I’m officially the number one ukulele site again. Ukulelia returns after falling down the back of the internet. Don’t forget to update your subscription too. The old one isn’t working. Amanda Palmer promises an EP of Radiohead covers on ukulele. In the comments: Good knowledge from David, Foxboy and 4DJB25 who pointed out that South […]

Quincy Jones – Sanford and Son Theme (Tab) Sanford and Son never made it over here so I’m wasn’t very familiar with the theme tune before I started working on my version. Which might explain whey I go rogue at a few points in the arrangement. Particularly in the middle section where I’m improvising between […]

If you’re anything like me you’ll often hear, “Wow, I didn’t know they could be that small. Does it even work?” And I expect I’ll hear it even more often now I’ve bought a Kala Pocket Uke. The Pocket Ukulele is Kala’s sopranino size ukulele (although they do the smart thing market-wise and avoid the […]

South Park – Tardicaca Hula Gal (Chords) A ukulele song cropped up on South Park. So it was inevitable it’d end up on here. The song was interrupted various times, but I think I pieced together the first verse and the chorus. Twiddly Bits Quite possibly the first time in history the words, “We want […]

I almost broken my golden rule this week by posting Taimane’s cover of Eleanor Rigby. But in the end she got elbowed out by some less expected covers of tunes by NWA, Iron Maiden and Rodrigo y Gabriela. Also up is a performance by Heather Smith at the Chicago Ukulele Cabaret. You can read a […]

A couple of interesting ukes from Mike Chock: mango and papaya. How do you feel about the increasing number of weird ukulele shapes? Every time I see one I squee a little but it quickly becomes a bit of a novelty. The guitar-shape of the ukulele is more an accident of history than anything but […]

The new U900 record, Ukulele Beatles (oof), is available for pre-order on Amazon Japan (Thanks to Nutcrackerkuge for that). If you missed the first of Bossa’s Ukulele! Radio Shows you missed some killer tracks, a chat with Armelle and an awkward interview with the world’s handsomest ukulele blogger. Make sure you don’t miss the next […]

First off, if you’re interested in playing classical music on the ukulele then John King’s The Classical Ukulele is an absolute must. But here are some of my efforts: Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) Carl Orff – O Fortuna from Carmina Burana Chopin – Funeral March Danse Macabre Ferdinando Carulli – Andante God Save […]

As promised, here’s a rundown of the third year of Uke Hunt in case you missed anything significant. May John Kavanagh passes away. Moustaches of the World ukulele. Mahalo Flying V is the worst ukulele I’ve ever played. Peggy Sue put out my favourite ukulele song of the year. I wrote up Rocky and Balls […]

Billy Corgan – Baby (Chords) I was quite impressed by Billy Corgan’s ukulele playing. He certainly seems to take it more seriously than most of the guitarists who jump on the bandwagon and make a hash of it. For a start, he isn’t using a pick. And he throws in some classic ukulele stuff like […]