Ukulele Covers, by Don Franks

Ukulele Covers

by Don Franks

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	1.	Just Walking In The Rain 02:02
	2.	Pretend 02:26
	3.	When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful 02:11
	4.	The Little White Cloud That Cried 02:15
	5.	Love Letters In The Sand 02:42
	6.	Blue Moon 03:09
	7.	Walking My Baby Back Home 02:07
	8.	Cry 03:19
	9.	September In The Rain 02:22
	10.	Get Out And Get Under The Moon 02:30
	11.	Underneath The Arches 03:05
	12.	My Blue Heaven 02:24
	13.	Always 02:08

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This album covers some of the popular music composed between 1925 and 1952, years spanning the Great Depression and the Second World War. Many enduring songs are from these years of human suffering and upheaval. Some sad songs, some wistful, many of them happy and optimistic. Being the music my parents listened to and sang, these are melodies and words I grew up with. Our home piano stool had some of these tunes in sheet music, most included ukulele accompaniment to the piano part. The piano has far greater range, the ukulele is cheaper, more portable, and easier to begin learning. The ukulele can also be as expressive as a player want to make it. That realisation prompted my solo vocal/ukulele selection of swing era favourites. All parts were played on a Kala K-CEM concert ukulele. Recording and mixing by Darren Watson, cover art by Verena Watson. Album recorded June /July 2019 in Wellington NZ.

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released July 26, 2019

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Don Franks Wellington, New Zealand

Busy Wellington based musician playing and teaching piano, guitar, ukulele and banjo. Heart is in the swing era, but always looking for new sounds and new friends to make music with.