Ukulele Virtuoso Taimane Gardner Unleashed: "Stairway to Heaven" and Beyond — Video
Another Friday ... and another viral video is making the rounds in stringed-instrument land.
This time, it's a fan-filmed clip of Taimane Gardner, a Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso, performing at the 2014 San Diego Ukulele Festival.
In the video, Gardner, who has been playing ukulele since she was knee-high to Don Ho, kicks things off with her mighty-appealing version of the James Bond theme before moving into "Stairway to Heaven" territory—and well beyond.
She's quite a talent, and it's worth checking out for sure!
And yes, Taimane—it sounds good!
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