Green Rolling Hills of WV on Salad Bowl Banjo Uke

This song was written by Utah Phillips. I'm performing it on a salad bowl banjo uke with a tacked on goatskin head and a cherry neck. I've been told that a b...

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Comment by Jim Morris on November 29, 2014 at 1:48pm

Thanks Reeds.

Comment by Reeds Taylor on November 29, 2014 at 12:54pm

Another fine rendition sir....

Comment by Jim Morris on November 29, 2014 at 12:51pm

Thanks Matt! Most of us think this should have been made the new State Song rather than Country Roads.

Comment by Matthew Borczon on November 27, 2014 at 7:54am

really liked this one. Love the sound of that uke.

Comment by Jim Morris on November 22, 2013 at 4:47am

Thanks Ted.

Comment by Ted Hartman on November 22, 2013 at 4:01am

Very cool build, well played and good singing to.

Comment by Jim Morris on November 21, 2013 at 3:36am

Thanks Steve,RTZ and Unc. It would have to be a dressing with goat cheese in it. Hmm, I just realized - salad bowl, goatskin and cherry neck... I soulda done a song about food! Oh and the strings?... synthetic gut. In fact this uke was supposed to be built on a coconut shell but I had no idea how hard it was to get a tack through one of those!

Comment by Uncle John on November 21, 2013 at 3:06am

Super nice, Jim.Ā Ā  Playing and singing.Ā Ā  What kind of dressing?Ā Ā 

Good idea RTZ.Ā Ā  Maybe some Long Horn horns or bull parts?

Comment by RTZGUITARS on November 20, 2013 at 6:56pm
Small and sounds really good. I have to try putting more animal parts on my builds.
Comment by Steve Mattox on November 20, 2013 at 5:27pm

nice build and great song jim

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