wow Ani the mandolin is absolutley fantastic. we need to hear it too!

Ay up beuwer,

I used to go to school in Grantham. This was convenient as my parents and grandparents used to live there as well.

As I've started to play fiddle, I recently converted one of my early cigar box ukuleles to a 4 string cigar box mandolin so that I can practice fingering without disturbing the neighbours.

Yes, I hope our paths cross one day,

Hi there,
thanks for your delightful greeting of 'honey'. It's been a long time (my choice) since I was called such things.

So, if you mean cigar box playing, at present I'm only playing local open mic stuff around the area that I live, but, as the wounded knee shows little sign of healing, cycling looks out of the question again this year so I might do a little busking. I did play at the slide festival last month.

If you meant the ukulele try www.sleafordukuleleorchestra.co.uk it will give you all of our near future events. Virtually all of them are in Lincolnshire. If you get to the facebook page of our site, check out the music and, in the photos section, check out this seasons publicity shot. It was taken whilst we were shooting a video to promote one of our recordings, Dr Jazz. We were dressed in (approx) 1920s gear - Lincolnshire is not 100 years behind the times.

Thanks a lot for your comment and perhaps we will meet up at one of the gigs or a ukulele festival.

Hi Ani,
thanks for taking the time to add a vote for my skip surfer special, and for taking the time to post me your welcomed comments.

Really busy at the moment getting ready for the new ukulele season (lots of gigs coming in) and open mic sessions.

Hope all is well with you.

No wasn't that impressed....very little field music and too crowded to see anything that you had paid for. I think I prefare Cropready these days more civalised and you can actually see. But loved wandering around the bars in the city centre.

Sherb

First Time at Cambridge for 25 years. I always used to go then kids got in the way.

Cheers Sherb

Wow, a Bazouki... Exotic.
Thanks for your note.
Very kind.
I do have a myspace
www.myspace.com/guaranteedtoswoon
Bye Ani, Catch ya later,
s.

Hi Ani!
Another uke player....yeah! Are you planning on building your own cigarbox uke?

Did you know there is going to be a Ukulele Festival of Great Britain in Cheltenham
on June the 19th and 20th? I'll be performing there. Would be nifty to meet up! It's sponsored by www.ukeglos.co.uk
Take care,
Shelley.

Hello,
I have started a CBN group entitled, "How to Play CBG" It is my hope and intention to encourage the "Wealth of Talent" here on the Nation to share their knowledge and skill to further the CBG movement. Please consider contributing an instructional "video" link to this group. If you are a viewer seeking instruction, please feel free to write. If you have any suggestions or know other players who you think may want to post instructional "video" links, please contact me. Thank you for your interest and support, Keni Lee

Hi there,
Thanks for the reply. A Kona. It knocks my off road cycles into a cocked hat. I've got a Giant converted to a single speed and a single speed cyclocross machine. In these parts there is only drovers trails and roman roads. Some steep hills but no mountains.

Just got back from London on another musical exploit. You might've heard of the ukulele prom, our orchestra was there. Speak again I hope.

Epworth isn't that far away from me. I have cycled through it a few times. Not much there though.

Yellowbelly

Hi there Ani,
I just had to write. Soundssogood tells me that you are a fixed wheel cyclist. I've been riding fixed for more years than I care to think about. Just wondered if you were in fact a "fixie" and how you get on with it in the hilly part of the country. I'm in the flatlands of Lincolnshire, so it's easy around here.

Yellowbelly Flatt

I have only taken phone camera pics of the build,did not want to take my good camera near all the dust.
What is a ratty build? How are you making your cases? Glad that you are getting commision builds, let me see it when it's done.
Ani xx

Thanks for your kind comments , glad you like it , took ages to build and yeah it's strange building left handers , i marked the side dots on the wrong side to start with but realized before i drilled them out ! oopps! lol!
just making a case for it now ,when it's finished i have to build a Guitar for Hollowbelly , he wants a ratty build doing !
hope all goes well on your build , make sure you get loads of pics along the way !

all the best
juju.

hehe! thought you'd like that ! Mahalo top notch ! oh yes you mentioned making the build for a present over on Myspace , yeah i know what you mean about keeping it , tha last build i made was also a left hander or i may have kept it for myself , heres a pic of it , theres loads more pics of all the stages of the build in my albums Montecristo#2

Keep well juju :-)

i was thinking more on the lines of , you would be easy to find once you'd had a skin full of ale lol!
yeah i know i'm itchin to meet you but everythings so ontop right now , i'm lucky if i get time to sleep these days
aint even been on the bike for a good two weeks now ! it's gonna kill me when i do go on it

only kiddin about the demo , if your not at ease doing one no worries i'm sure you will when the times right for you :-)

what make is the Uke , it's very nice looking with the Bound neck and pearloid fret markers .
well gonna run take care of yourself and say hi to Gerry for me hope to meet you in the flesh very soon
juju.

Hello Ani
Well done thats some going , better getting a soaking on the way home than on the set-off lol!! , are you able to walk today hehe!!
it's a suprise how the full sussers help you out you dont realise how much till you jump back on a hard tail , my brother lent my sister his GT avalance the other week i had the job of setting it up for her , i was only on it half hour or so and my ass was killing
sorry not had chance to speak with my buddy as yet hes ill full of the cold so i'm staying away lol!!
Will let you know as soon as possible
Take it easy
juju.

Hi Ani
i will let you know what dates are free ,i'm free just about all the time on sundays but my riding buddy is away until the weekend so i will have to wait until he returns to see when he's free
Cool you borrowed a full susser you will feel the diffrance for sure , dont get pulling no fancy tricks showing off lol!! hope your ride goes well
talk later juju.

Hi Ani
Good to here you had a blast at the festival
a good place to find cheap hand tools is at Car Boot sales , some good bargains on ebay also
Thanks for the reply good to here from you
have a good week building
juju.

Hello Ani
How you been , busy with your build , hows it going ?
don't forget to let me know the dates your free for our Bike ride , had a great ride today the weathers been superb managed to get two and half hours in ,i'm beat now though !!
juju.