Ukelele culture

There are some virtuoso players out there covering everything from bluegrass to Bach but even more impressive is the open minded feel of the groups, encouraging learners and people sharing their music for the first time. My first uke was a 2nd world war banjo model found in a loft and given to me by a friend around 1973. Before long I was using it for my earliest semi-pro gigs in a folk dance band. It was amplified via a cheap dynamic mic held inside the body by a thick rubber band but sounded good all the same; the dynamic range was good enough to play solos as well as chordal work and I began using "tremolando" (fast repeating of the same note) to bring out melody lines. Many years later I needed a compact and cheap instrument for a backpacking trip to the Scottish highlands. I got an entry level Kala and was surprised at how well it played and recorded. It was able to sound quite harp-like and also reminiscent of an African Ngoni. That's what I used to record "15 things to do with a cheap ukelele"