Lil' Rev || 101 Licks for the Ukulele

Take a look at the 101 Ukulele Licks book review and post over on Humble Baritonics... (click here)

Lil' Rev Reminisces the Milwaukee Ukulele Festival

Good friend Lil' Rev has done a write up for the MUF. Sound like quite the event. I hope to attend in 2011.

http://fountainofuke.blogspot.com/2011/01/look-back-at-2010-milwaukee-ukulele.html

Lil' Rev || Banjo Ikey's Old-time Blues

Another masterful performance!

James Hill & Lil' Rev || Obedience Blues

Two of the best.

Lil' Rev and some Ukulele Friends

MILWAUKEE UKE FESTIVAL || SEPT. 9, 2010

NEWS FROM LIL' REV

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The 2nd Annual Milwaukee Ukulele Festival to be held 9-25-10

Is now ready for advance ticket sales thru our Pay Pal Site. http://mufest.com/

We strongly encourage folks who are coming to buy tickets early as it

sold out last year and will do the same this year. Featured acts include:

Joel Eckhaus, Ralph Shaw, The Ditchlilies, Victoria Vox,

Lil Rev (MC & Uke Fest Director),

Mark "Spanky" Gutierrez, Curt Sheller (Instructor), Milwaukee Ukulele Club.

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Thanks for spreading the word!

Lil Rev

Milwaukee Ukulele Club & Festival Director

http://www.lilrev.com/

Lil' Rev Anounces his partnership with Kala Ukuleles

Lil' Rev has been one of my favorite ukulele players because of his energy, wit, and skill. He is a multi-instrumentalist but tours around the country with his ukulele. I have ALL of his beginner's books and I'm looking forward to two more coming out. One is a songbook of Lil' Rev's music and the second is called 101 Licks for the Ukulele. Here's some news from Lil' Rev...

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Lil' Rev and Kala have teamed up to present a traveling workshop for absolute beginners, called: Uke Can Too, which will teach basic strumming, two chord songs, silly tricks and much more! As Lil Rev tours extensively around the U.S.

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He is often asked if he has a workshop for absolute beginners and this is his answer to that question. Thanks to Kala, for providing 24 Thin Body Travel Ukes to Lil Rev so he can now accommodate up to 24 students. The best part of this deal for those looking to get started on the ukulele and see if they like it, is that Kala and Local Music Stores will be underwriting the cost of this workshop and newcomers will be treated to a free 90 minute workshop, that's right free! So watch to see if Lil Rev is coming to your town to teach his Uke Can Too workshop.

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As many of you know, Lil Rev is the author of the Hal Leonard Method Book Series and is a former Grade School Music Teacher and College Lecturer with extensive experience working with both kids and adults. His approach is fun, educational and enthusiastic, making him a much sought after teacher and performer on the international ukulele circuit.

Lil' Rev || Wonderfully Askew

Strum Masters || Tiamane & Lil' Rev. & Ukulele Dick

Tiamane strum variations



Lil' Rev strum variations



Hey, where's Ukulele Dick? We'll he's a local favorite with amazing ukulele personality. You can see him playing with Sandor and the UkeAholics in the next posted blog entry video, but you're really not getting a good dose of his ukulele strumming talents. Sorry, but I couldn't find a YT video that did his talents justice. I'll keep looking.

Also, to the powers that be at the Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz,
I think a Ukulele Dick strumming workshop is way overdue!

Lil' Rev has a new book for 2011 || 101 Licks for the UKULELE

Over the past year Ukulele Teacher Lil' Rev has been offering a class called: Hot Licks For Ukulele to much acclaim and positive feedback. The workshop is a collection of intros, endings, fills, riffs, and licks from the Blues, Jazz, Country, Bluegrass and Rock traditions all arranged for Ukulele. If you have had the good fortune to take this workshop, the good news is that soon it will come out in book form thru Lil Rev's Publisher, Hal Leonard Publishing under the title: 101 Licks for Ukulele. The will come with a CD of the licks and be available sometime in 2011. Watch for it.

