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
I realized that i had posted the flyer for The Ukulele Jamboree without any further information, which isn't handy unless you speak Dutch. So, let me elaborate, because this is going to be One Hell Of A Show!...
The Uke Box will present it’s 15th Edition of the Ukulele Jamboree. Additionally, we’ll be celebrating the opening night of ‘Route du Nord’, the art route of Rotterdam Noord. In lieu of this special occasion we've got some very super-duper-extra-special things planned...
STARS!
Award-winning Uni & Her Ukulele from California will be performing! Yes, Uni is on her way to Rotterdam! (I can't wait to meet Uni. SO Talented and i LOVE her style. And, I so hope that she'll let me play the washtub bass & the singing saw with her.)
PRIZES! We’ll be raffeling off this beautiful hand-crafted Cigarbox Ukulele. (Made by Me!) Make a donation to The Uke Box and hopefully we'll pull your lucky number from the hat and you can walk away with this one-of-a-kind, folk-art instrument. Click on the image to ZOOM!
Plus Extreme Uke Madness, DJ Hokum, Dancing & Good Food!
Also during the night there will be a Ukulele- Workshop, Performances, Open Mic, Expo & Market. Plus, DJ Hokum will be spinning his 78’s, The Oyster Shucker will be there and ROTABS will be serving up Soup, Tortillas and HOTDOGS before and during the show! After the Ukulele Jamboree the party will continue on deep into the night with DJ’s, Dancing & Fun! See you there!
“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.”
PRIZES!
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