Ep. 89: Nice-olation
Description
Guests: Sarah Goodroad, Mary Agnes Krell, Ben Hassenger
Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown
It’s May 2020 in the year of the pandemic, and we’re still hunkered down trying to figure out how to do things like: having virtual ukulele strum along and festivals! And we’ve got an all-star panel of guests with Sarah Goodroad of the Boulder Ukulele Group, Mary Agnes Krell of GNUF, and Ben Hassenger, the self-proclaimed Ukulele Ambassador of Michigan. Now, grab your favorite self-isolation beverage, sit back, and join us… on the OokTown Podcast.
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Shoutouts:
* Lisa (the Ukulele Fool) Kljaich the Host of The Ukulele Fool Strum along in Kentucky, and Ross who was strumming along with us are both fans and gave us a Woot!: https://www.facebook.com/newtouke/
* Boston John from the Steamboat John Denver Strum along gave us a shout out!: https://steamboatlibrary.org/ukuleles/steamboat-uke-jammers-club
Links:
* Boulder Ukulele Group - A community group of musicians: https://www.boulderukulelegroup.com/BUG_About_Us.php
* Mary Agnes Krell - Grand Northern Ukulele Festival: https://northernuke.com/team/mary-agnes-krell/
* Mighty Uke Day | The biggest little ukulele festival in the "Great Uke State": https://mightyukeday.com/
* Uke Fest 2021 - The Ashokan Center: https://ashokancenter.org/uke-fest-2021/
* Music is the Foundation | Mighty Uke Day: https://mightyukeday.com/mitf/
* UKE Magazine — World of Ukes: https://worldofukes.co.uk/uke-magazine-shop
* Chap-Hop And Chill 'Nice-olation Mix': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdWYtgFmFd8
* FREE Online Uke Fest — Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel: http://www.cheemaisel.com/minifest
* Why Zoom Is Terrible: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/sunday-review/zoom-video-conference.html
* Everything You Need to Know About Slow Internet Speeds: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/technology/personaltech/slow-internet-speeds.html
* Boulder Ukulele Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boulderukulelegroup/
* Lansing Area Ukulele Group: https://benhassenger.com/laugh/
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