Daft Punk – Get Lucky I was humming and hawing over whether to write Get Lucky up until I heard Will Grove-White’s awesome ukulele version. Both versions are in the same key so you can use these chords to play along with either. Suggested Strumming Nile Rodgers’s funky rhythm part really makes the song. There’s […]
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New Releases – Spirit Runners (Kate McLennan and Noel Tardy) Choose Love. – New live album from UOGB Uke-Werk Live in Germany. And here they are being interviewed by Stefan Raab (in English). – Williwaw – another diversionette. Videos – Helen Arney sings a googol. – Vaudeville Entertainer Bobbie “Uke” Henshaw Plays His Ukulele (thanks […]
Takashi Tateishi – Mega Man 2: Flash Man Theme I’ve always had a bias towards 80s game themes. Which I’ve taken to be partly because I did most of my gaming in the 80s and partly because 80s game music was much better. But the ever-interesting – even for non-gamers – Extra Credits had an […]
For a bit of a lark and a time-waste I’ve put together a couple of ukulele-related crosswords. The first is ukulele-related stuff (uke parts, accessories, sizes etc.). And the second one you have to work out the surname (or last bit of their pseudonym in some cases) of various famous ukers. You can either do […]
She & Him – I Could’ve Been Your Girl (Chords) I’ve been enjoying the new She & Him album a whole lot since its release. I was originally going to write up the album’s ukulele song but went with this one instead because it’s great. Suggested Strumming Good with the old standby: d – d […]
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Peter Luongo is retiring as head of the Langley Ukulele Orchestra after over 30 years. He’s going to be replaced by his son, and mighty fine player, Paul Luongo. Watch – Episode 3 of Matt Kresling and his ukulele’s Madagascar Journals. This episode: lady troubles in Mozambique. This is a fantastic series. If you’re not […]
Molly Lewis – Open Letter to Stephen Fry (Chords) Another free culture ukulelist ahead of Culture Freedom Day today. This time Molly Lewis and her blush-making song for Stephen Fry. Twiddly Bits The intro has a fine piece of picking. There’s also a strummed version of it which crops up later in the song. Links […]
The Ukulele Mixtape (Zip 59MB) Continuing this week’s celebration of free culture ukulelists ahead of Culture Freedom Day with a free ukulele mixtape. All the tracks are distributed under a Creative Commons license so you’re free to pass them along to anyone you think might enjoy them. And if you find anyone you like I […]
