I bought myself a ukulele last Christmas (2024). These are my first two albums with the new instrument, a little ragged, but with a good spirit.
Otis2Paul
June, 2024: A few weeks ago I was eating breakfast with Bridget at a local cafe when Otis Redding’s voice came in over their music feed singing “These Arms of Mine.” My instinctive reaction was an overwhelming desire to sing that song myself, which I knew instantly was preposterous, given who he is and who I am. But I decided to try. I ended up with this album, all Otis Redding songs. My versions sound absolutely nothing like his of course. Just think what the songs would sound like if Otis was White, old, had minimal music skills, was just learning to play the ukulele, and was recording with GarageBand. That’s this:
March, 2024: My first uke album: