Uke Hunt has made it to the top spot of Boat Paddle Ukulele’s Top 50 Ukulele Sites. A huge thanks to everyone who has read, commented and email. I’m chuffed.
John King takes a quality over quantity approach to his blogging. He’s just put up his seventh post in a year: A Strum Through Ukulele History. As you’d expect, this is no run of the mill, “Ukulele means ‘jumping flea’ in Hawaiian,” junk. It’s a fascinating, well research story of the ukuleles development with names, dates, places and faces. It’s a must-read.
Download a hat full of versions of Ukulele Lady on Dr. Forrest’s Cheese Factory.
Jake Shimabukuro interview and performance on The Bob Rivers Show and on Ukulele Spotlight.
Play ukulele with Jonathan Coulton.
The Colorado Ukulele Festival kicks of this Saturday.
AT&T uses the ukulele to spread the message of love (and buying useless tat) on Valentines Day.
Too Much Apple Pie offers up an mp3 of Phranc’s ukulele cover of Mrs Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter and alerts me that the song was written by the bloke from Vicar of Dibley.
Julia Nunes gets her hands on the prize and she’s not the only one.
Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra interviewed.
Some loosely ukulele related hilarity: Ukulele complaint helpline, Trixie Tangway, America’s Ukelele Sweetheart voiced by Kristen ‘Mel from Flight of the Conchords’ Schaal (you have to sit through an ad before you can see that one), Hawaii Chair.
Thanks to ukulele news-hounds Jenny, Andy and Amber for their contributions.
Well Done Al,
You Deserve Top Spot!
JOE :D