Everett || Tenor Guitar Maker

At age 86, Everett makes rare four string tenor guitars by hand. 

Bob Phillips has the story in New Braunfels, Texas. Texas County Reporter.

Pat Walsh Music || Smiling as She Fell (This is a Tenor Guitar with Steel Strings)

I sometimes try to look at things from other angles. Here's a song by Pat Walsh on a Tenor Guitar. Pat has a video that tells a story about how TG's came to be in one of his other videos. Why am I looking at TG videos? Because they are also 4 string instruments and I decided to see a larger pool of players using 4-strings to check out more strumming techniques. I have placed a few TG videos in the very bottom left of this blog if you have any interest. I like the unique strum that Pat shows in this video using the nails of his middle, ring and pinky fingers. I also like the folk-style strap.

Seth Lakeman || The White Hare

Okay, I'm cheating a little here. It's a 4 string Tenor Guitar. But it's an animation so let's take a little liberty and say its a baritone.

"This animation was created by Matthew Simkins for Mr Lakeman's song, "The White Hare". It is very beautifully done. I've added subtitles. Mind you, the quality has degraded over the transfering of the file several times."
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Haunt You - Nice Performance (Video is very clear.)
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http://www.sethlakeman.co.uk/

CLIFF EDWARDS || UKULELE IKE || WESTERN MOVIES (Thanks to Terry C. in Australia)

Today, I woke up to a wonderful surprise of an e-mail from contributor Terry C. from Australia. Terry has provided Humble Uker blog articles on two of his loves: Martin Ukuleles and Ukulele Ike / Cliff Edwards over the last two years. He has now sent me links to several YT video links from later in Cliff's movie career - The Spaghetti Western phase - and the ukulele has been supplanted with the 4-string tenor guitar. What a great treat, enjoy!

BAD, BAD MAN in the BANDIT RANGER (1942)


ON THE OUTLAW TRAIL in the FIGHTING FRONTIER (1943)


MOVE ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES in the BANDIT RANGER (1942)



GRANDPAP in the PIRATES OF THE PRAIRIE (1942)


WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SUNSET (1942) (Guitar)


THE EDWARDS AND THE DREWS in the FIGHTING FRONTIER (1943)


For more photos and information on Cliff Edwards check out Humble Uker.http://humbleuker.blogspot.com/