UKULELE NOIR

small instruments, big trouble
A cabaret-style show which features some of New England's best ukulele players.

Melvern Taylor and the Fabulous Meltones

Melvern Taylor - ukulele

Melvern Taylor writes happy songs about miserable people. His instrument of choice is the ukulele. They go together like milk and cookies. He learned to play guitar with an Eagles song book. He started writing songs in the 7th grade. Mostly they were about dead cats or this girl named Emily Tilghman (*See Below) So far Melvern has released 3 records, "Handsome Bastard", "The Spider and the Barfly" and "Fabuloso". They are all really good. If you look hard enough you can find them on line. You should buy one or all of them. Melvern and his band The Fabulous Meltones (Johnny Grant, Dave Livingston and Sir Bob Nash) have recorded a new record and it will be released at some point. Melvern and his band play shows quite a bit. If you happen to notice that they are playing near you, you should go check it out. Melvern has played in some other bands over the years but you probably never heard of them so we don't have to talk about that. Slaid Cleaves covered Melvern's song "Working Stiff" on his last record. Melvern recently signed a Publishing Deal with a company called Primary Wave. They are a top notch bunch of cats. Did we mention that Melvern lives in Lowell, MA?

* Attention creepy dudes looking for Emily Tilghman, of which it seems there are many. Melvern is not in touch with Emily Tilghman nor does he know her whereabouts.

Johnny Grant - Upright Bass

Johnny plays the bass. He sings back up vocals as well. Johnny possesses the ability to move small objects with his mind.

Dave Livingston - Guitar

Dave plays the guitar and sings along. If you cut him off in traffic, there is a good chance he will throw a wrench at you.

Sir Bob Nash - Snare Drum

Sir Bob taps on a snare drum with brushes and he hits a tiny kick drum with a mallet that is attached to a foot pedal. He also sings along.

http://www.melverntaylor.com/