Friday Links
August 10, 2007
Ukulelenurkka will be celebrating International Ukulele Day (August 23rd) in Helsinki with two days worth of top-notch gigs. Appearances from Ukulelezaza, Pete Howlett, Shelley Rickey and Scheidenbach.
After I mentioned the Tay Zonday’s viral hit video Chocolate Rain in connection with this performance, WS64 produced a fantastic ukulele version of the song. Tay Zonday and WS64 – Chocolate Rain (mp3)
A couple of atmospheric photos of Amanda Palmer and one of her many surprise ukulele performances.
Learn how to tie your ukulele strings extra firmly from the knot experts.
Mix Me A Molotov has a live mp3 of UOoGB performing Anarchy in the UK. Ukulele mp3s galore at Ochblog.
The Independent can’t resist a terrible ukulele pun either and reveals that Pete Doherty has, apparently, bought a uke.
Tedtoons of the Nashville Ukulele Society has two hilarious uke ecards: kitty ukulele and frog ukulele.
New ukulele LiveJournal group.
A ukulele playing Des O’Connor. Not that Des O’Connor.
Fluke played atop a camel.
hey, thanks for the links to my photos of Amanda Palmer!
She was amazing!
I love the Anarchy in the UK cover. That’s almost the way we did it at the Durham Uke Jam, though I think it works well as a music hall number (but more posh, not Formby). UOoGB of course add the sublime touches of (1) “Take it to the bridge” (never before heard in a Sex Pistols song, I’ll guess) and (2) “I use the ukulele”.
Oh, and on the subject of Formby: the Village People’s “YMCA” works splendidly on the uke if you do it in his cheeky chappy style. Nipper’s TUSC songbook #1 has the chords.
Polly: You’re welcome. I wish I could have been there myself.
Mike: I agree, there need to be a lot more songs with ‘Take it to the bridge’ in. I’m going to have a go at YMCA in a Formby style – I can hear it my head already.