James Hill : Ukulele Players You Should Get to Know

Posted by on January 31st 2020 @ 4:33 pm

Maybe he really needs no introduction in the ukulele community … but I keep running into people who haven’t heard of him, and they should have. James Hill is actually in my top 3 most inspiring ukulele players in the world … folk that completely changed the way I think about the instrument and what it can do (the others are Jake Shimabukuro and Taimane Gardner … later posts). Here are three of my favorites from his output …

My only complaint: James Hill is such an amazing, virtuosic player, but he only releases one or two performance videos a year (more, please!). I also think he’s a great songwriter (more, please!). That said, I know he focuses a lot of his energy toward his education and teaching … which, from personal experience, I know is where there is great demand and a living to be made. However, if you’re left wanting more, like me, there are a lot of bootleg videos of James out there on the web (just do a search) … so perhaps that’s a good strategy to take as well, let the fans video you and promote you. 🙂

Ryan's favorite starter ukulele: The Enya Nova U Concert Ukulele 23” on Amazon sounds great, is easy to play, in tune and nearly indestructable. "I left it in the car through the heat of summer to see what would happen, and it still plays beautifully."

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