Today I can put my feet up and relax because we have a guest post by Armelle of Ukulele Languages discussing her visit to the Paris Ukulele Festival. Veuillez installer Flash Player pour lire la vidéo Paris Uke Fest 09 – Two_0001 sélectionné dans Musique et Live / Concert / Festival Great day, lovely people, […]

She & Him – Sentimental Heart (Chords) I was a bit disappointed to find no ukulele on the album from Zooey Deschanel’s collaboration with M Ward. Particularly after statements like this. Nevertheless, I love this song. Suggested Strumming If you want to emulate the piano, all you need is good old Strum #1 from the […]

Bob Brozman is a huge musical hero of mine. So when I noticed he was promoting his ukulele workshops in California, I leapt at the chance to throw a few questions his way. Ukulele Spaghetti was the tune that made me realise what the ukulele was capable of. When did you first become aware of […]

The Bobby McGee’s – A Dog At All Things (Chords) Ah, dogs. So like us. The chords for this one are dead simple (C, F and G). The only tricky part is the little hammer-on riff: And that wraps it up for the most tab filled week in Uke Hunt history. I’m off for a […]

The Bobby McGee’s – Birdsong (Tab) How does he have any bandmates left? I have no idea, but I’m glad Eleanor manages to put up with him because this song is a little gem. The uke part is lovely. It reminds me of Romanza and is entertaining enough to be played just by itself. Buy […]

Last but not least is the band’s singer/songwriter/uker/costumier Eleanor. What made you first buy a uke? I was at a Herman Dune gig at quite a big venue in Brighton and halfway through their set they put down the electric guitars and bass and stepped away from the microphones, I think the drummer probably went […]

I might have gone a bit overboard with the Madeline Ava videos this week. But I couldn’t help it. She’s such an outstanding songwriter. And I had to celebrate the fact she has a new website where you can download her stuff. Also this week is Francois Peglau, Ukulele Bartt ripping up some LuVaBe, Dominator […]

Quite a number of Martin ukuleles on eBay this week. Particularly catching my attention are this Style 3 Taropatch, this 1926 Tiple and this Daisy 5M. I’m going to have to buy a Le Domino one of these days. This week, shame on me, I’ve a g**tar catch my eye. A 1930s Slingerland Songster from […]

The Cairns Ukulele Festival seems to have been turned into a political football. It looks like local politicians became involved (always bad news) – and Bosko and Honey are no longer involved in organising it. Understandably, the prospect of funding a ukulele festival didn’t go down well with the uke-ignorant tax payers. This article in […]

Becca is the latest addition to the Bobby McGee’s and is described by Jimmy as a combination of, “my looks and Eleanor’s ukulele ability.” Not content with that description, I grilled Becca for some more details. How did you come to join the Bobby McGee’s? I saw Jim and El play in my Fresher’s week, […]