October Newsletter

Hello everybody.  I have a very exciting October and November ahead of me.  The Ukulele by Bicycle Tour will continue through Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia and I have several concerts with the trio in New Hampshire and Maine.

The Ukulele Project

As always 'The Ukulele Project' is available at all shows and the following internet locations:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-ukulele-project/id356700993

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/AaronLee

New England Shows

Tuesday Oct 12: Boston, MA - House Concert (solo show - details for those in the Boston area)

Thursday Oct 14: Portsmouth, NH - The Blue Mermaid, 409 The Hill, 8:00pm

Friday Oct 15: Portland, ME - Blue, 650 Congress St., 10:00pm

Ukulele by Bicycle Tour Part 2 - http://ukulelebybicycle.blogspot.com for details

Tuesday Oct 19: Harrisonburg, VA - The Little Grill

Wednesday Oct 20: Charlottesville, VA - Random Row Books

Thursday Oct 21: Lynchburg, VA - Rivermont Pizza/Lynchburg Grows

Saturday Oct 23: Roanoke, VA - Sharbike

Monday Oct 25: Elon, NC - Elon University

Tuesday Oct 26: Greensboro, NC - The Green Bean

Thursday Oct 28: Boone, NC - TBA

Saturday Oct 30: Asheville, NC - Laurey's Catering

Monday Nov 1: Hendersonville, NC - Bountiful Harvest Community Garden

Wednesday Nov 3: Ft. Mill, SC - Bacintyme

Please let me know if you have an idea for a show on an off day.

More New England Shows

Friday Nov 5: Lewiston, ME - She Doesn't Like Guthries

Saturday Nov 6: Portland, ME - Slainte

Monday Nov 8: Portsmouth, NH - The Red Door

The ukulele by bicycle tour will continue through South Carolina and Georgia in the rest of November.  Dates are still being booked, so please let me know if you have any ideas for tour stops.

Thanks so much for your support!

April Updates

Just a quick note to update you all about some shows in May.  I'll be in New York, Boston and Portland, ME!

May 7 - Cafe Luna - Cambridge, MA (9pm w/trio)

May 9 - The Uptown Salon - New York, NY (house concert, contact me for details)

May 13 - Blue - Portland, ME (8pm w/trio)

I'd love to see you at a show.

As always you can listen to some tracks here:

www.reverbnation.com/aaronleemusic

www.myspace.com/theukuleleproject

The album "The Ukulele Project" is available for sale at all shows and on the internet:

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/AaronLee

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/waking-up-with-you/id356700993?i=356701007&ign-mpt=uo%3D6

Have a great day.

march updates

Lots of stuff going on in the next few weeks.

First of all, I was just added to the Monkey Rock Songwriters Circle at the All-Asia in Cambridge, MA. I will be playing from 6:00-6:30 pm on Wednesday March 17th. Don't be late, or you'll miss it.

On Thursday March 18th I am headed to Bates College in Lewiston, ME for a trio show. The band has been sounding great, so definitely check it out if you live in Lewiston. Show starts at 9pm. For those of you in the rest of the world, I will be playing on WRBC Radio Bates College at 6:30. Tune in online at http://wrbcradio.com.

In the first weekend of April, I am headed to Burlington, VT for a couple of solo shows. On Friday April 2nd, I will be performing at the George Street Spring Concert Series, which is a brand new house concert series. Please contact me for details if you are in Burlington and interested in attending. On Saturday April 3rd, I'll be playing at Ake's Place around 7:00.

Be on the lookout for more shows this spring, including Portland, ME, Cambridge, MA and New York, NY. The up-to-date tour schedule can be found here.

If you are interested in buying a CD and can't make it to a show, it is now available for download on iTunes. Hard copies, which include the amazing artwork done by Hayley Anson and myself can be ordered through the mail at CD Baby or you can send me an email for details on how to buy one directly from me.

cd's have arrived

The album is here.  Pick up your copy at an upcoming performance in your area.  The big one is the CD release party this Saturday at the Ossipee Mountain Grange Hall.  Don't miss it.  I'll also be playing in Kittery, ME on February 20 and at Bates College in Lewiston, ME on March 18.  More dates in Maine and New Hampshire should be coming soon and I am still working on a tour of the great state of Vermont.

If you can't wait for a show to get your hand on a copy of The Ukulele Project you can order it through the mail by following the instructions here.  In addition, it will be available through iTunes and CD Baby at an as yet undisclosed future date.

tracklisting and credits

Aaron Lee - The Ukulele Project

1. Waking up With You

2. Arkansas

3. On the Road

4. Kaylee Ukulele

5. Ukulele by Your Noggin

6. Have You Played a Ukulele Lately

7. The Ukulele Waltz

8. It All Comes Down to You

9. Ukulele in the Morning

10. Michigan Mitten

11. Don't Break my Ukulele

12. I Should Have Brought My Ukulele to the Andes

13. An Ocean Away

14. A Ukulele Lullaby

Ukulele, Vocals - Aaron Lee

Upright Bass - Jeff Bartolini

Grand Piano and Organ - Jeff Marion

Backing Vocals - Connor Garvey, Rachel Dahlinger

Lead Vocals on 6 - Hayley Anson

Recorded and Mixed by Alan Bean in Harrison, ME

Mastered by Fred Baker in Gardiner, MT

H. Anson recorded by Nick Sevilla in Northridge, CA

Drawings by H. Anson and A. Lee

All songs written by A. Lee

album and concert updates

At this point it looks as though the album will be ready by late January. I am confident enough in this that I have scheduled a CD Release concert for February 6 at the Ossipee Mountain Grange Hall in Water Village, NH, which will be a great venue for my music. Jeff and Jeff will be joining me on piano and bass for the first live performance of the trio that is featured on the record and I am sure that I'll be joined by a few more special guests as well.

I will also be playing on February 20 as part of salon night at The Red Door Pottery Studio in Kittery, ME. Stay tuned for more shows throughout Northern New England.

welcome

Sometime in late December, or more likely January, The Ukulele Project will be available to the general public on Compact Disc and Digital Download.  This is very exciting news, as it has been quite a long time since Nick Odato and I composed "Ukulele in the Morning" while trying to entertain a group of pre-bar mitzvah teens and their parents.

The album will have 14 tracks, all performed on the ukulele and all featuring the word "ukulele" somewhere in the lyrics.  I was fortunate enough to have two great friends and musicians join me in the studio, Jeff Bartolini on Upright Bass and Jeff Marion on Grand Piano and Hammond Organ, as well as several others help out by adding their vocal talents.  It's a fun record with a unique sound, interesting and original songwriting, and some great performances.  I am guessing that most people will like what they hear.

I will do my best to keep you updated on all things related to the album release as well as the inevitable live performances that will commence after the start of the new year.  For now take a look at my facebook and myspace pages where you can listen to some demo recordings which aren't nearly as good as the studio recordings will be.

the ukulele project on myspace
and on facebook