A ukulele player has hit the road and recorded his own music video to celebrate the places of the West Midlands.
Peter Wood, also known as ‘Plinky Plonky Pete’, decided to make the video after wanting a change from playing songs about American locations at his Ukulele clubs.
The 71-year-old from Stafford recorded the song at home in his study and spent the summer filming his own music video to go with it.
He adapted the lyrics from Bobby Troup’s Route 66 to feature locations along the A34 including Stoke-on-Trent, Walsall and Birmingham.
Peter said: “I’m a local chap and wanted to sing a song about local places, so I decided to write my own. Route 66 has always been a favorite song of mine, and as the A34 passes right though our region, I decided to adapt the lyrics to that. I had great fun writing it, and thought why stop there and decided to make a music video.”
“Despite playing the Ukulele for over three years, it was the first time I’d ever recorded myself. I recorded the vocals, rhythm ukulele and bass, and two of my friends helped play lead guitar and drums. Once finished were all very happy with it.”
The video was shot over the summer and features Peter’s classic MGB car.
He added: The best part of making it was getting out there and visiting the wonderful places that our region has to offer. I hope it’s something that people can enjoy and recognise familiar places.”
You can view the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wyMYgD1IA9Q
For more details email Peter Wood at plinkyplonkypete@gmail.com