The Lord Of The Dance - Celtic ukulele version

[Mcmotherfuckingrory]

Absolutely beautiful.

I wish I could play the uke as well as you do.

You are wonderful musician.

:3

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks very much for watching.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks for your comment.

[29Rebecca]

I love the way you play, it is so beautiful. I have seen all of your viedos, and my words cannot express how beautifully you play. I am just a beginner on the Uke, but hope someday I can play as well as you do. Your very much an inspiration.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thank you so much for your comment, Rebecca.

[GMSamuelRhine]

so im not too good at uke any tips on how to play celtic? btw i love how you played this song the strings ring out so nicely

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Learn to read tab, use 3 fingers and thumb, smooth fingernails and use my tabs. The string ring out because I have used campanella playing.

[etol56]

Isn't this Simple Gifts, an old Shaker song? Perhaps it is actually taken from the Lord of the Dance...which was first?

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Yes. the tune was first. It was used for the Shaker hymn. In 1967 the words to Lord of the Dance were written and this tune was used.

[crazychaoticcool]

That was so pretty. And I loved the ambient birds chirping in the background. :)

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks very much.

[ValerieValirah]

Finally got around to purchasing this (and your ebook)

Now I'm all ready for my Winter holiday!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Hi Valerie. thank you for buying my book. Have a great winterfest.

[ValerieValirah]

thanks for writing it!

[banduraplayer]

That is amazing! I had no idea that an ukelele could be played like that! How is it tuned please, and what make is that ukelele?  I have several cheap ones and don't suppose they would sound that good....very sadly.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

I am sorry I haven't got back to you sooner. It is an Ohana. it is tuned high G, C, E and A. There are lots of factors: solid wood, type of strings, how it is played, how it is recorded, etc.

[Hikikomori013]

@banduraplayer Check out Fingerstyleuke the hear what a cheap ukulele sounds like with good strings and a lot of practice. Aquila Nylgut strings are fairly cheap and a good addition to any string instrument.

[deeskis1]

Wonderful, thank you :)

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks.

[antwoine123]

Thanks for taking time out of your day to show us beginner uke players how it's done.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

My pleasure.

[collypink]

Very Beautiful, thanks for sharing.

The birds add a little magic.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thank you.

[2ndgeneration]

Beautiful Ken,,just beautiful! I wish I could read TAB as fast as you are reading it.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

With practice you will be able to.

[BondankExperience]

Gorgeous

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thank you, Tony.

[TokyoUketarist]

Beautiful! The birds just add a little outdoors atmosphere. I didn't know John King passed away 'till now that is really too bad. He was truly a great player. He will be missed..

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

He will. Thanks for the comments.

[jakewildwood]

This could have been on Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest it's so quaint. Well done, Ken!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks Jake. Yes, I'm pleased with it and it's not too tricky to play.

[BerndDombrowski]

Very nice and the birds working for you !

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks Bernd.

[panthergirl1256]

That was a beautiful arrangement of that song :)

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thank you.

[DavMatJac]

Nice :)

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks.

[doogey9]

Ken,

absolutely beautiful.... 'little bells' i love that.....

Todd

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

It's a nice effect.

[soumumbo]

just beautiful, Ken - thank you for sharing

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks.

[NewMexicoDawG]

Awesome Song:)Awesome Player On the Ukulele Too:)

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thank you.

[tux325]

what kind of uke did u play it on?

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Ohana TK-35G

[unclejeff64]

beautiful ken!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thank you Jeff.

[64kailua]

Way cool!! Beautiful.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thank you.

[casetone2514]

Absolutely brilliant

Fav

5stars

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

I have been writing a lot of music lately. I think this one has turned out well. Thanks Tony.

[ukeshale]

beautiful job. such polished playing

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thank you Shane.

[krabbers]

nice job ken

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks K.

[learninguke]

I was expecting to see you do some riverdance on this one! :)

Great song!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

My feet won't move quickly enough anymore.