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I have enjoyed Lil' Rev's workshops and books, and Hal Leonard's books are priced quite reasonably and will add to your Uke Book Collection.

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Here's the newspaper article where from the photo was snatched...

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http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/article-4774-lilrs-rev-the-ukulele-man.html

Lil' Rev plays a Swedish tune || FINJETTA

See www.lilrev.com for more videos and photos

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These men are two of my favorites. John King was a master and proponent of great ukulele playing and made great strides to share ukulele history. His books are the standards for all other ukulele books to come. Lil' Rev besides being a great person, he's also a storyteller, teacher, and proponent of traditions. He plays ukulele with so much flair. Be sure to check out his

West Coast tour dates posted previously.

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Lil Rev. in Berkeley (Feb 7, 2010)

This Face Indicates "NEWS"

Just got a message from Lil' Rev. for the Berkeley Ukulele Club

via e-mail. (I am sure it will be posted by Michael DaSilva too)

Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Mark yur' calendars.

Feb. 7th 2010 –Da Silva Ukulele Studio 2pm-3:30pm workshop on…
Novelty Songs: Learn humorous ditties, bawdy ballads, sassy blues, novelty and ragtime numbers alongside of plenty of shticks, tricks and right hand licks to make these numbers come alive. (including the fan stroke, triplet, stop time flips, and much more!)

4-5pm Concert:
$20.00 for Workshop $10.00 for concert or $25.00 for both.

Mike DaSilva -- http://www.ukemaker.com/

Look at the photo of me in the previous post -- see the resemblance?

Lil' Rev shares his Winter Schedule

Lil' Rev & Lil' One

Lil Rev’s 2010 Winter Tour Dates:
Jan 1st Fiddlers Dream 8pm North Phoenix, AZ
Jan 2nd 17th Street Guitars 11am Tucson, AZ
Jan 3rd Annie’s House 2pm Chandler, AZ
Jan 7th Peninsula JCC 1pm San Mateo, CA
Jan 8th JCC of S.F. 1pm San Francisco, CA
Jan 9th Sunnyvale Performing Arts 7pm Sunnyvale, CA
Jan 10th Monterey Uke Club 4pm Monterey, CA
Jan 11th S.L.O 6pm San Louis Obispo, CA
Jan 12th Sydney Creek 6:30pm SLO, CA
Jan 13th The Village @ The Palms 3pm SLO, CA
Jan 16th The Steynberg Gallery 8pm SLO, CA
Jan 17th Huntington Beach @ Bqui’s 3pm Huntington Beach, CA
Jan 22nd Bills Place 8pm Los Angeles, CA
Jan 23rd South Bay Strummers 9:30am Torrance, CA
Jan 24/31st Uke Cruise 2010 Royal Caribbean/Mexican Rivera
Feb 4th Santa Cruz Ukulele Club 4pm Santa Cruz, CA
Feb 6th Santa Cruz Ukulele Club 1:30pm Santa Cruz, CA
Feb 7th Da Silva Ukulele Studios 2pm Berkeley, CA
Feb 10th Petaluma Ukulele Club TBA Petaluma, CA
Feb 11th Frankie’s Pizza 7pm Mendocino, CA
Feb 13th Frankie’s Pizza 7pm Mendocino, CA
Feb 19th The Gorge Ukulele Festival Hood River, OR
Feb 21st Hood River House Concert 6pm Hood River, OR
Feb 24th Roeder Home Concerts 7:30pm Bellingham, WA
Feb 26th West Seattle SC Concert 7pm Seattle, WA
Feb 27th Seattle House Uke Workshop 1:30pm Seattle, WA
Feb 28th Dusty Strings Harmonica Workshops 1pm Seattle, WA
Mar. 4th The Upstage 8:30pm Port Townsend, WA
Mar. 6th Crossroads Music workshops 10am Port Townsend, WA
Mar. 7th Temple B’Nai Torah 7pm Jews of T.P.A. Bellevue, WA
Mar. 11th Anacortes Ukulele Club 1:30pm Anacortes, WA
Mar. 12th Anacortes Senior Center 1pm Anacortes, WA
Mar. 13th Nancy’s Farm (B.U.G.) 2pm workshop/concert Bellingham, WA
Mar. 17th Pacific Winds 7pm workshop Eugene, OR
Mar. 18th Pacific Winds w 7pm workshop Eugene, OR
Mar. 19th Tsunami Books 7:30pm Eugene, OR
Mar. 20th P.U.A. 10:30am workshop Portland, OR

