Rose vocals and ukulele (Gretsch & Royal Hawaiian). ALSO PLAY BANJO (Windsor), GUITAR (Hawaiian parlour) AND AUTOHARP (Victalele) IN LIVE SHOWS!
Ukulele mostly acoustic these days, only occasionally plugged into effects pedal for a special treat.
Sometimes with a guest on trombone or bass or anything they like...
Influences
caravans, late night pushbike riding in a gang, old people's singing voices, sleeping by a fire, the sound of birds walking on a caravan roof, squeaky hills hoists singing a tune, crocheted blankets, postmen riding old bikes, making things out of cardboard boxes, carrying shopping in cardboard boxes, people who listen, wind blowing into empty bottles, textured wallpaper, champagne, fits of uncontrollable laughter, drawing on clothes with a texta, red rubber bands found on the footpath, family businesses (as opposed to franchises), homegrown or homemade stuff, old suitcases, accents, letters in the mail, particular cutlery and old floral crockery, talkback radio, anyone's stories.
Sounds Like
Rose has a BRAND NEW CD!! Her fourth solo CD "All For One From Now Til Dawn" contains nine tracks ranging from a gentle little ditty strummed angelically on an autoharp (Before Dark) to an all in punky(?) ukulele anthem with a brass section, drumkit, tea-chest bass, ten ukulele players and a school choir! (Gee Whiz). Special guests on the album include some of Melbourne's finest: Carl Pannuzzo (drumkit), Declan Jones (trumpet), Ros Jones and Julian Chapple (trombones), Betty France (teachest bass), Steve Fraser (bass), Glendon Blazely (extra vocals), the Melbourne Ukulele Kollective and the East Brunswick Primary School Choir. What a team!
The album is packaged in a recycled carboard cover and includes a red rubberband in it's design. Rose asked friends to collect those red rubberbands that the postmen leave carelessly on the footpath. Thank ya to all those people who gave me their collections!
"ALL FOR ONE FROM NOW TIL DAWN is now available on ITUNES! Yipppeeee!!! PHOTOS BELOW OF RECORDING SESSIONS at Little Gold Studio, Brunswick, Melbourne
"ALL FOR ONE FROM NOW TIL DAWN is now available on ITUNES! Yipppeeee!!!
In 2000, ROSE TURTLE ERTLER plugged her ukulele into a multi FX guitar pedal. She kept doing this for at least five years, until she learnt to play the ukulele like a ukulele instead of like a little guitar.
She stills loves tacky programmed drums, theremin and random analog electronic beeps and buzzes, but doesn't use these so much in live shows anymore.
Lately, Rose has also been playing banjo, ukulele banjo an autoharp called a Victalele made in Melbourne. All Rose's instruments happen to be made in the 30s and 40s.
"Rose Turtle Ertler calls the music on her latest album, 'wonky folk', but the Daily Planet reckons it's the rest of the world that's wonky and this is a straight-up uke-pop gem." (Brent Clough, THE DAILY PLANET, RADIO NATIONAL, ABC RADIO, SEPT 2006)
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...then you find our Rose in Melbourne producing stuff on her second CD that you could play at a donwhome party and the world has done a U-turn. This is the funkiest girl you is ever going to meet. Let the uke age begin." (THE AGE ****) ROSE HAS RECENTLY RELEASED A COOK BOOK! "WHAT DO UKULELE PLAYERS EAT?" IS A COLLECTION OF RECIPES SUBMITTED BY OVER 26 UKE PLAYERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.. Learn to cook the Big Muffin Serious Band's favourite "Eggless Chocolate Muffins" (NZ), Ukulele For Peace's "Humus'ele" (Israel), James Hill's "Mushroom & Almond Pate" (Canada), Ukulelezaza's "Pasta alla Zazza" (Belgium), Juha Vaananen's "Gumbo" (Finland) and more. Recipes have vegan alternatives for animal derived ingredients. IF YOU'D LIKE TO PURCHASE THE BOOK, DON'T BE SHY:
EMAIL ME AT: roseturtle@gmail.com WITH YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS AND I'LL POLITELY GIVE YOU MY BANK DETAILS TO TRANSFER SOME MONEYS INTO OR IF YOU PREFER YOU CAN SEND A MONEY ORDER IN THE GOOD OLD FASHIONED POST. Or if you're a Paypal type of person, you can pay by going to : UKULELELAND.ORG IT WILL COST YA AU$10 per book (+ POSTAGE : add $1.10 per book for Australia/New Zealand and $4.20 for anywhere else in the world) For currency conversions look at:
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Hey Rose, Yes I have been busy making shirts. I will post some pics real soon. As for uke cases, no just the one. I did have a baritone uke made for me by luthier Jim Williams. Its amazing. I'll post pic of that too. Bye for now from cold-toomba. (where's my springtime!)
Hey Rose! How are you? All those cupcakes look delicious! I'm going to have to get baking. Dad made a mean mulberry cheescake yesterday, man it was good! We are gearing up for a live recording at the Star Court Theatre this Fri night, it's really exciting! Hope all is going well, have a good time in New Zealand :) Lots of love, Camilla and the Family xx
Do keep in touch Rose. I believe you played at the Bendigo Folk Club? I used to live there and started that club. I am originally from newie and am now thankfully back (lived in Melb. didn't like it. Sorry! You live there now? No?).
So if you need suggestions for somewhere to play (the Royal Exchange - that's it!). Please ask. Mal Webb was there last week (he stayed with me). Andrew Winton, Lucie Thorne. They have played there. I know Jess Guille from Flap (I used to play in the Ugly Uncles with her dad). Jess rocks. Anyway, enough name dropping. Enough reputation establishing! Be lovely to see you! And if I get this uke club happening! Well. We will have some people to get along to see the famous Rose Turtle Ertler!
