Host: Stuart Yoshida

Guests: Cynthia Kinnunen, Chris Kennison

It’s the day before the Great Eclipse 2017, and with me on the show today is newly minted Ukulele Podcaster Abe Deshotel, plus regular guest Andy Andrews of PUKA, along with my co-host Doug Brown. We have a full docket starting with talking about Abe’s Ukulele Podcast, the origins of some of the first ukulele festivals, and 20th anniversary of the death of Bruddah Iz, plus much, much more. It’s all coming up next… on the OokTown Podcast.

This is the OokTown Podcast, episode 58, recorded August 20th, 2017. “In The Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!-bour”

Abe Deshotel:

website (including Podcast): https://www.ukuleleabe.com/

Shure MV88: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MV88

Shure MV51 (Abe’s Podcast mic): https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MV51

Andy Andrews:

Tunes in the Dune Ukulele Festival: http://tunesinthedunes.com/

Bend Ukulele Group in Oregon: https://www.facebook.com/BendUkuleleGroup/

Ukulele University 2017: http://ukeu.info/

FIrst OokTown Podcast with Andy: https://ooktown.com/2014-shows/ep-23-we-should-burn-it

Doug Brown:

Website - http://den-uke.com/

Links:

Royal City Ukulele Festival: https://www.royalcityukefest.com/

Guelph in Ontario Canada: https://goo.gl/maps/7ASMNPyxmxn

Blubrry Podcasting site: https://create.blubrry.com/resources/podcast-media-hosting/

Libsyn Podcasting site: https://www.libsyn.com/

Free Audio editing software: http://www.audacityteam.org/

"How to Start and Grow An Ukulele Group": https://www.amazon.com/How-Start-Grow-Ukulele-Group/dp/1546902732

OokTown episode with Jim Beloff: https://ooktown.com/2016-shows/ep-46-zipper-check

Our “Dream Ukulele Cruises”: https://ooktown.com/2016-shows/ep-44-entertainable-goals

“We Know Who We Are” from Moana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRv3HJoHD8

Tribute to Bruddah Iz: https://store.ukulelemag.com/collections/magazines/products/no-18-fall-2017

Tina Guo (Amazing Cello player on “Wonder Woman” theme song): http://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2103901/cellist-tina-guo-sound-wonder-woman-theme-touring-hans-zimmer-slashs

NAMM: https://www.namm.org/

Denver Folklore Center: https://www.denverfolklore.com/

Really expensive Martin ukulele: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2017/04/best-of-namm-2017-day-4-ukulele-underground-coverage/

Spyro Gyra “Shaker Song” with Dave Samuels on marimba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2UcYsOaAtc

Kala brand Waterman plastic ukulele: https://kalabrand.com/collections/the-waterman

Myers acoustic pick-up (no modification needed to ukulele): https://www.myerspickups.com/

Mi-Si rechargeable acoustic pick-up: http://mi-si.com/products/