Tears in Heaven || UU Ukulele Play Along

Aldrine (Need I say more?)...

UU Lesson

http://ukuleleunderground.com/2011/01/uke-lesson-37-tears-in-heaven/

IMPROMPTU ALDRINE || Cigar Box Ukulele

Watch it here.

Aldrine Guerrero || Ukulele Underground || Breezin'

It is no wonder why ukulele virtuoso, Aldrine Guerrero is such a charismatic person. The ukulele is an extension of his body. Here he, and Ryan Asaki on rhythm guitar start then stop, with a smile, and as Ryan begins again, Aldrine tunes his ukulele to the beat of the song. Aldrine and Ryan have a real ease about them that quickly befriends everyone in the audience.

The UU roadshow was at Mike DaSilva's. I had to work later Friday so I arrived at 6:45 for the 7:00 show and Mike's studio was really packed. People standing in the kitchen, up the stairs and on the balcony. UU is very inclusive, several "friends" of UU performed before Aldrine -- and all were quite entertaining: Addi B. and Trina B., RussBuss solo and with his guest GrumpyCoyote, and then Monique solo and with her two sisters. [UU if you read, please let me know about the spelling.]

The show was action packed and entertaining, even so I had to leave early for work commitments. I probably should have stayed home and worked into Friday evening BUT I really wanted to see Aldrine an Ryan perform again.

Aldrine, is quickly becoming one of my favorites to see in person. Wish I had been there earlier to get a closer view. I love the way that he plays as he plays - the ability to do whatever he pleases from Jimmy Hendrix to Jawaiian to Classical in split seconds. Aldrine and Ryan put on a terrific show as every UUer knows -- that's why the place was packed.

As a small testiment to the affect UU is having. This weekend I had just finished setting up my wife's booth at the Pacifica Fog Fest on Saturday, when a young boy 10-12 was walking with a Kala soprano right past my chair. He played for me, in a way that was clearly influenced by that infamous "CHUNK" that the UU has in many tutorials. I asked him if he knew of Ukulele Underground -- yes!

Aldrine Guerrero || Uke Got Mail

If anyone hasn't yet heard about Aldrine and Ukulele Underground. STOP! Google Ukulele Underground now. The UU guys provide a full ukulele menu which includes: Uke Lessons, Mini Uke Lessons, Bulletin Boards, Uke Got Mail, and Manny the Rooster. This site has serious uke training and has quite a bit of fun doing it. In this particular Uke Got Mail video Aldrine shares his uke collection and gives a little mini jam with each of them.

I just added UKULELE UNDERGROUND to my blog list. (I was shocked that I hadn't added it yet.)

TOILET PAPER ENTREPRENEUR PROFILES

I want to know if any chickens were in danger.

"Manny the Rooster" looks all wrapped up in his work.

What is a Toilet Paper Entrepeneur?

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http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/toilet-paper-profiles-ryan-aaron-aldrine-of-ukulele-underground

ALDRINE (and Friends!)

Aldrine has such an intimate connection with his ukulele, and they can dance!



Aldrine, James Hill, Brittni Paiva, Mike Powers



POB, Inc.

Aldrine interviews Ohana Spokesman Ken Middleton re: Ohana Ukes - Ohana Tenor Resonator! [CLICK HERE]

Erika Helvetica Ukes || Tetris || Woodshed Arrangement

I liked Erika's rendition of a Madonna song I saw on the UCB site. So I investigated a bit and found this little finger picking piece. Sir Ukey Alistair Woodshed has tabbed it out (see below). Also click on the blog title to see more of Erika's uking.



http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/05/tetris-theme-solo-version/
http://ukulelehunt.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/tetrissolo.pdf

Aldrine also has a video tutorial here...
http://ukuleleunderground.com/2008/03/02/ukulele-lesson-3-tetris/

ALDRINE GUERRERO || MAGAZINE COVER

http://print2webcorp.com/news/honolulu/kauai/20090909/p01.asp

http://print2webcorp.com/news/honolulu/kauai/20090909/p04.asp

ALDRINE GUERRERO || UKULELE UNDERGROUND

A great and growing site, maybe the best site, for ukulele instruction videos is Ukulele Underground. I first came across Aldrine’s videos on YouTube with his ukulele version of The Cure’s Lovesong. It is a love affair of a man with his ukulele. My friend, Connie T., says that she often feels this way about her ukulele…

Love Song http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=D_x41CtZTIw

I am a big fan of Aldrine Guerrero and Manny the Rooster!

Aldrine came with the Ukulele Underground cast and performed at Mike DaSilva’s. They gave a great performance and opened up for questions at the end. Aldrine sometimes sings with a Cher voice and he did a Cher song for us that evening. Stupid questions abounded and I followed Mike DaSilva’s, “Do you do EVERYTHING with a hat on?”

I actually had a better, more musical, question later but I guess the answer was too long for the video edit. I had asked him how he developed his abilities for timing in a song when there is a mixture of 1/16, 1/8, ¼, ½ notes. Aldrine recommended using a metronome and working with it strumming at each beat, then 2 strums for each metronome beat, then 4, etc. Then after a while: beat, 2 strums / beat, 4 strums / beat, 1strum, / beat, 2 strums / beat, 4 strums / and after a period of time you stat to develop the feel for the length of the notes.

Here’s the Uke Got Mail video:
http://ukuleleunderground.com/2008/09/07/uke-got-mail-live-dasilva-ukulele-co/

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Here’s a little diversion, another sweet lovesong, called Luff Song, by Lucy Lou with ukulele.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qr-KA8bxAY&feature=related