Friday Links: NAMM, Edinburgh Ukuleles

January 23, 2009

Reports and videos of new ukuleles are filtering in from the big NAMM. Cali Rose has a report here. Fretboard Journal talks about the Collings Guitars’ new uke and you can see it played here. Here’s a picture of a $7,000 ukulele. And here Derick Sebastian checks out the Fender ukulele.

If you’re anywhere near Edinburgh, there’s a new ukulele gathering: Monday Ukearist where you can hang out with friend of the blog, J-Hob and Mr Kazookeylele.

Ben Lerman enters the running for the American Idol songwriting contest.

On Uker Tabs: Flaming Lips’ Fight Test, Arteuke’s Lucciole and Jeff Buckley’s version of Hallelujah

Recent Le Soir Ukulele Sessions include Jolie Holland (make sure you click the first time it says ‘Pierre-Yves…’ to hear Darlin’ Ukulele), Joan As Police Woman and Phosphorescent.

How to attain ukulele authenticity.

Radio 1’s Nihal interviews ‘ukulele virtuoso Julia Nunes’.

Souled On discusses Has-Lo’s sampling of Herb Ohta and offers up MP3s of both.

Mike ‘The Streets’ Skinner picks up the ukulele (scroll to the bottom).

Book yourself on a ukulele cruise. (Thanks Donnie)

Spookalele.

I need to swear a whole lot more.

EXPECTING TO FIND CHORDS/TABS? Try clicking where it says the name of the song in red under the video.
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7 Responses to “Friday Links: NAMM, Edinburgh Ukuleles”

  1. Paul on January 23rd, 2009 9:51 pm

    Bloody hell, that Radio 1 DJ was a wittering inane prick. There, Woodshed, that’s upped the site’s cuss rate slightly.

  2. 'len on January 24th, 2009 12:54 pm

    Hello! OMG! UKeHunt has been my bible since picking up the uke for the first time last year. My jaw has literally just hit the draw when I noticed you’d posted a link to my spookalele! I am SO excited! Especially as I’m laid up on the sofa after knee surgery yesterday. Thanks Uke Hunt, you’ve made my day!

  3. cardboardfrog on January 24th, 2009 2:32 pm

    i got a friendly youtube ’screw you’ when i said that julia nunes isn’t really a virtuoso, who said inteligent debate is dead?
    mike skinner was playing uke in liverpool if we’d known my uke band would of invited him to join us ^^,
    am i the only one who’s quite liking the sound of the fender ukes?

  4. J-Hob on January 24th, 2009 2:52 pm

    Cheers for the Edinburgh Monday Ukearist plug, be great if we get to see any uke hunters down there!

  5. J-Hob on January 24th, 2009 2:53 pm

    And the Julia Nunes interview reminded me why I stopped listening to radio 1 many years ago, but then I am outside of their target demographic now.

  6. Howlin' Hobbit on January 24th, 2009 4:00 pm

    Well… I thought I cussed like the proverbial sailor in my blog, even to the point of putting a “warning page” between the link from my site to my blog. But I only scored a trifle higher than you.

    I must be mellowing in my old age.

    Ha!

  7. Woodshed on January 24th, 2009 8:41 pm

    Paul: Thanks. Much appreciated.

    ‘len: Glad I could brighten your day. Get well soon.

    cbf: You’ve now got +2 thumbs. And I’ve ill-advisedly wandered into the fray.

    John: Same here. I stopped listening when John Peel died.

    Hobbit: I think this is an area we both need to work on.

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