Olive, 9, has recorded her take of a Disney classic on her ukulele, which she has been playing for a little over a week.

Olive Lava Final Take.wav

Rye chose Vance Joy's "Riptide" as her first song to master and record while playing ukulele, which she just picked up last week after long-term, low-level mandolin instruction.

Rye Plays Riptide Final

In 2008, I interviewed Little Melvin Williams, the Baltimore ex-gangster. He said he'd never speak to me again, and indeed he didn't. The last file on the playlist is by far most compelling, I think, and is probably worth listening to first.

Van Smith