bag a few times, I thought it would be a natural companion item for when we take the ukes somewhere and create our own musical picnic. So we’ve emblazoned our “Four Strings, No Worries, Play Uke!” saying in khaki ink onto a hunter green bag to create the UkeNic Bag! It’s got a generous sized, silver insulated interior suitable for a couple of sub sandwiches, chips, some salad, napkins, and utensils for two, a long zipper to seal out the outside temperature, and a side pocket large enough to hold a bottle of wine or soda or water. 8” W x 7” Gusset x 12” H
$11.00 delivered worldwide
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UkeNic Bag
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Official Tee of the 2011 Reno Tahoe Uke Fest, the “Biggest Little Uke Fest In The World” logo is screen printed in four colors on heavyweight cotton. Click the photo to enlarge.
The colors shown are the Prairie Dust Unisex tee, a medium brownish-khacki, (sort of a military color), and the ladies Slimcut (a darker medium brown running a size small AND taper-cut). We also have a ladies sand color which run true to fit.
$20 incl. shipping worldwide.
Sizes Unisex (standard tee): Only S and M remaining. Ladies Slimcut S-M-L-XL. Ladies Sand: L & XL.
2011 Uke Fest Tees
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It’s every man’s dream, to wear a tee calling attention to the size of his uke! Yeah, that’s it!
$15 including shipping worldwide.
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Four Strings. No Worries. Play Uke! Tees
The official 2010 tee of Play Uke, LLC. Heavyweight Tees in Black, Royal Blue, or Orange.
Sizes M-L-XL $15 including shipping worldwide
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2010 Tahoe Area Uke Fest Tee – White CLOSEOUT $8 delivered worldwide
A collector’s item? The last Tahoe Area Uke Fest Tee? With our name changing, it may be so! A parade of Hawaiian ukes, flowers, and wildlife pass through the logo and come out as Lake Tahoe area ukes, flowers, pinecones, and critters. Sizes S & L.
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