Are You Having Any Fun?
Ukulele CD by Cali Rose
This CD includes fifteen classic and original songs that I sing and play on the ukulele. My talented musical friends add just the right splash of ooomph and va-va-voom so you can expect the unexpected.
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Tracks
1. Are You Having Any Fun?
2. Oo-Koo-Lay-Lay (original)
3. True Love
4. Beautiful Beautiful Hanalei
5. Soup du Jour
6. Happy Ever After? No Such Ting (original)
7. Beautiful Dreamer
8. Princess Poo-Poo-Ly
9. On Green Dolphin Street
10. Home Is Where I Sit My Tushie Down
11. The Fishin’ Hole – Andy Griffith TV Theme
12. Maui Nights
13. Aren’t You Glad You’re You?
14. Enjoy Yourself
15. Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Kind words and reviews
— Janet M.
I have your CD “Are You Having Any Fun” in my car. I listen to it when I drive home and want a sense of otherness from hard days work. It relaxes and melts the edginess I would otherwise bring home to my family, husband, dog and cat.
—P.D.
“Cali, it is so fine. The arrangements, the mixing, the production level, not to mention your gorgeous vocal sound and the ukulele playing. Just excellent. All the work you did month after month — it’s all there. What I like more is that you deliver what you promised. All the songs make one smile; they tickle and tease. This is what you wanted to do. Make us smile.”
— Victor B.
Note: This album was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album in the 2009 Hawaii Music Awards. It didn’t win and some folks were a little upset about that, like Ric Douglas, who wrote me the message below…
8 things That Can’t Be Robbed From Cali Are:
- Classiness
- Grace
- Musicianship
- Poise
- Talent
- Positive Attitude
- Beauty
- Craig (Cali’s husband)
…in no particular order
— Anon
“Cali, I wanted you to know directly that I find your current CD a wonderful pleasure to hear. My enjoyment began with the first bar of “Are You Having Fun!” Yes!
— Ernie S.
“I listened to “Are You Having Any Fun?” and I truly had fun listening. I laughed and nearly cried. Your music Cali gives so much, a whole philosophy, your personality, as well as pleasure. I so enjoyed.”
— Leslie W.
Joseph
Really no tabs? For sale or otherwise? I think you have missed a market for your style of Ukulele playing?
Cali Rose
Hi Joseph and yeah, I am not a tab gal. My ukulele ethos is very intuitive and somewhat contrarian to the standard approach these days. But I do share my approach in one of my intermediate classes. I want players to understand “why” notes and chords and strums fit together so they can come up with their own arrangements. Thanks for asking about this.