I love the look of the old Django-endorsed Maccaferri guitars. It’s a shame Maccaferri didn’t use the shape for their ukuleles (other than the baritone). So it’s good to see the influence of the Maccaferri ukulele on Selmer. For the sake of entertainment, I usually focus on more outlandish ukuleles but I do love beautifully […]
Archive for 2009
Lots of opportunities to do your bit for charity and get a celebrity uke: bid on Warren Buffett’s ukulele, Frank Skinner’s ukulele and a uke signed by the UOGB. Molly ‘sweetafton23’ Lewis made you a CD (but she eated it). You can buy the downloads here. The London Uke Festival has made it to the […]
MP3 When Ben Lee’s in trouble he asks himself, “What Would Jay-Z Do?” After seeing how he handled Glastonbury, it’s certainly sage advice. But I prefer Jomes’s suggestion that we ask ‘What would Ken Middleton do? D.O.A. samples Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky’s In the Space but this riff isn’t so much a sample as […]
Mya-Moe Ukuleles are played by a number of Uke Hunt favourites like James Hill, Lil’ Rev, Mark Nelson and Daddy Stovepipe. But I know very little about them. So what better way to find out more about them than throw a few questions at the husband and wife team behind Mya-Moe, Gordon and Char Mayer. […]
MP3 Time for another series of Guitar Riffs for Ukulele. Or riffs for ukulele at least – I’m planning to include a bit of bass and piano. The idea with these isn’t to recreate the entire song but to throw in an unexpected snippet for the sake of entertainment (and to get a, “are you […]
Arborea – Beirut (MP3) One of the most pleasing aspects of the whole ‘New Weird America’ genre is that it’s made it okay to play instruments that aren’t guitar, bass or drums. It’s still labelled ‘weird’, of course, but there are an increasing number of bands stretching out the instrumentation. One such band is Arborea. […]
There seem to be a few British comedians playing the ukulele: Phill Jupitus, Frank Skinner, Lee Evans, Harry Hill, Michael Legge (more on that below) and Russell Brand. Some of them are more competently than others. Phill Jupitus is definitely one of the more dedicated ones. He’s often seen with his uke and showed up […]
This week’s selection includes a new video from the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, Rocky and Balls want you to munch on their delicious, moist love cakes, Hayley Sales, Brandi Carlile the long awaited return of Exoticorn and plenty more.
KoAlana is KoAloha‘s budget range of ukes (relatively speaking). They’re not made in the Hawaiian factory but in China (if memory serves) so it’s not surprising that the word on the street was that they are nowhere near the quality of the KoAlohas. They’re not regularly available but MGM has just started selling new solid […]
Kala will be releasing a Joe Brown signature ukulele this year. Do Americans know who he is? Only a week and a bit to win your place on Bosko and Honey’s ukulele safari. Friend of the blog, Acilius has an extensive review of UOGB’s new album. Put your moleskine to good use. Jim D’Ville enlightening […]