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Mon 08 Aug 2009Smaller than a violin but more fun than an orchestra - all hail the ukulele
FESTIVAL DIARY: Last weekend marked Dublin’s first ukulele festival. As Rosemary Mac Cabefound, it’s the perfect party instrument
‘LOOK AT that, Mam – a tiny guitar!” You could be forgiven for this mistake – especially if you’re five years old. After all, the ukulele is hardly a ubiquitous presence on the Dublin music scene, or, indeed, on any of Dublin’s “scenes”. But last weekend marked the “first” Irish ukulele festival (high hopes, then), a combination of busking, workshops and performances played out on Dublin’s streets.
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