May 30, 2021
Today I have a chat to Christopher Davis-Shannon, a Philadelphia-based musician who grew up in a very musical family. He discovered ukulele a few years back and fell in love with it, and he now plays some fantastic music, much of it influenced by early 20th century players such as Roy Smeck and George Formby. Enjoy!
To find out more about Christopher’s music, teaching, and his new book “The George Formby Handbook”, go to his website thetinman.co.
Some show-related links below:
- Roy Smeck
- Campanella
- Sam Muir
- Choan Galvez
- Paul Mansell
- Django Reinhardt
- George Formby
- Cliff Edwards
- Art Fowler
- Wunderkammer instruments by Liam Kirby
- Original style ukuleles – Nunes and Dias
- Gene Austin
- Bing Crosby
- Prat Instruments
- "Checking In" podcast
- Chris’ Jazz Cafe
Songs played on the show:
- Bluebird (Christopher Davis-Shannon)
- Smile (Charlie Chaplin, 1936)
Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode
Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design.
Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast:
- Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell
- Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright
The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.