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Tom McRae, Matt the Electrician: UkeTube

Sliding into a well-known song to perk up the audience in the middle of a song no-one knows is a cliched, shameless trick. And I love it. This week Tom McRae and Matt the Electrician pull it out. With Matt the Electrician’s choice resulting in a bubble-riot amongst the 4 year olds in the audience.

Also this week another one from Secret Home Party (who I bullied into setting up on YouTube so comment, rate and subscribe), a clip from UOGB’s Ukulelescope show and Sara Watkins should wear those glasses all the time.


Matt the Electrician – Train

bigfrankiej3211 – Hard To Play The Blues

Sara Watkins – Pony

Herman Vandecauter – Meusette d’Argeneau

The Pyles – Goin’ Down The Road Feeling Bad

Secret Home Party – Once Again

Tom McRae – Still Love You/That’s Not My Name

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – Ukulelescope Excerpt

The Mother Truckers – I’ll Meet You There

Included at the insistence of my brother. Pour all praise/scorn on him.

Paul Luongo – Fly Me to the Moon

Thanks Jeff and Cyril.

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  1. Craig Robertson August 7th, 2010 5:02 pm

    matt the electrician. word.

  2. Herman Vandecauter August 7th, 2010 6:05 pm

    Thanks to add Meusette!

    Sara Watkins has a very nice voice, I would like to accompany her!

  3. appleuke August 7th, 2010 9:44 pm

    Secret Home Party is verry good at having secret… home… parties…

  4. BenGev August 8th, 2010 3:53 am

    Uke covers of the Grateful Dead and the Ting Tings in one blog post??? Be still, my heart.

  5. Redmond August 8th, 2010 5:57 am

    Oh man, hearing Fly Me to the Moon on a ukulele like that is too cool for words! Sinatra is the man!

  6. Lindy Danny August 9th, 2010 4:11 pm

    Matt rocks it in a way that only a skinny guy with that beard could.

    That Fly Me To the Moon piece is a hell of a chord melody production. It’s guys like that who add the extra bit of legitimacy to our instrument. Suck it midlife guitar players!

    ~DB

  7. Woodshed August 10th, 2010 8:00 pm

    Craig: Word, indeed. Maybe even two words.

    Herman: Thanks for your contribution. Beautifully played.

    BenGev: Glad you enjoyed.

    Redmond: He’s certainly one to watch.

    Lindy: He’s done a few really good arrangements. He does a killer version of Tears in Heaven.

  8. L.bo Marie August 11th, 2010 4:01 pm

    “Matt rocks it in a way that only a skinny guy with that beard could.” Lindy, you were reading my mind!

    ok, Matt’s video is likely my favourite this week- I just wish that the girl singing with them enjoyed what she was doing a little. :(

  9. Woodshed August 15th, 2010 6:28 pm

    Marie: Perhaps she should grow an extravagant beard so people can’t tell she’s a miseryguts.

  10. L.Bo Marie August 16th, 2010 4:54 am

    I was going with grumpypants, but miseryguts works well too.

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