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Archive for April, 2013
Bob Brozman – ukulele master and all around great musician – has died at the age of 59. He was one of the greats. You can read my interview with him here. New Releases: – Debut album from the Mother Ukers – There’s a new album from The Burning Hell. Just one uke-heavy track but […]
Roger Miller – Whistle Stop (Tab) I somehow managed to pass my entire childhood without coming across Disney’s take on Robin Hood. So when I first heard this tune my reaction was, “AZIZ WHISTLE STOP is a straight rip off from The Hampsterdance Song. What’s Roger Miller‘s email?” Roger Miller responded, “nooooooooooooooo! that song came […]
If you don’t know that I wrote Ukulele for Dummies I obviously haven’t been doing enough shameless self-promotion. It did well enough that the Dummies folks wanted a follow up: Ukulele Exercises for Dummies. I’m highly allergic to the word “exercise” – I had to take half a dozen Benadryls just to write this intro […]
Johnny Cash – Big River (Chords) I’ve been waiting ages for an excuse to do a Johnny Cash song that isn’t Folsom Prison or Ring of Fire. So James Clem covering one of my favourite Cash songs is all the excuse I need. There are a few tricky moves in the chords. But you can […]
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Listen – New album from Ukulollo Devotion – Victoria Vox’s Key – Ukulele Hour on The Jason Crane Show Pictures – Steampunk Tenor Semi-Hollow electric ukulele (via @xor) Watch – A very young Molly Ringwald ukuleling in The Facts Of Life – Megan Mullally, Alison Brie and Stephanie Hunt freak out Adam Scott with a […]
Elvis Costello and Clive Langer – Shipbuilding (Tab) This is easily one of the best protest songs ever written. And one of the best songs of any sort. The lyrics are as nuanced and thought-provoking then any other. But it’s the music – written by Clive Langer – that really makes it shine. The song […]
Every time the subject of the ukulele video of the year comes up, regular commentor, Ron Hale enquires as to the status of previous winners. So for him here’s a rundown of what happened to the ukulelists after the career peak of winning the award. 2007 Winner: Molly Lewis (Sweetafton23) – Tom Cruise Crazy Back […]
Paramore – Moving On (Chords) I was a bit surprised to find not one but three ukulele songs on the new Paramore album. I was even more surprised to find I liked this one. Suggested Strumming In the verses: Use our old friend: d – d u – u d u Twice for each on […]