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Sammy Turton aka 4stringboy

Sammy Turton aka 4stringboy

FromUkulele Tales


Sammy Turton aka 4stringboy

FromUkulele Tales

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ukulele Tales has been nominated for Best Ukulele Podcast in the 2023 Anarchy In The Ukulele Awards! VOTE HERE!Today I'm chatting with Sammy Turton, aka 4stringboy about all sorts of things including:Writing and recording his first album, Vejr (meaning "Weather")How he and his wife ended up living in Copenhagen thanks to BrexitPerforming live versus performing to a backing trackThe origins of Fingerstyle FursdayThe importance of learning music theoryWhy he resisted joining Instagram for a long timeWhy he makes his own thumb picksHarmonics (aka 'Sparkles') explained!The three biggest influences on his playing styleCollabing with other big stars of the ukulele worldWhy he’s called 4stringboy... and it’s NOT because of the ukulele!PRINGLESIf you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.comSupport the show and get bonus content! www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacher---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Sammy '4stringboy' TurtonOfficial Website: https://www.4stringboy.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4stringboy/Ukulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Dec 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (47)

Ukulele Tales is the ukulele podcast! Every Wednesday I chat face-to-face with one of the top ukulele stars or personalities in the world.Whether you want to hear how James Hill put together his famous arrangement of Billie Jean, or how Jake Shimabukuro played the ukulele for the Queen, it's all in this podcast. Bernadette Teaches Music (aka Plazi) spoke about the challenges of being a creator and a parent, Bakithi Kumalo talked about how music was his escape from his impoverished South African upbringing and gave him a new life in the USA recording and touring with Paul Simon. Victoria Vox told the story of playing the mouth trumpet on Jay Leno.There's also stories recorded on-the-go such as my behind-the-scenes account of a local ukulele festival in England.Plus listener contributions about your favourite ukuleles and what they mean to you.Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music - click here for a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website!Sign up to my Patreon page for bonus content, early access and behind the scenes gossip! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.