Soprano Uke build
This was my first attempt at building a wooden acoustic instrument. The top is Engelmann spruce from the Uncompahgre plateau. The back and sides are black walnut from Rogers…
”Blue Camoose is where I share my eclectic music projects, rooted in the DIY entrepreneurial spirit of western Colorado. Listen to the recordings, browse the instrument builds, check out the merch, and drop me a line.
Jon HickamMusician, Maker, DIY Enthusiast
From the 2021 debut album "Pickin' and Grinnin' with Willis Pickem"
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My Musical Projects
The Grizzly Pears
Thundering sousaphone and drum grooves, wailing accordion and trombone, circus / viper-jazz/cabaret/ New Orleans street jazz/ bump and grind/ what-have-you dance music from western Colorado
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Willis Pickem
Post-ironic Songwriter/singer project Willis Pickem explores the classic 20th century American song traditions of jug band, bluegrass, ragtime and swing music from the perspective of someone that grew up playing punk rock. Stripped-down acoustic revelries, sometimes gothic and morbid, sometimes silly, but always well suited for East Colfax dive bars or high country campfires.
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