Kirkland’s own original ukulele rock band are in the house! Known for their motto “wine drinkers with a ukulele problem”, Marilyn & the G Strings will get you “boogieing your sneakers away” with their eclectic repertoire and sweet harmonies of old and new tunes you’ve never heard performed before on ukuleles, keyboard, cello, guitar, flute, banjo, trumpet, harmonica and bass. Check the Schedule page for the latest performance schedule and goings on. Prepare to be surprised!
vocals and flute
ukulele, guitar and vocals
ukulele, keyboard, recorder and vocals
electric & acoustic guitar, bass
and vocals
vocals, percussion and kazoo
u-bass, 8 string ukulele, harmonica, guitalele, guitar, banjo and vocals
percussion, trumpet and vocals
A: Why not? ... It could have easily been "Judy & the Screamers", "Suzy & the Banshees" or "Molly and the Hangovers". The "Beatles", "Eagles", and "Hootie & the Blowfish" were already taken. But all seriousness aside, typically the bottom string of any stringed instrument is the lowest however, on the ukulele the bottom string is actually the highest pitched string and happens to be a G note. The Marilyn part just came...
A: YES... why yes it is! It's called a U-Bass which stands for Ukulele Bass and is made by Kala Ukuleles.
A: Not really! Actually the ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian interpretation of the machete, a small guitar-like instrument related to the cavaquinho, braguinha and the rajao, taken to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants. Check out Wikipedia for more info.
A: Why not? As my dad used to say.. "better than a poke in the eye"! They are extremely easy and fun to play and it sure beats carrying around an accordion or piano!
A: The most common tuning for ukuleles other than a baritone uke is, 1st string = A, 2nd string = E, 3rd string = C, 4th string = (high) G. Baritone ukuleles are tuned exactly like the first 4 strings of a guitar. And the bass ukulele is tuned just like any other 4 string bass. More information about various ukulele tunings can be found HERE.
A: Most people incorrectly pronounce ukulele as "you-ka-lay-lee", however, the correct pronunciation is "oo-koo-lay-lay".
A: No kemosabe!.. Typically ukuleles do have 4 strings however, you can also find them in 6, 8 and even 10 string configurations. The 6 string version doubles the 1st and 3rd strings while the 8 string version doubles all 4 strings. A 10 string ukulele is also called a Tipel. The 1st and 4th strings are doubled while the 2nd and 3rd strings are tripled.
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Interested in booking the band for your next party or event? Want to know where we are performing next? Have a song selection you would like to hear us perform? Well..give us a holler and don't forget to Follow Us on Facebook. Even if it's just to say hi, we would love to hear from you. Give us a call, send us an email or feel free to fill out and submit the Contact Form. And don't forget to sign up for our mail list.
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