The Rag Bag page is where I keep all the stuff that’s half finished, bit parts and stuff I don’t plan on ever putting on the blog itself. The most recent additions to it are: Laura Marling – New Romantic Intro (pdf) Dropkick Murphys – I’m Shipping Up to Boston (pdf) Concerning Hobbits/The Shire (pdf) […]

Last Shadow Puppets – Standing Next to You (Chords) As I was saying on ezFolk before I was so rudely expunged, my once a year gambling habit has raised its head with this year’s Mercury Music Prize. It’s a tricky choice this year. Loyalty demands that I root for Laura Marling, being the only nominee […]

Honeybody Moonbee – Cough Syrup (MP3) Honeybody Moonbee – Suction Cups (MP3) via MySpace I’ve spent far too long trying to work out whether Emily ‘Honeybody Moonbee’ Ritz is the same Emily Ritz as the Emily Ritz who is the uke playing daughter of Lyle Ritz. I’m pretty sure she’s not, but if you’ve got […]

Cantina Band (Star Wars) (Tab) MP3 I’m not sure if Andy was joking when he requested this one. Tabs are far too serious an issue to joke about. The first part of Cantina Band works quite well on the uke. Bars 7 and 8 are particularly uke-y. As for the picking, for the most part […]

This week’s pick of ukulele videos includes a performance by legendary songwriter Hoagy Carmichael (responsible for Heart and Soul, Stardust, Georgia on My Mind and many others). Other videos this week include The Moonlighters and a uke version of Smells Like Teen Spirit by Abe Lagrimas, Jr. that kicks the crap out of UOGB’s.

Ukulele Hero The Ukulele Hero t-shirt was very well received last time I mentioned it and from what I’ve seen they’re the biggest sellers. There are also plenty of other Hero style T-shirts including Banjo Hero, Cowbell Hero and Kazoo Hero. UPDATE: These t-shirts are currently unavailable. They’ve gone away and come back before, so […]

Buke has made a very welcome return to the net under the new guise of Tab-U-Learn. There are a bunch of exercises, tips and tabs, divided by difficulty, for baritone and low-G uke. Jeff West, who regularly points me in the direction of uke stuff and contributed the Lars Larrson series to the blog, has […]

(I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My) Sister Kate (Chords) The version of Sister Kate by occasional ukulelists The Ditty Bops might be the most famous and Bob Brozman’s version the most musically adept, but the ukulele version by, Blue Stone Folk School alumni, Pholly is certainly my favourite. However, I’ve gone with my own […]

My ebook site, How to Play Ukulele site has been in desperate need of a makeover for a while now. And it’s finally got one. As well as the new look, there’s now a shopping cart and you can leave comments, reviews or questions. If you’ve read any of my ebooks, I’d really appreciate you […]

Wow, Mirah’s new album The Old Days Feeling is incredible. Very sparse and low-fi, but the songs are fantastic. It’s a compilation album of various rarities and these albums are usually for completest fans only. While there are a few tracks on the album that don’t make much of an impression, most of the tracks […]