The 4th Peg

You can do what your will allows. Eilidh MacAskill challenged herself to play a ukulele concert on every day of the year. That goal is now complete.
Eilidh MacAskill crossed the globe playing gigs and winning fans around the world while carrying out her quest. The 27-year-old, from Glasgow, played venues in New York, Nova Scotia and at the Edinburgh festival.

Ms MacAskill’s quest began as an aspiration to do something creative every day in 2007, and began to gather steam following an impromptu ceilidh in Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park in the early hours of January 1st.

“I just wanted to do something that could be light hearted and could be accessible for people. The idea is that I can go anywhere and almost ask people if they want to see a performance or get them involved in something. Quite often people are quite wary of that sort of thing, so I wanted something that would be a bit of a joke and people wouldn’t be too scared of it.” -Eilidh MacAskill

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Here’s to 2008! May your goals be attainable and your ukulele playing lead you to unexpected and pleasant surprises.

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