Mary Ukelady: News-MATV

Hello There!
My current mood is "excited" because I've finally got Show #1 of Mainely Acoustic TV online!
CLICK HERE TO WATCH

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7268922671313319245

Here's the official announcement.
And more news will be on the way!
Enjoy ~
Mary Uke

Announcement!

MAINELY ACOUSTIC is a monthly community TV program showcasing Maine ssinger songwriters in a solo acoustic setting. The show is directed and produced by Steve Galvin of Norway Paris Community TV, co-produced and hosted by Mary Uke Hargreaves.

Each guest plays 30 min. of original live music, accompanied by Mary Uke on the closing song. The show presents some fine local talent, excellent videography, and fun family entertainment.

It is filmed monthly at the Fare Share Commons Art Gallery, 447 Main St. Norway, ME., sponsored by the Fare Share Cooperative and Commons Art Collective, and broadcasted on Norway Paris Comunity TV, Channel 11.

If you are a Maine musician and would like to audition for the show, contact Mary Uke through her website www.maryukelady.com

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SHOWS Are Viewable At www.video.google.com - Search Mainely Acoustic

** AND Viewable At www.myspace.com/maryukelady AND www.maryukelady.com
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NOW - VIDEO #1, GUEST - JIM GALLANT OF NEW GLOUCESTER, ME.
www.jimgallant.com

SOON - VIDEO #2, GUEST - KEITH DOVER OF DURHAM, ME.
www.keithdover.com


UPCOMING SHOWS,

KATEY BRANCH OF SOUTH PARIS www.heartstonemusic.com,

BOB WALLACE OF HARRISON www.myspace.com/wallybobtunes

Stay tuned :)

HELLO and WELCOME,
Thank you all for the kind letters and support :)

I am so excited to announce that my song "Love Is Strong" has been added to New York City's radio station 106.7lite FM, on the "New" music page.
The more plays that it receives, the stronger the chances are that it will be heard nation-wide.

HELP SPREAD THE LOVE that I am sending out to the world! ( Lord knows we need it)
Please CLICK on the link below and LISTEN to my song. (Only full length plays will count)

http://www.1067litefm.com/cc-common/artist_submission/player.html?art=201481&gateway=exiting

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If you can't connect here, just copy and paste the address into your browser and click Enter.
Remember, Love Is Strong!
Mary Uke :)

ALOHA,
*** "LOVE IS STRONG" IS ON SALE NOW! My Debut CD is an upswing journey and is now available at Books nThings in Norway, Maine.
AND online at WWW.CDBABY.COM where there's a Rhapsody Link and an additional 10% OFF multiple orders.
“I won’t forget the laughter, the woodstove, stories, friendships, and the wonderful artists whose individual talents seems to bond with my musical endeavor. And that is … to help make the world a better place.”

Mahalo,
Mary Uke :)
"It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." Eleanor Roosevelt

Hello and here we are back in the cold, But not without warm hearts.

Well we taped two shows so far at "Mainely Acoustic" on NPCTV!
And now we wait for the final edits, and soon I'll post the videos ONLINE for you to watch.
It will be viewable on Community TV in Norway, Paris, Waterford ( & soon in W. Paris and Buckfield) and neighboring towns across the state of Maine. I will keep you up to date on the Norway ( Channel 11) TV schedule.

Our first show's guest is Jim Gallant www.jimgallant.com
And our 2nd show is Keith Dover www.keithdover.com

We have a series planned with several more exciting guests.
Katey Branch, an inspirational folk singer songwriter will be taped on Jan. 6.
Bob Wallace, a sea faring songwriter / guitar picker will be our Feb. guest in 2009.
www.myspace.com/wallybobtunes

For Details, keep an eye on my Calendar page!
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Don't forget to visit MYSPACE AT www.myspace.com/maryukelady

And if you're looking for Music to liven up the HOLIDAYS, just CLICK HERE

Peace,
Mary Uke

Hi ya,
My radio show gig at WMPG FM in Portland went great today! I was a guest on Deirdre Nice's "In Your Ear" show. Deirdre is a ukulele enthusiast, and the executive / artistic director of St. Lawrence Arts Center. Visit this website on my Links Pg.
It was a super treat to sit in with her and play my new stuff after a long drive down in our first snow storm of Fall 2008.
IF YOU LISTENED IN, I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
CLICK on my EMAIL LINK on the CONTACT Pg.

OR BLOG ME AT www.myspace.com/maryukelady

Warm Greetings to All!
*** It was a special treat to have my friend ANNI CLARK on the Mainely Musicians show, as well as to join her w/ DON CAMPBELL and SORCHA MERRILL at MSA Night at the North Star Cafe last Jan.!
Safe Travels,
Mary Uke

Wow!
Today I discovered a new website. It's a treasury of ukulele info.! And to my astonishment, I found my own photo and link half way down this page! Check it out!
CLICK ON -http://ukulelia.com/2007_12_01_ukearchive.html

Thanks & Cheers!
Uke

ALOHA MY FRIENDS,

"LITTLE PONY EXPRESS" is Now at Maine's BULL MOOSE MUSIC STORES in Portland, Brunswick, & Lewiston, as well as at THE MAINE BOOKHOUSE in Oxford, AND BOOKS N THINGS in Norway. AND through my website's CD-Buy Pg.
SO, if you know someone special who needs some cheering up, just give them a listen to these fun candid recordings preserved on a cd, a compilation of early songs that stem from my childhood.
There are characters like ponies, toads & frogs, a dancing cow, a bike-ride, eagles, rocks, trees, the wind and gifts of love!
LISTENING SAMPLES ARE ON MY MUSIC Pg.

