Here's an excerpt of an article from the Village Voice...
"...As straight-forward as Barlow’s lyrics are, he’s been less upfront about his playing style, which hinges on a low-tuned baritone ukulele. “People play ukuleles, but they play them like ukuleles, which I don’t like,” Barlow says emphatically. “That’s cheesy; it’s novelty music.” The baritone ukulele, though, is larger than a traditional one, closer to the size of a tenor guitar; both have four strings. “Even when I was younger and I would play [guitars], they would lose strings and I didn’t have the money or the wherewithal to replace them. So when I did start writing songs I was often writing songs on regular guitars with only three or four strings,” he recalls..."
Full Lindsey Rhoades article
The Wave...
Vampire (from 2010)
Interview "The Weekly Feed" 5-21-15
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Hochapeafarm || Tin Man (America Cover)
Be sure to watch the treasure hunt in this creative video...
Abigail York || Lullaby of Birdland
I feel like we hit the jackpot today with some great new bari videos, enjoy!
Manitoba Hal || Sweet Honey Bee (Slide Bari-Uke Cover)
Thanks to Al for sharing some great music on the baritone ukulele.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Fred Sokolow with Maxwell Baritone, Berkeley, CA
I recently went to Fred's class at Mike DaSilva's Shop in Berkeley, CA. He gave my "Maxwell Bari Beater" a test drive and I asked to take a photo of him in action. Does anyone else own a Maxwell labelled baritone ukulele? It is a solid instrument and I have it in my office for lunch time picking, afterwork strum downs and the occassional trip to the Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz. (The UCSC where you get a real education!)
Fred has some fantastic books that are written for standard uke but I have most of them anyway. They are solid books. He said that he should do a bari book someday. I hope he does.
Amazon's Link to Fred Sokolow's Books
Jeff / Humble Baritonics
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