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James Hills' Banjo-ukulele song video features maple syrup making

Mark Frauenfelder at 11:22 am Mon, Jan 16, 2012

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[Video Link] Tony Coleman of Mighty Uke says: "This might be the very first maple syrup music video. It's for James Hill's new single "Hand Over My Heart" His songwriting is as good as his ukulele virtuosity."

Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of Boing Boing and the editor-in-chief of MAKE and Cool Tools. Twitter: @frauenfelder. Come and hear Mark speak at the ALA conference in Chicago on July 1.

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p9ooo

Teacher, performer, uke-star and a hecka nice guy. It’s great to see James evolving. He’s the real deal.
noco87

James Hill is amazing. Thanks for posting.
scatterfingers

Absolutely loved this, as did everyone in my office.