[thejumpingflea]

Wow Ken. You never cease to amaze me. I hope to someday be as clean of a player as you are.

Keep it up and don't ever stop.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thank you.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

My garden looks great at this time of year. By August it is as dense as the jungles of Yucatan.

[clanchiefca]

Very nice Ken, really enjoyed it!

( )o)===#

[okvolleyball]

Awesome Ken!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks Stephen.

[adellethegreat]

Absolutely lovely, Ken. You look very happy in this vid, too.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks. I have lot to be happy about, Adelle.

[Silkeauverthe]

I'm loving it Ken. Actually, the birds added a little touch :)

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

It was a really hot day and they were singing loudly.

[phillipsderek]

Just beautiful! This one is on my 'must learn' list when the e-book is finished.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks Derek.

[russbuss415]

fantastic sound Ken! the birds were telling other birds about the awesome backyard concert.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Haha. Thanks Russ.

[DrewRod13]

Well played Ken, well played.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks.

[irvingjohn]

You are just awesome, Ken.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Hi John, thanks.

[BflatTenor]

It was a special blessing to find this waiting on Pentecost. Just lovely thanks.

Very, very, very minor quibble, this song just sounds better to me if I think of it as "Tis a gift to be simple".

All the best.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks.

I've done Simple Gifts already. But I believe the tune is much older anyway.

[BflatTenor]

I'm no expert so I only report what I have read elsewhere but I believe that the current scholarship credits the melody to Joseph Brackett of the Shaker community and not, as previously thought, any previous tune.

it shouldn't matter as the tune is identical in both cases but the Simple Gift lyric is just so profoundly beautiful I prefer to think of it that way, that's all. Thanks again.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

You may be right. I'd always believed that he wrote the words and that the tune was much older.

[josephhoh]

Lovely arrangement Ken. I would definitely get the second ebook too.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thank you, Joseph.

[josephhoh]

Heywaitaminute

I thought you would be fast asleep by now!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Just got in.

[UkuleleMatt]

Beautiful! Great playing as usual Ken! And nice Uke as well!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks again, Matt.

[SaddleSoreSista1]

John King is indeed a favourite uke player of mine and his technique is evident in this arrangement of yours. Lovely

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks SSS.

[ValerieValirah]

I am so looking forward to your Ebook!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

This tune will be in the second one, not the one that comes out later this week.

[ValerieValirah]

There will be two??? Even better!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Maybe more.

[ukulelenwelt]

great playing!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks.

[MusicMaaad]

I AM THE LORD OF THE DANCE SAID HE! Great cover Ken :)

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thank you, Orla.

[jhgarl35]

Great picking. I like that style.

[GrumpyCoyoteTunes]

Yep - favorite.

The birds work... I like them. Give them a tip from Seattle for me.

Can't wait for the book my friend.

[UkuCouS]

Wonderful Ken bravo !

[deach69]

So clear and precise. Awesome Ken!

[BaronK69]

Absolutely beautiful, Ken! That uke really sings in your hands.

[UnluckyMum]

Fantastic arrangement of one of my favourite school choir songs! Look forward to learning it- thanks

[UnluckyMum]

Hooray ! Best 97p I've spent in ages- Its great to have notation, I'm not good with tab :)

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Happy to oblige.

[JustaMidwesternGuy]

Inspiring!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

thank you.

[UKISOCIETY]

Perfect! Your uke rang like a bell.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

A little bell!

[hoosierhiver]

Love it Ken!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks HH.

[jmmquah]

Really lovely Ken. Always been a favourite of mine

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks.

[thecarters28]

i love this song!. we sing this at church alot!!. great version you did!!! ~ Robert

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thank you, Robert.

[Zwoko]

Absolutley Wonderful Ken!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks.

[mctrmt]

Wonderful, Ken. Sweet and clear.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Hi Mary-Anne. Thanks very much.