SUNSET IMPROVISATION - Sennen Cove, Cornwall

1,257 views · Published 26 September 2011 · 10:57 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: Ken Middleton · 2011 · Music

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Just messing around outside our holiday cottage high above Sennen Cove, a beautiful bay, right on the tip of Cornwall. If I swam out to sea here, the next stop would be Newfoundland.

This improv goes on a bit, but at 3'30" there is a new technique used. I call it finger drumming. I hit the top of the uke with my fingers just after hitting the strings. The trick is to get an intricate rhythm going while you are playing a tune or chords.

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