Long time friend of the blog, Shigeto Takahashi‘s album Roots Trip is for download on iTunes and on CDBaby. Must have tracks: Hilo March, Kohara March. Unfortunately, two of the best tracks (Peanut Vendor and Rhapsody in Blue had to be dropped for copyright reasons). Hull Ukulele Group have made their Halloween/Guy Fawkes songbook available […]

City traders are relieving all the stress of gorging on taxpayer handouts by taking up the ukulele. Although Lorraine and Suzie are denying their ‘quotes’ and would never say anything as toss-potty as, “This is definitely in vogue in the City world at the moment: It seems to be the team-building course du jour.” Plus, […]

Ukulele Ghetto has a very interesting post about the regrets over his custom made ukuleles (and, worryingly, how two of the ukes turned up different from his specifications). With 5 custom ukes in his collection, he’s speaking with some experience. I have held back from getting a custom made uke because of worries over the […]

Since it was National Poetry Day yesterday, a few bits of ukulele inspired prose. ee cummings finishes oil tel duh woil doi sez with this line: yoozwidduhpoimnuntwaiv un duhyookuhsumpnruddur givusuhtoonunduhphugnting Which apparently translates into almost-readable as: yousewiththepermanentwave and theukeorsomethingorother giveusatuneonthefuckin’thing Malcolm Lowry predicted his demise in Epitaph: Malcolm Lowry Late of the Bowery His prose […]

In keeping with this week’s Halloween theme. Mad Tea Party have released a rollocking new Halloween EP Rock-n-Roll Ghoul. And if you didn’t pick up Zombie Boogie last year, I recommend you do so forthwith. Call me sentimental, but I would love to know about the trees that ended up being my ukuleles. Even if […]

I think we can all agree that ‘ukulele comeback’ news like this piece in the Wall Street Journal is hopelessly out of touch. The comeback is old news, but recently I’ve been wondering if we’ve passed the high-tide mark. Certainly some of the people originally attracted to the uke for its uniqueness are moving away […]

Ken Middleton’s new ebook 12 Tunes for Celtic Ukulele is available to buy on his website. Plenty of free tabs on his site too. Hester Goodman from the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain has a solo record coming out You Could At Least Smile. You can on UOGBfans. And here’s the first TV interview and […]

Two podcasts dedicated to the ukulele: WNYC talk to Tony ‘Mighty Uke’ Coleman and have a cracking session from Buke and Gass (along with the interesting info that Aron from the band used to design instruments for the Blue Man Group). The Shuffle chat to Ty Olopai and play a bunch of uke tracks (listen […]

Some weeks there’s not much going on. Gina&Stones will explode your brain with sexy. Games’s over, go home, they just won the internet. Paul Smith designer ukulele. And here’s the man himself with it (thanks to Paul). UOGBfrogsfan interview the UOGB. Kate Micucci has landed another cute ukulele girl sitcom role. Tally’s song about How […]

Banjoleles banned from the London Underground for being, “undesirable”. Jimmy from the Bobby McGee’s proved the intellectual superiority of ukulele players when he appeared on the Weakest Link (watch it on iPlayer). Abatab is an interesting new site where indie artists can sell tabs. It’s only been up a month so there’s not a great […]