I met Nissa Ludwig on the Joco Cruise in 2018 and recorded a conversation with her then, as well as an extra bit on the 2019 cruise. She is a professional musician who plays a huge range of instruments, but only discovered the ukulele a few years ago. I really enjoyed talking to her and I hope you do too!
The ukulele manufacturer Nissa mentions on Maui is Mele Ukulele.
Nissa and I play a few songs:
Losing my Religion (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe – 1991)
Royals (Ella Yelich-O'Connor, Joel Little -2012)
Afternoon Delight (Bill Danoff – 1976)
Smooth (Itaal Shur, Rob Thomas – 1999)
Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman – 1984)
All About That Bass: (Meghan Trainor, Kevin Kadish – 2014)
Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as others mentioned in the episode.
You can now support me on Patreon! Show your ukulele love and get an exclusive UitNB decal to adorn your uke case. If you sign up as a Ukulele Champion or Ukulele Legend, you will get your name in the show notes, just like these awesome people:
Debbie Hoad
The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.