Twenty classic Hawaiian melodies arranged for ‘ukulele…slack key style. What is slack key? Simply put, it is both a style and a repertoire. The slack key player uses open tunings and finger picking to play both melody and harmonies at the same time. But it is more than simply re-tuning your ‘ukulele. Slack key is the quintessential Hawaiian …
Inspired by early 20th Century juke joints, rent parties and road house dives, “Juke’n The Uke,” is an outstanding collection of 15 classic blues, rags, jug-band songs and hokum artfully arranged for finger-style ukulele. Highlights include a pair of obscure Hawaiian blues, the classic ballad “John Henry” played on bottle-neck ukulele, two gems transcribed from the immortal Mississippi …