Back in 2008 when I first did an Irish tabs post I was wondering why there wasn’t any ukulele scene in Ireland. But I’m proud that post helped kick off Ireland’s ukulele group and festival and there seems to be a lot of ukulele interest over there now. If you’re looking for some Irish music […]
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Podcast Powered By Podbean Download Podcast #5 Subscribe on iTunes Time for the slightly belated (but only because it’s a stupid month) February edition of the Uke Hunt podcast. No feature segment this month but it’s packed with excellent tunes (including one from my current favourite uke album from Spring Breakup It’s Not You, It’s […]
UPDATE: Find the ukulele festivals in 2013 here. No shortage of ukulele festivals lined up this year. Here’s a preliminary list. If there’s any I’ve missed leave a comment or send me a message. United States of America and Canada Ukulele Melee Location: Decordova Museum and Sculpture Park 51 Sandy Pond Road Lincoln, MA Date: […]
Voting Closed The nominations are in and there’s a big shock already, after the last two years of fluffy winners, all this year’s nominees are human (with the possible exception of Jonsi). Other than that, it’s a good mixture of stuff running from virtuoso performances to strums, big groups to solos, international superstars to bedroom […]
Podcast Powered By Podbean Download podcast. Or download it on iTunes. Another knockout podcast from Bossarocker. I’ve listened to it four times already. This month’s podcast features a session from Uke Punk along with tracks from Annie Bacon, Eliza Newman, Sophie Madeleine, Sweet Soubrette and plenty more. You can now hook up with the podcast […]
When I got my first ukulele, I was completely clueless. This was in those dark, long forgotten days before the internet had been discovered. I didn’t even realise that the strings weren’t supposed to go thickest to thinest and restrung it. So, to save you from the social disgrace I experienced, I’ve put together a […]
Powered by Podbean.com Download Uke Hunt Podcast #3 Subscribe with iTunes Bossa has made her much anticipated return just in time for a Christmas podcast. And she’s put together an excellent selection of Christmas and non-Christmas tracks. As always, there’s plenty of swearing so those with sensitive ears should tread carefully. If you want to […]
A quick round up of the past two years’ worth of Christmas tabs and chords: 12 Days of Christmas (Chords) All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (Chords and Tab) Christmas for Cowboys – John Denver/Ballard C Boyd (Chords) Cold Outside – Julia Nunes & Wade Johnson (Chords) Fairytale of New York […]
There have been quite a few ukulele apps released since my last app review. So time for a new round-up comparing the various ukulele chord apps that are out there (plus a quick review of one non-chord app). Ukuchords Price: Free What is it? Chord diagrams. Major, minor, 7 m7, 7M, dim, 6 m6, aug, […]
Not my usual uke-centric post this. But it’s an issue that affects anyone who has learned a song from the net, made a ukulele video for YouTube, written up a chord chart for a ukulele group or just attempted to learn an instrument. There’s a lot of debate over copyright when it comes to making […]
