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. 🙂

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