Yowsah! the Ukulele noir in Shirley was fantastic....nice turnout and GREAT sound. Everyone sounded killer...but, ohmygod, I've never heard Uke Box perform live and Shelley's voice is SO FUCKING RICH it's like a lovely creme sauce! damn.
...They were so well rehearsed and professional you couldn't help but be impressed. Shelley's voice was like liquid honey. IF you have a chance to see them live...go for it.
-Craig Robertson
Craig's Ukulele Noir CD release event was outstanding...Uke Box ROCKS, Shelley & Marko are a dream team--traveling all the way from Holland, no less.
-Patsy Monteleone
After the break up of the Zaagmolen Band in the spring of 2005* we, Marko van der Horst & Shelley Rickey, had a musical breakdown… (*our fiddle player impregnated a Fin…he has since immigrated to Helsinki. Musicians are fertile….it happens)
…Until, on a whim we bought two ukuleles at Japies Accordeon Palace. Well, within a month we were on stage as 'The Uke Box'. Of coarse, it was quite, shall we say, experimental, in the beginning. But since this time we have developed quite an eccentric little act comprised of nostalgic tunes and off-beat theatrics. Besides Ukuleles we also use and abuse a Banjolele, a Child Prodigy Midget Accordion, a Washtub Bass and a Toy Piano. Our mission is to create the best damn show ever that fits into just one traveling trunk!
Hi!! how are you? I'd like to ask you to please vote for my song "Thunder" For the top 100 indie chart. It would mean so much to me if you did. All you have to do is go to http://www.myspace.com/indietop100 and click on "vote". Then type "Thunder -Lucha Lyra" in the message.
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Hey there gorgeousness! Well we'll be doing the coast up and down and venture in and north and Arizona and New Mexico and Nevada too. There is no big plan, we've places to stay in San Fran and Mexico City. The rest is pretty vague, I'm definetly checkin this site for outsider art and thingies, did you know it? http://www.roadsideamerica.com/ XXXXXXX
Hi Shelley! Thank you so much for your lovely comment, I'd love to do a duet with you and your singing saw some time! I really love your act, Hope to see you guys at the Dublin ukulele festival next year, if not sooner! take care :) Carol Anne
Dank je wel for
being our friend :) We look forward to meeting all of our new friends
on tour. Don't be shy come and say hallo! Hopefully see you at
a show?
Hi guys! I love the new page, the pics and videos are fabulous! Thanks again for coming to Dublin and sharing all your wonderful music and artistic talents with us, such a pleasure to meet you! Come back soon please! xxx Imogen