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Mary Uke Hargreaves

Ukulele ~ Acoustic with Essence!

About Me

"A BREATH OF FRESH AIR ON A RAINY DAY" Anni Clark, ~~~~~ "A RARITY IN POP MUSIC! Rife with upbeat,...joyous, hopeful imagery ... suitable for kids, seniors, or those into roots and folk music." Good Times Magazine ______________________________________________________"Mary Uke" Hargreaves was raised on Mozart, apple pie and polkas in a musical family in southern New England. She learned classical piano as a child, guitar as a teen, and now the ukulele! During her college days in Boston, she became highly influenced by the Folk Music scene. _____ She now lives in the western foothills of Maine, where she finds the peace to continue in music and writing. Her lyrical original songs flow with melody, rhythm, and spirit. MARY UKE PRESENTS A FOLK-POP REPERTOIRE OF UPBEAT ORIGINALS AND COVERS ON A CUSTOM MADE CONCERT UKULELE & AN 8 STRING TENOR UKE, & ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC GUITAR, WITH STYLES RANGING FROM FOLK, to AMERICANA, BLUESY BALLADS & CHILDREN'S SONGS. ____ In 2001, Mary discovered the Ukulele ~ and has been playing the uke ever since in cafes, festivals, classrooms and on community TV. SEE Blog below on "Mainely Musicians" TV, a program highlighting Maine singer-songwriters that she hosts.** Mary's DEBUT CD, "LOVE IS STRONG" is a studio album of lively folk tunes on ukulele, guitar & keyboards, accompanied by a full ensemble (lead guitar, bass, piano, flugle horn, violin, drums and harmonies). FOR SONG SAMPLES & BUY INFO. Visit - CDBABY.COM/UKELADY ____ FOR DOWNLOADS Visit - APPLE.COM/ITUNES ** Mary's CHILDREN'S-FAMILY CD "LITTLE PONY EXPRESS" is a self-produced collection of whimsical candid recordings on ukulele, guitar, & keys, with friends and 2nd graders! See Blogs below :) BOTH CDs NOW AVAILABLE AT BULL MOOSE MUSIC STORES in Portland, Brunswick, & Lewiston, AND at selected stores in Maine! FOR SAMPLES & BUY INFO. Visit -- WWW.MARYUKELADY.COM _ (Thank You) Mahalo for Visiting!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/12/2007
Band Website: maryukelady.com
Band Members: At present, I am a solo artist. For a couple of years I had a bass player and I loved how the bass added such depth & rhythm to my music. Hopefully, I'll form a duo or trio someday. I've shared stages with Anni Clark, Kate Schrock, Dave Rave, Dave Kent, Earl Bigelow, Heather Pierson, Nate Towne, Bill Shimamura, Jan Kubiac, and yodeling Lucindagail.
Influences: I have so many influences! I'll begin with my kids and my family ~ I guess Theodore Bikel's version of Edelweiss in the original 60's soundtrack of "Sound of Music" got me hooked, then it took off from there with the Beatles, Woody Guthrie, Mississippi John Hurt, Peter Paul & Mary, Pete Seeger, Buffy Sainte Marie, Carole King, Neil Young, Donovan, Arlo Guthrie, Mimi Farina, Tom Rush, Jonathan Edwards, Jimmy Cliff, Tracy Chapman, Anni Clark, Kate Schrock, Ellis Paul, & Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole.
Sounds Like: I'm not sure who I sound like. My vibes come from inside of me. Some have compared my voice to Nancy Griffith, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Alison Krauss. My music has a Polka influence, combined with the Beatles, and a Bob Marley groove. How's that for a combo?
Record Label: Indie - Ukelady Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

MUSIC VIDEO - Intro. to my Family-Kids program on Mainely Musicians

Let's see if this works ~ IT WORKS !  Now you can watch my kid's showcase CLICK HERE and Enjoy !http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9040161903751012516  ...
Posted by Mary Uke Hargreaves on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:54:00 PST

LITTLE PONY EXPRESS CD - Update

A LITTLE HISTORY  ~IN 1860 the Pony Express mail service went into effect over a routefrom Missouri to California.  It covered a distance of 2000 miles onhorseback and was discontinued after...
Posted by Mary Uke Hargreaves on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:09:00 PST

Portland Press Herald - Press Release

Hi,  I just discovered that this review was in Go Section of the Portland Press Herald last month :) If the spirit moves you, give Aimsel a short email and tell her how you liked it!  S...
Posted by Mary Uke Hargreaves on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:37:00 PST

Hosting Mainely Musicians TV - See Videos

Last summer I received a phone call from Brian Soucy, former host and videographer of the Lisbon Falls Teen Center open mic nights.   He’s now the producer of a new music pro...
Posted by Mary Uke Hargreaves on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:48:00 PST

"LOVE IS STRONG" - Debut CD Review

DEMOLITION:Local CD Reviews MARY UKELADY,LOVE IS STRONG ... "Rife with upbeat, simply performed songs and joyous, hopeful imagery, Maine's MARY "UKELADY" Hargreaves' new full-length disc is a rarity i...
Posted by Mary Uke Hargreaves on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:16:00 PST