"LOVE IS STRONG" CD - NOW YOU CAN BUY MP3'S of my debut album "Love Is Strong" for just $8.90 at
http://cdbaby.com/cd/ukelady
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I had the pleasure of performing at the NORWAY MEMORIAL LIBRARY on Dec. 29th and it was so much fun. The audience was comprised of all ages and the enthusiasm was high. 'Just my cup of tea, and I hope to do more family concerts as the festival season approaches. So, stay tuned to my website, where there's always something new!
WELL THE DAYS ARE GETTING LONGER
AND THE BULBS ARE SLEEPING UNDER THE SNOW.
BE CAUTIOUS OF THE SNOWMOBILERS, AND PLEASE GIVE TO YOUR FOOD BANKS.

HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!
LOVE AND LIGHT,
MARY UKE :)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
*** ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE of my KIDS-FAMILY CD "LITTLE PONY EXPRESS" !
Self-produced at Ukelady Music Studio. Twelve whimsical candid tracks recorded between 2004 & 2007 are finally preserved on one album for you all to enjoy! All are sung on ukulele, guitar, keyboards, and accompanied by friends including 2nd graders at the Hartford Sumner Elemetary School. I thank everyone who helped during the phases of this project.
A FULL ALBUM DESCRIPTION & SONG SAMPLES ARE ON MY MUSIC Pg !

Quote ~
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen" Bobby age 7
( from Maine Well Being publication)

WELCOME,
*** Last month, "I opened for the KATE SCHROCK TRIO ( Kate w JEFF ROJO and MARC CHILLEMI) at Jonathan's Restaurant - Ogunquit, ME. A Fabulous Concert ! FMI -on Kate's New CD "Invocation" See www.kateschrock.com
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*** You can Now DOWNLOAD Songs or my whole DEBUT ALBUM "LOVE IS STRONG" from Apple iTunes!
Just Click here http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=194421753

AND OFCOURSE, YOU CAN BUY THE WHOLE CD COMPLETE WITH COLORFUL GRAPHICS AT WWW.CDBABY.COM/UKELADY

Mahalo,
Mary Uke

Hey there,
**** IT'S AN HONOR TO ANNOUNCE
THAT MY "CHICKADEE" SKETCH on the Photo page, has been chosen as an illustration on trail signs for the wheel-chair boardwalk at STANWOOD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY in Ellsworth, Maine. You can visit this pristine wilderness at www.birdsacre.com
MAY YOUR HARVEST BE FRUITFUL, AND YOUR FRIENDS BE TRUTHFUL.

LOOKIN UP, yea yea
Mary Uke

SUMNER WOMAN FOLLOWING LIFELONG MUSICAL DREAM

By Rebecca Goldfine , Staff Writer,
Sun Journal - Lewiston, Maine
Thursday, November 9, 2006

NORWAY (Maine) - A practical man who also knew how to make a violin sing, Walter Turell told his teenage daughter he would pay for her education to become a dental lab technician, like him.
"I wanted to study music," Mary Hargreaves recalled in a recent interview, adding that her mother, a registered nurse who played the piano, also supported a more stable vocation for her.

So the Turells instilled in Hargreaves the primacy of solid work before the arts, a common leaning in the family toward industriousness. Hargreaves' grandfather, a Lithuanian immigrant with a flair for polkas, owned a general market in Brockton, Mass. Despite the musicality that beat in Hargreaves, she headed to dental (hygiene) school and then worked in a dentist's office for 30+ years.

No longer.

"So now I am following my passion, my lifetime dream, and I'm going back to the arts, music and poetry," said Hargreaves. She lives in E. Sumner with her husband. They have three grown children.

Last July, she put away forever her dental smocks, retiring from Crossway Family Dental in So. Paris (ME.) Hargreaves now wears Hawaiian-print shirts when she works.
The flowery prints accompany her mahogany custom-made ukulele, a fairly uncommon instrument with ties to the tropics. It originated in Portugal to accompany sailors, and was absorbed into the Hawaiian culture in the 19th century.
Although the ukulele is a rather simple instrument with just four strings, it does have a whiff of melancholy, harking back to its origins.

"It has a lonely sound to it. When I play minor chords, it makes me imagine I'm on one of those boats," Hargreaves said. "It has a haunting or calling sound to it, a melancholy sound to it. Sailors were sort of yearning for home."
But those are the rare chords, because Hargreaves wants to make uplifting music. Although she has played the guitar and piano since she was a child, she has only been playing the ukulele for five years.

"I'm letting out some of the joy in my life," Hargreaves said. "I'm expressing joy, because for so many years I held it inside and I'm coming out of my shell."
Her brother was killed riding his bicycle when he was 11. (Later), her mother became chronically ill ... and dependent on family caregivers, including Hargreaves.

The presence of opposites is a theme running through Hargreaves' CD, too, according to the two musicians who have worked on it.

"The thing is, it is a four-string instrument, like the bass," said Dave Kent, a 50-year-old bass player from Bath who plays with Hargreaves. "I play an electric bass. It is both ends of the spectrum, yet they're both common, it's a top and bottom. It is sort of like the jazz duo, the jazz duo is upright bass and the piano, like that, it has a full sound."

Earl Bigelow, who produced Hargreaves' first CD, "Love is Strong," also commented on the album's polarity. The album was released last spring.
"What was particularly unique was the blending of my musical taste. I like the big-ethereal sounds," Bigelow said. He has a studio in Bath. "Mary plays the ukulele, a limited instrument. Her desire was to keep it as organic and simplistic as possible. This album is the blending of the two, so both ends are met."

Binary opposites aside, Hargreaves has just one goal in mind.
"I think my endeavor is just to try to make the world a little bit better for people," she said. "I think music is one of the best medicines after laughter. I think it is very healing."