Ukulele Mike, the original YouTube ukulele teacher, has sadly died at the age of 72. The Edmonds Beacon has an excellent obituary for him. Including the fact that he worked with Hans Zimmer on the soundtrack to the Robin Williams movie Toys. Another sad death was that of Thomas Boardman. You may not recognise his […]

It’s award season and time to hand out the most coveted of them all The UkeHunties. Let me know your ukulele favourites of 2017 in the comments. Particularly if it’s something I’ve missed. Ukulele Record of 2017: Tyrone and Lesley – Optimism Optimism is the fifth album from Australian uke and double bass duo Tyrone […]

Merry Christmas, Chanukah Sameach, Io Saturnalia and Happy Holidays! (If you’re into that kind of thing.) If you’re after some Christmas music and you’re as Spotify user here’s my Christmas Ukulele playlist. Or, if you’re sick of Christmas music, my playlist of ukulele selections from 2017. That’s it from me for this year (other than […]

New Releases – I’ve been collecting all the ukulele stuff I’ve come across on Spotify in the Ukulele 2017 Spotify playlist. If there’s something I’ve missed, do let me know. – WS64 is one of the original YouTube ukers having covered every Beatles song on ukulele. Now he’s one half of La Wolf and they’ve […]

New Releases – Herman Vandecauter has released a selection of pieces played on the rajão (the Madeiran precursor to the ukulele). They’re fantastically played. Highly recommended. – Jolly new Christmas song from Phredd: Bob the Snowman. – A jazzy Christmas record from the Ladybugs. – Macy Warner’s Apologies to Myself. Window Shopping – Lichty’s U127 […]

A while back (quite a long while back now) I totalled up the chords in the songs I’d written up to find the most common ukulele chords. Now Uke Stuff have made a similar list. There are plenty of interesting similarities and differences. But I’m pleased to see the Pareto distribution remains. Easy Ukulele Songs […]

It’s your last chance to get a Uke Hunt t-shirt. You can buy them in the US and the UK until 31st October. Both campaigns have hit their goals so you’re guaranteed one when you order. New Releases – Debut self-titled album from Les Guitares Magiques with lots of old-timey jazz and blues. With appearances […]

The Uke Hunt t-shirts have passed the minimum order so they’re going to get made. You can order them from the US or order them from the UK until 31st October. New Releases – Lil Rev has put together a delightful romp through various Americana styles on his latest album Sing Song Daddy. – Head […]

I’m delighted to report that the Survivor Girl Ukulele Band smashed through its goal just an hour after the blog post about them went up. And they’re still going strong having passed $10,000. A huge thanks to everyone who pledged. And if you still want to pledge you can do so until 2nd October. Recently […]

More sad news, I’m afraid. Singer and ukulelist with Those Darlins, Jessi Zazu has died of cervical cancer at the age of 28. New Releases – Wilfried Welti has just released a new tab ebook of tunes by Renaissance composer Tielman Susato. – Phredd has another barrel-of-fun kids’ album out Ukulele Awesomesauce. – The Burning […]