Indiana Jones Theme (Simplified Tab) MP3 Blog Problems: You might have noticed that they blog looks bloody awful. I’ve been having major problems with it and have spent all day desperately trying to fix it whilst holding back the tears. So things might look and act a little strange (or not work at all) for […]

It’s been quite a year for the ukulele, but nothing so far has signalled the uke’s arrival quite like its acceptance into the The Proms (the UK’s most famous annual series of classical music concerts). Who could have imagined that the Proms would include a performance of Teenage Dirtbag on the ukulele? The only group […]

Cory McAbee – Lullaby Song (Chords) Here’s a thing. I detest musicals. I would rather have my testicles violently assaulted with a rusty hacksaw than sit through five minutes of Mamma Mia, or Sound of Music or Grease (and everyone who says I enjoy having my testicles violently assaulted with a rusty hacksaw is lying). […]

Before we get down to business, two bits of news. 1) Jimmy from The Bobby McGee’s has recorded a jingle for the blog and here it is: Uke Hunt Theme Tune (MP3) Just don’t visit www.ukehunt.com. 2) If you visited the London Uke Fest and enjoyed it, vote for it in the UK Festival Awards. […]

When Yamaha’s guitarlele became a bit of a hit I expected a few other makers to jump on them. But since then, guitarleles have been very hard to find. Now Kala have come out with their own version: the Kala U-Tar. Thus resurrecting the whole keytar vs guitboard debate. MGM is practically giving away some […]

The Might Uke documentary will be premiering at the Woodstock Film Festival. If you need ukumentary action right now, you can watch a documentary on the ukulele in New York on YouTube: Part 1, Part 2. Lost Sound Tapes is looking for contributions for their next ukulele compilation. The Corner Laughers have a new album […]

Nellie McKay – Mother of Pearl (Chords) In honour of this song (and in honour of her being so obviously right), I’m going to try to get through this post without making any stupid jokes. It’s not going to be easy. TED is easily the best thing about the internet. I could bang on about […]

I often look at the ukulele scene in Japan with envy. Shigeto is kind enough to send me copies of Japan’s Ukulele Magazine. My Japanese isn’t great so I spend my time gawping at the strange and unknown ukuleles on its pages. They’re made by companies that are a complete mystery to me: ‘I’Iwi, Tsubame, […]

Rocky and Balls – Gaysong (Chords) I think this song wins the award for shortest time between being put up and me getting requests. And it’s a pretty good one for beginners – no fancy jazz chords to worry about in this one. Suggested Strumming Try: d – d u d u d – Buy […]

When I first ran across Jessica Graves’s YouTube channel her lusty vocals immediately brought to mind Christina Marrs of the Asylum Street Spankers (she also has a hint of Neko Case at times). What I didn’t know was that she was one of the original members of Shorty Long together with a number of former […]