Introductions!

[newredshoes]

Let's get this party started! I'm Esther, your friendly mod, and I have been playing ukulele for, oh, just under a month. I have a Lanikai pineapple soprano and love it -- when I decided, kind of spur of the moment, that I wanted this in my life, the sound on the pineapple uke just blew me out of the water.

I'm 27, I live in Chicago and I have played piano and some wind instruments before, but never a string. Courtney Welbon's cover of the "To be or not to be" soliloquy from Hamlet was the thing that tipped me over. So far it's looking like a fairly excellent choice.

If this is as slow a week at work as I think it'll be, hopefully I'll be able to put together some links and resources for this place pretty soon. But yes, pop on by and say hello -- I'm very much looking forward to seeing who else enjoys ukes on Dreamwidth!

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[jest]

Hi! I'm thinking about taking up the ukulele in the new year. I'm told by various people it is pretty simple to learn. I'll keep an eye on this community if I go through with it. :)

[mrs_tribble]

It always makes me smile when I learn of someone who bought a ukulele and became hooked - they are such awesome little instruments! I have seven Mahalos of different colours (and names!) and I allow my niece and nephew to play them (although my nephew seems to prefer my mandolin, and he's really good on it too). I would love to get my nephew a ukulele for his birthday because a mando is too expensive lol! The lad is a born musician, and since I'm a semi-pro singer with a talent for strings, ivory and woodwind I'm certainly intending to encourage him :)

Thank you so much for creating this community so that those of the ukulele persuasion can come together and get to know each other!