Jumping Fleas in Schnectady

Ukulele night!

http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/apr/27/0427_jumpinfleas/

excerpt:

"in the 1990s, things began to change. Hawaiian ukulele player Israel Kamakawiwo’ole recorded a version of “Somewhere Over the Radio” that was used in movies and television, including the highly rated episode of “ER” where Dr. Mark Greene dies of cancer in Hawaii.

The Beatles were all big ukulele fans, and a 2003 concert documentary, “Concert for George,” which features rock greats performing George Harrison’s music, helped stimulate more interest in the ukulele. In the film, Paul McCartney performs “Something” with a solo ukulele arrangement. More recently, a clip of Hawaiian Jake Shimabukuro playing the Harrison-penned “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” became a YouTube sensation."