Please tell your friends and family if I will be appearing in their town!

This list is not complete, to view my full itinerary go to http://www.lilrev.com/ for dates, times, and details on all shows between January & March. This is an annual tour I make every winter.

Lil Rev is touring in 2010 in support of his new CD Drop Baby Drop:
A collection of rare blues, novelty numbers, originals & classic instrumental music for Ukulele.

To book Lil Rev, purchase CDS, Books or find out more about his numerous programs please visit:

http://www.lilrev.com/

Lil' Rev & Brian Hefferan || Pig Ankle Rag

LIL' REV

I swiped this photo from Lil' Rev's website. Click the blog title above to go directly there. Here Rev is with Rose Turtle Ertler. I was her groupie when she played in Santa Cruz and Berkeley. Actually, I am not the groupie type -- But I saw her perform 3 places over her short stay in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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I have been thinking about Rev's style and the way he varies strums and picking. I posted these so that I can take some time to watch his style. How he creates interest by changing things up.

Lil Rev - DROP BABY DROP album CD

Caden sez, "It's good barefoot stompin' musik"

photo by Debra Boutwell his Indianapolis Grandma
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Drop Bay Drop - Rare Blues, Novelty and Old Time Music for Ukulele

Lil Rev. (his purchase info is at the bottom of this post)
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Just got a copy of Lil' Rev's new CD. He's got that good old hill country "barefoot" picking style
mixed with beautiful strumming skills. The Rev. shows a bit of the mischievious side in this CD. He has always been one of my favorite performers, storytellers and teachers. His use and skills on the ukulele are a joy to watch and listen to.

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I heard his song, Boodle Am Shake, and liked the picking flavor. I googled for the chords and the master of all ukulele websites, Alistair Wood, surprised me by already having a posting of the song along with the finger picking licks and solid chords up the neck...

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http://ukulelehunt.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/boodleam.pdf

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Ukulele Hunt post...

http://ukulelehunt.com/2008/07/24/boodle-am-shake/#comment-8851

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Yes, that's my Grandson, Caden Andrew West (3 years old)

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To Order write: Lil Rev PO BOX 71362 Milwaukee, WI 53211 $17.00 POST PAID.

LIL' REV MILWAUKEE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Here's a fine newspaper article about Lil' Rev for his fans...

http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/article-4774-lilrs-rev-the-ukulele-man.html

LIL' REV NEW BOOKS || www.lilrev.com

Lil' Rev is a great storyteller, multi-instrumentalist, and teacher from Wisconsin. He is very talented but what I like most is his interest in storytelling and using music as a way to tell about American history and American traditions. He has also created a few beginning ukulele player books. I have the Hal Leonard BOOK 1 and have been inquiring about the availability of BOOK 2 for some months. He just sent me a flyer and he's got BOOK 2 out and also another book called EASY SONGS FOR UKULELE. I have asked Rev to put a Klezmer song in his next book and he's planning on it. Lil' Rev Website http://www.lilrev.com/

A showman on the Uke... (look for more great Lil' Rev videos on YouTube)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yL4sSQ3ym98
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DoTO9mpquQM

Lil' Rev. with the Hefferan's on the Harmonica:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dwGKR_jPhgw

Here's the links to Lil' Rev's new books at Elderly Instruments. (Added 9-17-08)

http://elderly.com/books/items/49-695904.htm
http://elderly.com/books/items/49-695949.htm