Gerald Ross

• Name — Gerald Ross • Born — 26 September 1954 • Birthplace — Detroit, United States • Instrument — Guitar, Lap steel guitar, Ukulele • Genre — Swing, traditional jazz, blues, country blues, hawaiian, folk, western swing, swing, ragtime, jugband • Occupation — Musician • Label — UkeTone, Brown & Serve • Current Member Of — The Lost World String Band, The Continental Islanders, The MacPherson Strutters, The Mountain River Valley Boys, Sharkfeet • Website — geraldross.com

Gerald Ross played guitar, ukulele, Cajun accordion and steel guitar with the LWSB from 1979 - 2011. The Lost World appeared numerous times on American Public Media's A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. The band's reputation for on-stage spontaneity and humor secured them a spot as the featured musical act at New York's famed comedy club The Improv for the 1982 New Year's show.

In March 2020 a brief work/vacation in Oviedo, Spain became a fifty four day lockdown for Ross and his wife Margaret. Neither contracted COVID-19. Ross recorded four instrumental ukulele videos during the lockdown. Besame Mucho Sunday Magnetic Rag Music To Watch Girls By

• Romance & Adventure • Ukulele Stomp • Moonlight And Shadows • Ukulele Hit Parade • Mistletoe Mazel Tov • Swing Ukulele • Absolute Uke

• Stoney Creek – Meet The Creek • Lost World String Band – Ready To Wear • After 10 Years – Elderly Instruments (w/MacPherson Strutters) • Sally Rogers – In The Circle of the Sun • Wheatland Festival – At This Stage – 30 Years at the Wheatland Festival • Various Ukulele Artists – Square Pegs And Round Holes • Yiddishe Cup – Klezmer Guy • Greg Gattuso (Hilo Greg) – Little Songs For Big Kids • Bosko & Honey Present... Ukulele Safari Volume 1 • The Beatles Complete on Ukulele – Paperback Writer • The Beatles Complete on Ukulele – Penny Lane • Katseye – Makin' Lemonade • The Hula Honeys – A Hui Hou • Tree Town Ukes – Veterans Song (guitar) • Phil Doleman - And (guitar, bass, Dobro - UK release) • Shawano Folk Festival - 40 years

• Illustration — Ross conducting a workshop Ross makes appearances at a wide variety of venues as documented below. At most events there are workshops where he teaches participants aspects of the ukulele or steel guitar.

• Ukulele Festival of Great Britain – Cheltenham, England • Sevilla Ukulele Festival – Sevilla, Spain • Ukulele Ceilidh – Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada • Montreal Uke Fest – Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Ukulele Festival Of Scotland - Dumfries, Scotland • Vancouver Ukulele Festival – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • Hawaii Island Ukulele Retreat - Big Island, Hawaii • Czech Ukulele Festival - Prague, Czech Republic • Royal City Uke Fest - Guelph, Ontario, Canada • Ukulele Bike And Barge - Avignon, France

• Augusta Heritage Swing Week – Elkins, WV • Ashokan Western & Swing Week – Olivebridge, NY • Swannanoa Gathering – Guitar Week – Asheville, NC • Strathmore Uke/Guitar Summit – Bethesda, MD • Ann Arbor Folk Festival – Ann Arbor, MI • New York Uke Fest – NY, NY • M.A.U.I. Ukefest – Annapolis, MD • New Jersey Uke Fest - Morristown, NJ • Steve Kaufman’s Acoustic Camp - Maryville, TN • The Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival – Kalamazoo, MI • Wheatland Festival – Remus, MI • Midwest Uke Fest – Indianapolis, IN • Milwaukee Uke Fest – Milwaukee, WI • Bliss Fest – Cross Village, MI • Windy City Uke Fest – Chicago, IL • Tampa Bay Ukulele Getaway – Tampa, FL • UkeFest at the Music Center at Strathmore – Bethesda, MD • UkeFest Virginia – Richmond, VA • Mighty Uke Day II, IV, V, XI, XVI – Lansing, MI • Great Bear Music Festival – Bloomingdale, MI • Ashokan Uke Fest – Olivebridge, NY • Midwest Uke Fest – Ft. Wayne, IN • HSGA Hawaiian Music Festival – Joliet, IL • Belfast Ukulele Festival - Belfast, ME • Lake Anne Ukulele Festival – Reston, VA • Uketoberfest Interlochen – Interlochen, MI • Ukulele Festival of South Florida - Fort Lauderdale, FL • Funky Frets Uke Fest - Philadelphia, PA • Allegheny Ukulele Soiree - Altoona, PA • Midwest Uke Camp - Olivet, MI/Holland, MI • Guitar Intensives - Bar Harbor, ME • City Of Lights Uke Fest - Aurora, IL • Nutmeg Uke Fest - Simsbury, CT

• Puget Sound Guitar Workshop – Bremerton, WA • Palm Springs Uke Fest - Palm Springs, CA • Wine Country Uke Fest – Napa, CA • Portland Uke Fest – Portland, OR • Reno Uke Fest - Reno, NV • Denver Uke Fest - Denver, CO • Port Townsend Ukulele Festival - Port Townsend, WA • Uke U-7 - Bend, OR • Southern California Uke Fest, Los Angeles, CA • Uketoberfest – Eugene, OR • Lone Star UkeFest – Dallas, TX • West Coast Ukulele Retreat – Pacific Grove, CA • The California Coast Music Camp – Foresthill, CA • Mighty Mo Uke Fest – St. Louis, MO • Menucha Ukulele Band Camp – Portland, OR • Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival – Fort Collins, CO • Colorado Roots Music Camp - Colorado Springs, CO • NAMM Show - Los Angeles, CA • Rocky Mountain Uke Fest - Durango, CO • Ukekopelli Festival - Albuquerque, NM • Great Minnesota Uke And Bluegrass Gathering - Minneapolis, MN

• Kazoozie Kazoos TV commercial (uncredited – performer/actor and announcer) • Mighty Uke (uncredited – playing steel guitar at the New York Uke Fest) • Wheatland – The First 40 Years (Photos and soundtrack with the Lost World String Band)