Hi, I'm FriendlyFred and running this blog. I play 'em all from soprano to baritone, acoustic and electric. Yes, big hands can handle small instruments. Enjoy strumming around and have a good day !
Youkulele – Il Sito Italiano Sull’Ukulele
Parlare italiano ( Speak Italian ) ?
Well, I don't.
Nevertheless I want to recommend Youkule - The Italian Ukulele Blog.
It's run by Luca Jontom Tomassini. He's a ukulele player and teacher from Rome
( Italy ).
Take a look at his Youtube channel.
He made some good tutorial videos. In his ukulele lessons called " Si può fare sull'ukulele ( you can do it on the uke ) he shows the chord diagrams and also added some comments in English.
Like this one:
Apart from being a good ukulele player this guy seems to be pretty funny.
I never saw a uke player holding the instrument with the chin. Watch this:
So cruise around Jontom's blog.
And remember: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Ciao FriendlyFred
You rock man!
Thanx jontom. Great videos man.
Great post Eric. There seems to be a lot of ukulele goodness going on in Italy at the moment! Loving it!
Yes, there seem to be some uke players down there like your duet partner Pancho.
Italians have a long tradition in playing the mandoline ( like R. Carosone’s band or Nino Rota for the score of The Godfather ).
Maybe from there it’s not so far to the uke.