| The audience at the Asheville
Pizza & Brewing Co... |
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| ...many of whom brought their
own ukes. |
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| Foreground: the Rock That
Uke Commemorative Ukulele. Backgound: a
projected King Kukulele joins a Hula Cats jam. |
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| The Hula Cats (Jason Krekel,
Lin Llewellyn, Ami Worthen and Scott Sharpe)
specialize in the lilting musical strains of
Hawaii. |
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| Lin Llewellyn and Ami Worthen
of The Hula Cats are driving forces behind
Asheville's uke scene. Lin was one of the area's
first musicians to turn on to the Power of Uke.
She regularly attends the Uke Expos. |
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| Hula expert and teacher
Destini demonstrates her art to the music of the
Hula Cats. |
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| Jason Krekel, Ami Worthen, and
Lora Pendleton of the old-time jazz and original
novelty trio The Mad Tea Party. |
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| The Mad Tea Party and the
King. |
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| Reese Gray and Jason Krekel
perform a uke duet. Reese and Jason are members
of several bands including the Firecracker Jazz
Band. |
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| John Herman and Meredith
McIntosh show that the uke is a fine instrument
for old-time Appalachian stringband music. Here
they play The Girl with the Hair all Down
Behind. |
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