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  1. StringBandUke

    Show us your ukes!

    My first Koa ukelele. Love the instrument and the way that it plays....not sure about the strings. Two weeks of daily playing, and the wood is opening up. May do a string change sooner than later.
  2. StringBandUke

    Greetings from West Virginia...

    Thanks Oldscruggsfan! I understand the dialect thing. We left WV and moved to Columbus for 6 years during The Great Hillbilly Migration (ah, good old Rt. 33). We left the Mountain State but it never left us. Happy Birthday to your son!
  3. StringBandUke

    Greetings from West Virginia...

    No doubt, Kurt. Just like Pennsboro and West Union PD's...you guys were "out there". And Salem was a bit livelier in those days, I'm sure.
  4. StringBandUke

    Greetings from West Virginia...

    Thanks, Jim. I agree.
  5. StringBandUke

    Greetings from West Virginia...

    I totally agree!
  6. StringBandUke

    Greetings from West Virginia...

    Thank you, Patty!
  7. StringBandUke

    Greetings from West Virginia...

    Big fan of Pete Seeger's (half) brother Mike...what an influential musical family! Also Levon Helm and The Band, as well as Paul "Presto" Prestopino from The Mitchell Trio, PP&M, and others. Good music is good music...
  8. StringBandUke

    Greetings from West Virginia...

    I know the area well! Played at the Riverside Cafe in Winfield and over in Buffalo before. I'm in Wood County just above the Jackson County line.
  9. StringBandUke

    Greetings from West Virginia...

    Thank you! The uke is a constant learning experience for me, literally starting from scratch as I have. I'm light years from where I hope to be someday, but I sure am enjoying myself!
  10. StringBandUke

    Greetings from West Virginia...

    Although I've played a number of instruments since childhood, the ukulele became a part of my world relatively recently. As a child, I was exposed to the music of my father and his family, who played Old Time music featuring archtop guitar, open back banjo, Hawaiian guitar, and Autoharp. I...
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