Very sad news this week that Marko van der Horst of The Uke Box and the Jumping Flea Circus has died at the age of 45. My thoughts are with Shelley and Marko’s family.
Kickstarting
– Jim Boggia is Patreoning his ukulele videos.
Learning
– Will “off of the UOGB” Grove-White’s ukulele book is now available for pre-order.
– Ukulele Bartt’s book is out in paperback
– Helen Arney Songbook :: free songs & PDF
New Releases
– Another magnificent record from the Keston Cobblers A Pocket Guide to Escaping.
– thank goodness’s Echo Park 7″
Videos
– Luthier roundtable with Gordon “Mya-Moe” Mayer, Rick Turner & Eric Devine.
– “Unknown Chinese Variety Performer with a Ukelele (1925)”.
Pictures
– Custom Kanilea.
– Where all music in vlogs comes from.
– Holographic ukuleles (the effect is somewhat lost in pictures).
Terrible news about Marko van der Horst. The uke I play the most I bought at their Jumping Flea Market.