Tom
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All the terms in the subject line refer to the same instrument; It's a ukulele that produces a banjo-like sound.
Attached is a picture of my mentor along with a picture of a small sample of the store inventory of ukes.
The guy who made the banjo-uke famous was the British comedian/player/singer George Formby. The following You-tube videos have George Fornby or one of his cronies playing classic Formby songs:
http://youtu.be/sfmAeijj5cM
http://youtu.be/i3VDn5VlvBk
http://youtu.be/bW7oEN5maZY
http://youtu.be/51KkGdNyc0o
http://youtu.be/8VrZ36mK-pQ
http://youtu.be/rojdYBn9MXQ
Yesterday I visited a dealer and purchased a FireFly banjouke. It has the classic banjo "twang", but it has a little more mellow sound. I brought along a long-time uke and banjo-uke player who is also a teacher in our beginners uke class. This lady brought one of her own banjoukes and, as I explained to the store owner, she makes the instrument come alive.
Attached is a picture of my mentor along with a picture of a small sample of the store inventory of ukes.
The guy who made the banjo-uke famous was the British comedian/player/singer George Formby. The following You-tube videos have George Fornby or one of his cronies playing classic Formby songs:
http://youtu.be/sfmAeijj5cM
http://youtu.be/i3VDn5VlvBk
http://youtu.be/bW7oEN5maZY
http://youtu.be/51KkGdNyc0o
http://youtu.be/8VrZ36mK-pQ
http://youtu.be/rojdYBn9MXQ
Yesterday I visited a dealer and purchased a FireFly banjouke. It has the classic banjo "twang", but it has a little more mellow sound. I brought along a long-time uke and banjo-uke player who is also a teacher in our beginners uke class. This lady brought one of her own banjoukes and, as I explained to the store owner, she makes the instrument come alive.