Ukelear Meltdown – Newcastle-Upon-Tyne’s foremost ukulele festival – is looking for suggestions on who should be a part of their 2010 event. If you want to suggest yourself or someone else get in touch with them. There have been a few pale imitations since, but the original Ukulele Hero T-Shirt is easily the best – […]

Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra – I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (Chords) Another one from the wonderful WIUO. This Prince cover is the standout track on their latest EP The Dreaming. Another good one for ukulele groups – easy chords for the beginners and twiddly bits for the showoffs. The only unusual […]

The RISA solid ukulele isn’t like any other ukulele out there: it’s shaped like a hollowed out cricket bat, the tuning pegs are at the wrong end, it doesn’t have a head, its bridge is aluminium. Obviously, I had to have one. Stats Construction: Solid walnut. Fretboard: Walnut 17 frets. Neck: Solid walnut. Bridge: Aluminium. […]

Brandi Carlile – Oh Dear (Chords) I must admit I had no idea who Brandi Carlile was until I saw this clip. But when I posted it on the Saturday UkeTube there was an outpouring of love from the ukers. It’s not hard to see why. This is a lovely little ukulele tune. Suggested Strumming […]

Ricky Rodriguez – I Wouldn’t Call It Love (Live)(MP3) Ricky Rodriguez – BFF not GF (Live)(MP3) Ricky Rodriguez – Moustache (Live)(MP3) via One Night Music Ukulele? Check. Kazoo? Check. Song about facial hair? Check. Nerdy disposition? Check. Zeitgeist confirmed. Rush him through for a Monday Exposure. Visit Ricky Rodriguez’s photography site and One Night Music

Laurel and Hardy Theme (Dance of the Cuckoos) (Tab) After Steve sent me this slightly worrying video, I decided this is perfect for the ukulele. It’s simple to play, works perfectly on the uke and I’ve been strumming it the whole time. I’m using D-tuning in the video, but C-tuning will work fine. The D-tuning […]

Fewer videos than usual this week. Must be down to me being in a bad mood. I wasn’t even keen on Sophie Madeleine’s new one at first (it grew on me). And I dragged down the average by uploading five videos of my own. If you want you fill-up of music, here are a few […]

Cordoba‘s use of the term ‘Portuguese koa’ has long had me flummoxed. I noticed recently that they’ve stopped using the term and are now just using ‘koa’. So I contacted them to find out what up and this is what they said: There has been a big debate over Koa throughout the entire industry over […]

There won’t be a Paris Uke Fest 2010 (via Armelle). And speaking of Armelle, she’s interviewed me – using her crafty techniques to drag a few neuroses out of me. Ukulele Loki is giving away his whole album for free this week only. Bosko and Honey announce the Safari winner and here it is. If […]

Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer‘s hip-hop history has caused a bit of a stir on 7 of the 8 internets, so I thought I’d plow through the whole thing. A lot to get through in this one. But start out by tuning up to the traditional banjolele D tuning: aDF#B. Rapper’s Delight Section There’s tab […]