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  2. D'ye ken John Peel (song) - Wikipedia

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    John Graves, who wrote it in the Cumbrian dialect, tinkered with the words over the years and several versions are known.George Coward, a Carlisle bookseller who wrote under the pseudonym Sidney Gilpin, rewrote the lyrics with Graves' approval, translating them from their original broad Cumberland dialect to Anglian; and in 1866, he published them in the book, Songs and Ballads of Cumberland.

  3. Billy "Uke" Scott - Wikipedia

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    Billy used a special tuning when performing on live broadcasts and theatres. He tuned the third string an octave higher to make the ukulele stand out over the orchestra. He used a violin E string for this purpose. His instruments of choice was an Abbbott Monarch ukulele when performing on stage.

  4. List of ukulele players - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of ukulele players. These musicians and bands are well known for playing the ukulele as their primary instrument and have an associated linked Wikipedia article. It is not intended for everyone that can play the instrument.

  5. Ukulele - Wikipedia

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    The ukulele (/ ˌ juː k ə ˈ l eɪ l i / yoo-kə-LAY-lee; from Hawaiian: ʻukulele [ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ]), also called a uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction. Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert ...

  6. List of jazz tunes - Wikipedia

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    This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.

  7. Lap steel ukulele - Wikipedia

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    The lap steel ukulele is typically placed on the player's lap, or on a surface in front of the seated player. The strings are not pressed to a fret when sounding a note, rather, the player holds a metal slide called a steel in the left hand, which is moved along the strings to change the instrument's pitch while the right hand plucks or picks the strings.

  8. Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    The limitations of the ukulele causes the orchestra to think creatively about how to cover a musical piece, popular tunes are broken down to their constituent parts and then with each musician sticking a distinct part, the combination of different soprano, tenor, baritone and bass registers of ukuleles are used (with separate members playing ...

  9. Banjo ukulele - Wikipedia

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    The banjo ukulele neck typically has sixteen frets, and is the same scale length as a soprano or, less commonly, concert or tenor-sized ukulele. Banjo ukuleles may be open-backed, or may incorporate a resonator. Banjo ukulele heads were traditionally made of calf skin, but most modern instruments are fitted with synthetic heads. Some players ...

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