Two Chord Songs by Luthier Aaron Keim

I found this guy on a Ukulele Underground forum. I was looking for tuning pegs for a 1950's Harmony Ukulele that I'm restoring. From the UU post, I followed the trail to his Facebook which led me to his Etsy page where he sells this book:

Songbook by Aaron Keim

He's also a luthier. He builds stringed instruments. And hand makes books. And plays music. And, well, the list goes on. Check him out.

On Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Aaron-Keim/514564616

His website:
http://boulderacousticsociety.net/

Jimmy Buffett Ukulele Songbook Released

BuffettInfo.com tells us that Alred Music Company has just released a Jimmy Buffett ukulele songbook, Uke 'An Play Jimmy Buffett.

Jimmy plays ukulele and you can too.

 Before moving to South Florida from New Hampshire, I used to listen to Jimmy Buffett music all the time as a way to escape the long, cold New England winters. I'd turn up the heat, take off my shoes and socks, and put Jimmy on the stereo.

Most people don't know that Jimmy's smile on "Off To See The Lizard" prompted me into becoming a writer.  As a gift to myself for my 40th birthday, I wrote what I called a "little story". When contemplating what to write about, I popped this cd into my Bose and thought, "Gee, I'll write a little story about that smile and what I imagine was behind it."

The smile that prompted my writing career.

The goal was simply to amuse myself. Eight months and 10,000 words later, I realized I was onto something.The little story became a novel which eventually led to the Pug At The Beach books.

And to this day, I still wonder about what made him smile like that.

Now that I play ukulele, well, this just opens up doors to all sorts of interesting adventures!

Here's the link to the original post on BuffettInfo.com:
http://www.buffettinfo.com/front-page-news/2641-buffett-ukulele-songbook-released.html#axzz1BKRocSkO

And here's the link to Alred Music Publishers:
http://www.alfred.com/Products/Uke-An-Play-Jimmy-Buffett--00-36799.aspx

Now, get out there and make some music!

The Daily Ukulele: 365 Songs For Better Living

 

 

From the folks at Flea Market Music

The Daily Ukulele: 365 Songs For Better Living (on Amazon)

I love songbooks. Always have. The actual language of music, those black dots on white paper, is just so beautiful and the more complex the language the more beautiful the music. Fortunately, these songs are fairly simple to play. 23 bucks at Amazon.