Set Choices
by Alex
As a new father, I am facing a dilemma that men before me have faced for generations: what songs should go into the first set that I learn to play on the ukulele to my adorable children? After some serious thought I’ve settled on:
I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning (Bright Eyes)
It’s You I like (Mr. Rogers)
Horchata (Vampire Weekend)
Lei Pikake (Hapa)
Patience of Angels (Boo Hewerdine)
Flowering Spade (Sean Hayes)
Also-rans include: Billy Bragg, Great Big Sea. Maybe for the next round.
Make the connection between Hawaiian music and Western Swing: San Antonio Rose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l7rLA9Jm1I