Check this guy out!

Thats was fantastic!!!....thanks Marianne....The Malibu Inn is right down the street from Kevin Shirleys house....what a weak **** response from the crowd, I agree with the youtube comments, the crowd needs to shut up!!....If your with me at a gig, dont be talking to me, cuz I aint listening to you

Shreddy

as far as uke players go...this guy, i'm sorry to say, is just mediocre. Fairly cheap sounding instrument also. Guys like Troy Fernandez, Derek Sebastian, Jake Shimabukuro (who this guy is clearly trying to copy), or Dennis Kamakahi from right here in Hawaii would just eat this guy up. A for effort though.

I hope some better representations of the uke get exposed more. it's a powerful instrument in the right hands. I'm glad this came up. I'll post some more examples.

Here's one of the masters. I'm glad to call this man a friend. Jake Shimabukuro with guitarist Tommy Emmanuel playing a Beatles tune.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5qakFIe … re=related

Maui jam band Kanekoa covering Grateful Dead's "Bertha". One of very few bands that feature only the ukulele as a lead instrument in a rock type setting!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM5Ltz_KqeQ

This man is Troy Fernandez and at one point in the mid to late 90's had one of the most popular and successful contemporary Hawaiian music duos called the Ka'au Crater Boys. Now for fun he likes to sit in downtown Honolulu and play for the people on the street. This is just a small example of what this man can do with a ukulele!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV9xX43UUkU

these are just a few examples of what can really be done with a uke.

haha! thats pretty funny!