THE ROSE GARDEN SERENADE – A Ukulele Slow Rag by “UKULELE MIKE”

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After composing THE KEYPORT RAG several weeks ago I became inspired to explore the Ragtime genre even more and THE ROSE GARDEN SERENADE was born.  I’ve been intriqued by Ragtime music ever since I was in High School and I would play Scott Joplin rags on my piano day in and day out.  My favorites were Maple Leaf Rag, Easy Winners, The Entertainer and Sunflower Slow Drag.  Later in life I had an opportunity to visit the home of my mom down near Eugene, Oregon.  The current owners of the home invited us in to see and recall what it was like as a child growing up.  The most vivid memory I had of that house was the old upright player piano that sat in the corner of the living room. …