Mighty Uke Day
It’s Mighty Uke Day in Old Town, Lansing! And this festival demonstrates a reoccurring theme of my blog: music’s true power is it’s ability to bring a community together.
Today’s event dedicated to the small, four-stringed instrument isn’t just for the ukulele fanatic. Nope, it’s also for those of you who don’t play music but always wish you did. It’s for the person who is wishing he or she had a new hobby, the person who is feeling down in the dumps and needs some new inspiration, the person who feels creativity perculating inside themselves but needs an outlet. Who would have guessed you simply needed a small uke to fill the soul?
Plus the mighty uke might be the perfect instrument: Because of its lighter strings, the uke is easier on the hands than the guitar, and much cheaper too! Also, a uke doesn’t take up storage room. Just get rid of that tennis raquet you haven’t used in years!
So strap on those shoes, hop in your car, and travel down I-96 or I-69 to visit historic Old Town Lansing. (PS: I love Old Town!) With Elderly’s Music offering a free uke lesson at noon, there’s no better time to start playing a musical instrument than now!
My duo partner Hannah Fralick makes a ukulele sound pretty with this song she wrote:
Mighty Uke Day’Facebook Pages: http://www.facebook.com/mightyukeday
Anne Erickson’s LSJ article about the festival: http://bit.ly/mpGYS0
