“Wild World” Cat Stevens (Ukulele version)

June 30, 2010 by baritone ukulele  
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Giving a ukulele twist to the song “Wild World” by Cat Stevens.

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Born to be Wild – on Electric Ukulele

May 11, 2010 by baritone ukulele  
Filed under Electric Ukulele

This is my first ukulele video. I’ve been playing the uke for a few years. I was first inspired by friend Ralph Shaw and the members of the Vancouver ukulele circle. Distorted uke has a lot of possibilities as I hope this video of Born to be Wild will show. This is one of the songs my band is currently playing at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. I first performed this song on an acoustic uke at the Vancouver Ukulele Circle, and later at Summer Spaces 2009. The distortion is a recent addition.

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Wild World [ukulele cover]

April 10, 2010 by baritone ukulele  
Filed under Songs

The second video in a series of videos I’m posting here upon viewers’ and friends’ requests. I felt compelled to do this Cat Stevens classic after watching the season-ender of Skins. More to come of course. Oh and by the way, I love my new uke. DISCLAIMER: I don’t own the rights to this song. No copyright infringement intended. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17 USC § 106 and 17 USC § 106A, the fair use of this work is not an infringement of copyright.

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