I was knocked out by the Avett Brothers’ The Second Gleam EP so I was pleased to see the Avetts get picked up by ukers like Ken, krabbers and Adelle. I was challenged by Tim to come up with a tab for the intro. Since there are two fingerpicked guitars playing the intro, it’s obviously […]

This was an incredibly difficult post to write. Not for the usual reason that tribute posts are difficult to write – to my regret, I was always too intimidated to even email him – but because everything he did is absolutely fascinating. A quick scan through his writing for a few juicy quotes ends up […]

Death Cab for Cutie – Talking Bird (Ukulele Version)(Chords) Death Cab for Cutie’s new odds-and-ends EP, The Open Door, includes the original ukulele filled version of Talking Bird (you can listen to it on Stereogum). It is, naturally, far superior to the full band version (for which Zakulele has already written up the chords). Stereogum […]

Karinne Keithley – Sweet Child of Mine (MP3) Karinne Keithley – Black Dog (MP3) Karinne Keithley – Immigrant Song (MP3) via her website. Playing stripped down versions of huge rock songs isn’t a new idea, but it’s incredibly difficult to do well. I think these tracks are the best I’ve heard it done since Mark […]

Neal Paislay – Throw Me In The River (Tab) Before you start playing this one, you’ll have to fiddle with your knobs. His uke is in open-F tuning: FCFA. So you need to tune your G string down two frets and your E string up a fret. It’s a tuning that’s a lot of fun […]

A busy week this week. I’ve completely broken my 10 video maximum and left out some stuff I really liked. Those that made the cut include Emily Ritz, Dent May camping it up (again), Tinyfolk, daniellesmagic, a catch up with Caracol, and Sweetafton by herself and Kristen back with JoCo after – I imagine – […]

This Cole Clark Tenor is interesting in that it has two pickups. As well as the usual under-saddle pickup, it has what Cole Clark call a ‘face sensor’. Apparently, it picks up the higher end frequencies. MGM has a batch of new Hono ukuleles. Including one with a ‘lasered design’. I’m not keen on turtles […]

Ukulele Underground did their best lesson ever this week: a masterclass on how to pull an April Fool. It’s just on the outskirts of believable (there really isn’t any level of stupidity beyond the record industry) and the put in a huge amount of work – replacing all the videos changing every mention of Aldrine […]

Flicking through the previews of Bishop Allen’s new album, Grrr…, I didn’t come across any obvious ukulele tracks (perhaps there’s one in the background of Don’t Hide Away). Same story with Mirah’s new one (a)spera (although it does make up for it with a terrible cover).So, a little ditty off Bishop Allen’s last debut. The […]

It’s a good job no one pays any attention to a word I say. If they did, they’d realise how often I contradict myself. I change my mind more often than I change my underpants (i.e. about once a week). I’ve stated a few times that it’s easier for a beginner to play the ukulele […]