The history of the uke is given, showing its huge popularity in the roaring 20s, before it faded to become something of a joke. Hbos the mighty eighth an update, its getting close. Kala has been a proud sponsor of the mighty uke film and the mightyuke roadshow tour that has been selling out theaters and entertaining audiences all over the world. The ukulele is often regarded as a punch line more than a musical instrument. Now you can own the dvd that is packed with bonus features including an additional ten short films about the ukulele and a lesson with virtuoso and educator james hill.
Mighty uke comback of a musical underdog dvd region 1 ntsc. The film has a lot of little snippets about uke fever in canada, australia, and the middle east. Mighty uke is a new documentary about the 21st century revival of the ukulele worldwide. In the jungle the mighty jungle wimboweh video share on facebook share on twitter the lion sleeps tonight, also known as wimboweh and originally as mbube, is a song recorded by solomon linda and his group. Find a showing mighty uke roadshow roadshow blog buy it. Mighty uke 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I happened upon the uke a couple of years ago, and it has been such a source of joy and happiness.
It combines graphics, photographs, interviews and performance footage to tell the story of the ukulele and its recent resurgence in popularity. The mighty uke is released on dvd on 28th september. Life is a highway and its mighty fucking long mighty fucking long full of twists and turns so you know shits gon go. Mighty uke is a documentary charting the history of the ukulele and the current uke boom. Over the next thirty years the uke was number one, and then, with the rise of rock and roll guitar, faded into nerdy obscurity. By the time yan hit the stage for his wonderful mix of american blues and french swing, the audience were fairly pickled, cheering, clapping and singing along. Its the third part of their trilogy which includes band of brothers and pacific. You do not need a stand or music well project song sheets, movie style. I truely enjoyed this look into this happy little instrument. The mighty uke really showed me how wide the interest in the ukulele has spread in receint years and its future growth. The on stage folding mighty ukulele stand was made especially for smaller stringed instruments like ukulele, mandolin, violin, and even dulcimer. However, when we realized that uke players, unlike most musicians, actually bring their ukuleles to concerts, we knew we had a new format for our screenings.
The 2year best seller blasts to the screen with every kind of love there is dan roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. But the best part of the mighty uke road show isnt james hill or the movie itself, though both are excellent and worth your time its that the road show is participatory, and if youre in a uke mad town like seattle in a tiny but perfect theater like the jewelbox at the rendezvous, you get to play your uke in a room full uke fanatics. It film gives a lot of good history of the instrument and shows a lot of the players in the uke world today. However, i dont know if this movie was copied poorly or what but its really dark. Mighty uke travels the world to discover why so many people of different nations, cultures, ages and musical tastes are turning to the ukulele to express themselves, connect with the past, and. Old towns mighty uke day the largest ukulele festival in michigan kicks off friday. Who wants to watch a movie about everyones favorite instrument. Mighty uke the amazing comeback of a musical underdog. I just showed this film recently to members of our local ukulele club. It has interviews with jake, shimabukuro, james hill, john king, dent may among many others.
Might uke was an official selection at the 2010 big sky documentary film. Mighty uke is glad to be able to help generate revenue for the artists whose music made our movie so musically rich. Hawaiian ukulele artist kimo hussey strums for mighty uke. Trailer for the documentary mighty uke think of a ukulele and you probably imagine grass skirts, slide guitar and kitchy lyrics, but far from being just a hawaiian novelty instrument, the uke has a rich history and has profoundly affected music around the world. Disney in the jungle the mighty jungle lyrics the lion. The amazing comeback of a musical underdog released 2010 is a documentary film about the ukulele. A documentary about the global resurgence of the ukulele in the 21st century. On stage mighty uke folding instrument stand alto music. All ages seem to take to it i have a friend who just took to it after his retirement and the experts expound on how easy it is make sweet sounds. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Jan 11, 2010 mighty uke travels the world to discover why so many people of different nations, cultures, ages and musical tastes are turning to the ukulele to express themselves, connect with the past, and with each other. Here at it is our mission to bring you the finest documentaries from around the world. Mighty uke has been screened at venues that include the historic egyptian theater in hollywood and the castro in san francisco. Mighty uke mighty uke travels the world to discover why so many people of different nations, cultures, ages and musical tastes are turning to the ukulele to express themselves, connect with the past, and with each other.
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Mighty uke travels the world to discover why so many people of different nations, cultures, ages and musical tastes are turning to the ukulele to express themselves, connect with the past, and with each other. For mighty uke day x, we thought wed upgrade your lodging experience. If you would like to help support mighty uke, please click the donation button below. Filmmaker tony coleman explores the worldwide appeal of the ukulele, including the instruments history, heyday and resurgence. Filmmaker tony coleman examines the worldwide appeal of the ukulele. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The mighty uke team are planning a tour of the uk later this year so if youd like to host them at your uke group shoot them a message here. I was happy to find this movie because i read the book, freak the mighty, with my students.
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