Duane Pitre’s Ukelin Five Interview |
Duane Pitreduanepitre.comwww.myspace.com/duanepitreDuane answers five questions about the ukelin.1. How did you meet the ukelin? The Amvets off Pacific Highway in San Diego, in the "boutique" secti...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:38:00 GMT |
Ukelin Interviews: The Ukelin Five |
Hello! I'm launching a new category to the ukelin site that I'm calling The Ukelin Five. These are five simple questions put to a variety of musicians about the ukelin, themselves and their music. I'm...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:34:00 GMT |
Ukelin Strings: Now Available! |
This is a long time coming; 45 years long to be exact! That's the last time anyone made ukelin strings. But finally ukelin strings are being offered for sale on the ukelin website, Bob's Ukelin Home.H...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:30:00 GMT |
UkelinTube |
Here's some random YouTube postings about the Violin Uke and the Ukelin. Kelan Phil Cohran plays a mean Violin-Uke like no other!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdkInMQsyX0If you're wondering how a bow...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:02:00 GMT |
Like the Holidays? Like Esoteric Instruments? |
Hey, I know you do. You're here, right? So, chances are you'll like THIS collection: Gregg Miner's A Christmas Collection. It features 100 different instruments on 27 songs over 2 CDs. Here's some hig...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:13:00 GMT |
Ukelins in the NY Times |
On November 4th, Zach Condon of the band Beirut was written up in the NY Times. He's pictured with two ukelins (on on his lap) while playing a marxolin (misspelled "marxoline", shame on you Grey Lady)...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:30:00 GMT |
Spooky Ukelin Ghost Stories |
October is a good month to talk about the ukelin's fear factor. Our ukelin seems to have an innate haunting quality, it just can't help itself. Something about an untuned ukelin, or a creaky almost-tu...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:13:00 GMT |
Ukelins Unite! |
Calling all ukelins! WAKE UP!I'm talking to you ukelins. And you, ukelin friends. And also to all members of the ukelin family (including marxophone, marxolin, violin-uke, various bowed zithers, et...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:14:00 GMT |
