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Artpod: Ukulele helps ease the pain

A ukulele jam at Marshall Music in Lansing
Kyle Norris
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Michigan Radio
A ukulele jam at Marshall Music in Lansing

On today's Artpod, we'll take a look at why sales of the ukulele are doing so well.

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When times are tough, and people are losing jobs, making music can be a comfort. Michigan Radio's Kyle Norris sits in on a ukulele jam at Oz's Music in Ann Arbor, and talks to the folks at Elderly Instruments in East Lansing to see how the little instrument is selling.

This story originally aired in 2009.

Jennifer is a reporter for Michigan Radio's State of Opportunity project, which looks at kids from low-income families and what it takes to get them ahead. She previously covered arts and culture for the station, and was one of the lead reporters on the award-winning education series Rebuilding Detroit Schools. Prior to working at Michigan Radio, Jennifer lived in New York where she was a producer at WFUV, an NPR station in the Bronx.
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