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Join Proctor Farmers Market ukulele jam Mega Uke Tacoma, a musical meet-up of scores of ukulele players, will serenade the Proctor Farmers Market in Tacoma on Saturday. Organized by WASSUP (Washington Association of South Sound Ukulele Players), it promises two hours of ukulele fun with 100 of your new best friends! By CRAIG SAILOR; Staff writer By CRAIG SAILOR The News Tribune Published: Aug. 3, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. PDT
— Updated: Aug. 2, 2012 at 5:58 p.m. PDT
Big sounds sometimes come from small instruments. Mega Uke Tacoma, a musical meet-up of scores of ukulele players, will serenade the Proctor Farmers Market in Tacoma on Saturday.Organized by WASSUP (Washington Association of South Sound Ukulele Players), it promises two hours of ukulele fun with 100 of your new best friends!WASSUP has been performing at the market annually but this year founder Tom Brooks thought, Lets make something big out of this. Hes hoping more than 100 uke enthusiasts will gather to listen to WASSUP and jam with the group.Brooks was playing upright bass in jazz combos on the weekends when a friend gave him a ukulele a few years ago. I started taking it with me everywhere and learned to play many of the same songs I was playing on the weekends with the jazz combos, he said. The ukulele produces a uniquely joyful sound and appeals to a diverse fan base that enjoys playing together, Brooks said. This little instrument is easy to learn but offers unlimited complexity for more advanced playing, he said. Brooks said there has been a ukulele revolution lately. Kids love them, adults love them and they are affordable. Arthur Godfrey used to say, A kid cant get in too much trouble when he has a ukulele in his hands.craig.sailor@thenewstribune.com253-597-8541
You can learn to play the ukulele at Proctor Farmers Market on Saturday. (VICTORIA AROCHO/AP)