Aldrine Guerrero
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Aldrine Guerrero is an ukulele player from the island of Kauai. Originally from the Philippines; Aldrine takes styles of old and new, and mixes in his own formula of playful but yet mature sounds. Aldrine's vocals are quite unique and his play style of ukulele is described as "Hawaiian jam style meets 8-bit video games" He is also a multi instrumentalist that range from clarinets and saxophones to guitar and bass. Guerrero also composes original music.
Guerrero has played for national and international audiences including US, Canada, Thailand, Japan, and Korea. His ukulele work has been featured in radio, television, and a major animated film (Hotel Transylvania) Aldrine also keeps a steady social network using twitter (2000+ followers) Facebook (4500+ friends) and YouTube (29,000+ subscribers) Guerrero is also the head instructor atukuleleunderground.com with over a million hits each month, Ukulele Underground has a massive library of ukulele tutorials and the largest online ukulele forum. Ukulele Underground's forum currently has over 1 million posts from over 75,000 members (3900+ active) Aldrine Guerrero's Website |
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Manitoba Hal
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Manitoba Hal is an accomplished musician and songwriter, but he is best known for his ukulele chops. Hal uses a looping technology to produce a one-man-band experience, adding subtle but important background beats to his extraordinary ukulele strumming and riffing. Many wouldn’t associate the ukulele as a blues instrument, but Hal takes out all the hula, leaving only room for deep blues to prevail. After his grandfather gave him a uke in ’95, Hal found that it transferred easily from his blues guitar style, complimenting his combination of finger picking and strumming, and gospel vocal style. Hal writes his own blues tunes, and also covers traditional songs after giving them his own flavor. His songs also breathe with hints of Tin Pan Alley, hit parade, rock, gospel, and folk. Hal is influenced by artists like Robert Johnson and Taj Mahal, Colin Linden, and Big Dave Mclean. As a big blues man with a tiny ukulele, Manitoba Hal makes music with this instrument like no other.
Manitoba Hal has international ukulele endorsements (Ohana Ukuleles and aNueNue) and tours internationally performing and teaching at ukulele festivals worldwide as one of a handful of authentic blues performers performing with the ukulele today. Manitoba Hal's Website |
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Danielle Ate the sandwich
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Danielle Ate the Sandwich is the stage name of the indie-folk, ukulele player and songwriter, Danielle Anderson. Her music career began modestly at open mic nights in Fort Collins, Colorado, and was unexpectedly jumpstarted by the popularity of her homemade YouTube videos, that showcase her songs and silly personality. The true power of Danielle Ate the Sandwich, however, is her ability to sing stories both grand and small, with sweet vocals and thoughtful, honest lyrics. Danielle Ate the Sandwich has been touring nationally since 2009, cultivating a loyal and dedicated fan base, affectionately referred to as ‘Fanwiches.’
Danielle Ate the Sandwich has shared the stage and collaborated with acts such as Pomplamoose, Leo Kottke, Mumford & Sons & Suzanne Vega. She has released five independent albums, receiving praise from fans of all ages. Her latest release, “The Drawing Back of Curtains” serves as the soundtrack to the HBO documentary film “Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson.” Danielle currently tours the United States year round and is happily based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Danielle Ate the Sandwich's Website |
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Stuart Fuchs
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Stuart Fuchs is a performing multi instrumentalist, recording artist, sound healer, and an innovative and compassionate teacher. He is a lifelong minstrel and plays a wide variety of styles of music on acoustic guitar and ukulele including folk, classical, jazz, rock, avant garde, sacred and world music. He also plays Latin percussion, Bolivian charango, Australian didjeridoo, Native American flute, Tibetan singing bowls, and yes - hunting calls and amplified toys. With over twenty years of experience in the arts, he has empowered people of all backgrounds to discover their own musicality and to play with greater ease, skill and joy. Stuart has performed his genre bending ukulele instrumentals and soulful songs at concert halls and festivals across the USA and internationally.
Fuchs' concerts are like a combination of a summertime lawn bowling party, a mystical poetry reading in a Bedouin tent, a smoky jazz club, a nuanced recital hall concert, and heart opening meditation class. Audiences laugh, sing and clap along, reflect upon life's mysteries and sometimes even shed a tear. Stu has been called a "modern day pied piper" (Buffalo News) and travels the world spreading musical joy through spontaneous and scheduled acts of melodic kindness. Have you ever been treated to a spontaneous serenade at an airport gate or in the waiting room of a doctor's office? If you heard soulful and peaceful refrains coming from a smiling ukulele player, that was probably Stu. Stuart Fuch's Website |
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Mike Hind
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Our Master of Ceremonies for the 2015 Tampa Bay Ukulele Getaway will be none other then Mr. Mike Hind!!
This funny, irreverent and spontaneous, Bermudian ukulele artist also known by his stage moniker, Uncle Elvis, performs weekly throughout the summer all over the island - Red Steakhouse, Bermuda Bistro at the Beach and, predominantly, The Dock at Waterlot Inn, entertaining crowds with an eclectic range of songs from classic romance tunes to the catchiest pop numbers. He’s been known to burst into song at a moment’s notice… sometimes in the middle of another song. With years of experience in comedy, theatre and performing with local bands, Kennel Boys & Duty Free most famously, Mike decided to pick up a ukulele at age 41. His show is equal parts joyful and melodious comedy, with audience members often dragged in by playful heckling. In 2013, he released “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” an EP funded solely through donations by friends and fans through crowd-funding website IndieGoGo. And is working on both a live album, recorded at The Dock - with tree frogs in the background as accompaniment - and an album of classic 70s folk-pop covers… and possibly another with disco covers! Mike has become a staple at our Getaways and we are proud to have him with us once again. Mikes Hind’s Web Site |
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