Greetings From Will Grove-Whyte
Will Grove‑Whyte sends his warm greetings and best wishes to everyone at the Findhorn Ukulele Festival. He’s also sent a batch of his handmade Kanzoos, available to buy at Reception in the Festival Hub
The heirloom passed down and still in tune!
When ukulele enthusiast Romany Buckwheat opened a brown paper parcel that came in the post, she wasn’t prepared for the contents. It was a 100-year-old, Hawaiian-made ukulele. Not only that, it had belonged to her late father, Ronald Wood Paine, and now Romany’s brother was passing it to his strumming sister to keep it in use. How did it feel, after all these years, when Romany held the heirloom ukulele in her hands? “I was very thrilled to hold this much travelled, much loved uke of Dad’s, with gorgeous memories of the songs he used to teach us - The Plughole Song, Mush Mush, Isa Lei Susi.” The ukulele was acquired in 1924 when Romany’s father was on his way from the UK to Fiji where, as a natural scientist, he was involved in work with moths. His ship went via Hawaii. It is possible that the passengers were gifted the ukuleles or simply that Romany’s father took a shine and bought the instrument as a fine thing to carry around for impromptu entertainment. Romany said: “He ...
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