Accession Number
CCEA2008.1.1
Title
Banjolele and Case
Object Type
banjolele and case
Description
Hybrid between a banjo and a ukulele. Belonged to Arthur Hiller, the father of the donor, and he played it when he belonged to the Herbie Royale Orchestra in Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario between 1931 and 1941. The…
Hybrid between a banjo and a ukulele. Belonged to Arthur Hiller, the father of the donor, and he played it when he belonged to the Herbie Royale Orchestra in Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario between 1931 and 1941. The Herbie Royale Orchestra took advantage of the big band era sound and blayed in the city and many dance halls in cottage country and rural Ontario. Art played the piano and sometimes the ukulele (banjolele). The drawing on the ukulele case was created by him.
Credit Line
Donated by Audrey and Tom Hiller
Citation
Page Citation for CCEA2008.1.1 - Banjolele and Case
Page Citation
"CCEA2008.1.1 - Banjolele and Case, Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology - Artifacts." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/14-189269. Accessed 12 May. 2025.