Heidi Swedberg & Daniel Ward - December 9, 2022

Enjoy this wonderful Morningsong, part of Holiday in the Mountains week!

When she was 5 years old, Heidi Swedberg received her first ukulele from the Hawaiian Easter bunny while living in Kailua, HI. She is passionate about people, which is why she loves the ukulele. She teaches and performs for all ages, from the smallest children to older adults, encouraging others to engage and connect through music. She is a regular columnist for Ukulele Magazine and collaborates with her partner Daniel Ward on recordings and instructional books, including “Color-Along Ukulele”, available at their website SukeyJumpMusic.com. Based in Los Angeles, they have helped start uke programs in schools, hospitals, orphanages, churches and libraries internationally, and love making new friends at ukulele and children’s music festivals around the globe.

Daniel Ward was born in Los Alamos NM, where he exposed to a wide variety of musical styles, including Mexican mariachi, Spanish flamenco, world music and jazz. By the time Daniel completed his degree in classical guitar and composition, he was playing flamenco guitar with dancers, electric jazz, trumpet, lute and world beat music. As a guitarist, he toured with Dance España, Maria Benitez, and Yjastros, went around the world with Ottmar Liebert, and toured with numerous other groups, playing everything from soft jazz to hard rock. He has been a featured performer and workshop instructor at many ukulele festivals across the country and most recently the Ukulele Festival of Great Britain. His first ukulele CD recording “El Ukulele” is a lively adventure in what the instrument can do. http://www.danielward.net/