The nominees for the Mercury Music Prize were announced yesterday and, despite the lack of ukuleles, it’s a strong line-up. It’s the only event in the year I gamble (and lose) on and this year my money is on Bat For Lashes.
Playing the harpsichord riff on the uke demonstrates just how useful the re-entrant tuning can be sometimes.
By giving each note it’s own string you can let the notes ring into each other recreating the sound of the original much more effectively.
and they won! Well done, good call.