Born & Raised in Mississippi Residing in The Netherlands
I'm one half of the duo, The Uke Box together with Marko van der Horst. I sing, play the Singing Saw, Ukulele and i'm a bad ass on the Washtub Bass. We perform internationally, host 'The Ukulele Jamboree' in Rotterdam and are the founders of 'The Big Damn Ukulele Band'. Further we run 'The Jumping Flea Market' together, a little shop specializing in Mostly Musical Wonders & Curiosities.
www.jumpingfleamarket.nl
Music is also the greatest inspiration for my other art & craft passions such as Cigarbox Instrument Construction, Graphic Design, Painting and All-Round Tinkering.
This blog is my little showroom where i display my work and present various projects with personal items of interest thrown in between. I hope you enjoy your visit. If you like what you are reading, seeing and/or hearing here and are interested in employing my talents or just have something to share, i would love to hear from you.
Comments & Inquiries mail to:
shelleyrickey@gmail.com
Booking info 'The Uke Box' mail to:
guaranteed2swoon@gmail.com
This coming Thursday (the 3rd) we (The Uke Box) are making an appearance on De Unie Late Nite Talk Show. We'll be giving an interview and showing photographs of the 'Ukulele Consciousness' in the Low Lands. After this the hosts of the show, Eva & Thijs, are going to get a Ukulele Intervention and learn how to play the uke! We'll then close with a song by the two of us. We'd love to see lots of ukuleles in the audience. If you are close to Rotterdam come to the Unie with your ukulele and play 'Jambalaya' with us! The show begins at 21:30, entrance is just € 2,50!
In de Unie on Friday the 25th of February the amazing Olof Arnalds will be performing. She's an Islandic folk singer and multi-instrumentalist including the Charango. The Charango is best described as a South American Super Ukulele. It's has 8 strings and sounds beautiful....
“When I am in a painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a sort of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about. I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc, because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.”
3 comments:
Grrrreat video! And 'Jambalaya'! -- How sweet it is!
I saw you were coming! Too bad I couldn't come.. hope it was fun :)
Hey Anne-Fleur,
Ah, we had such a great time at de Unie!
Hope to see you next time...
: )
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