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LIVE 191 • Keiki Slack Key on Ukulele (Ray Kane Cover)

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Here is a version of the Ray Kane slack key guitar classic “Keiki Slack Key,” played on slack key ukulele.  Keiki Slack Key is one of the first slack key songs I learned, and I still enjoy playing it.  To me, Ray Kane is probably the best example of an ‘old style’ slack key player, and his tracks are always nahenahe.  Hope you enjoy.

Recorded with a Kamaka Koa Tenor ukulele (Kamaka HF-3, low G with stock Kamaka brand black nylon strings and a Thomastik-Infeld CF-30 flat wound fourth string) and a Line Audio CM4 small diaphragm condenser microphone.

LIVE 155 • 4+ Minutes Ukulele Improvisation (Kamaka HF-3 Tenor)

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Here’s some improvisation I recorded one day on a standard Kamaka HF-3 tenor ukulele.  The Kamaka tenor is a classic ukulele sound – for strumming of course, but also for single note lines.  The strings are the stock Kamaka brand black nylon strings with a wound low G – the Kamaka nylon strings have a soothing, mellow, jazzy tone – but also some nice sparkle and definition.  It’s a classic set that wears well.  Hope you enjoy.

Recorded with a Kamaka Koa Tenor ukulele (Kamaka HF-3, low G with stock Kamaka brand black nylon strings and a Thomastik-Infeld CF-30 flat wound fourth string) and a Neumann TLM 103 microphone.