Ukulollo has made a short documentary about Ukuleles for Peace (a project bringing together Jewish and Arab children in Israel to play ukuleles). You can donate and find out more on their website and you can help by buying the How to Play Ukuleles for Peace ebook. If you haven’t seen the new look site […]

Check out the Stackridge podcast on Monday for a ukulele special including George from the UOGB co-present and tracks including Uke Hunt faves the Bobby McGee’s and Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer. And there’s a performance by Fairport Convention. I’ll be heading off to Ukelear Meltdown this weekend. If you see me, say hi. I […]

If you’re looking for something a bit more ambitious than the usual fare for you ukulele group/orchestra/band, James Hill has put a number of big band ukulele arrangements up for sale. It’s all high and low G friendly and in C and D tuning. To get an idea of what it sounds like, check out […]

Jake Shimabukuro has performed at TED and impressed Bill Gates (who plays the uke himself after taking lessons from Warren Buffett). Thanks to Ken and Krabbers, the ukulele festivals list has a few new entries. Herman Vandecauter demonstrates ukulele resgueado. Shelley Rickey is putting together an exhibition of painted ukuleles. It’s yet to seen whether […]

The vote for video of the year is very close between U900 and Ukulelezo (one vote between them as I write) with Sophie Madeleine and Mr B not far behind. Go and cast your vote if you haven’t done so. This year’s ukulele festivals are stacking up: – Ukelear Meltdown (in Newcastle, UK) always has […]

The New York Times declares the end of the ukulele fad, “The high school girl has shelved her “uke” with her slave bracelet.” Michael has been turning up a whole load of great stuff on The Backwards Ukulele Player – well worth subscribing to. Line-ups for the Ukulele Festival of Great Britain and Denver UkeFest […]

I’m back! If you’re in the London area, there are going to be beginner and intermediate ukulele workshops from Martin Wheatley and Colin Tribe in February and March. Here’s a pdf with all the info (dates and contact details on page two): Ukulele Workshops (PDF) New free recordings from a few Uke Hunt favourites: – […]

This week it’s been very hard to find anything in the ukulele world – the entire internet is a constant stream of that damn kid. Anyhoo, here are a few things that managed to make their way through. MP3’s: Sophie Madeleine has a collection of covers for download (and she’s heading over to New York), […]

Official FotB (friend of the blog) Phredd has a new album out Phreddtastic. You can buy it here and grab a free mp3 here. U900’s Ukulele Ventures now available on Amazon (but still import only). Lineup for Denver Uke Fest 2010. VH1 report on the Beatles Complete on Ukulele. Disturbing dead IZ t-shirt (via Uke, […]

You can win a KoAloha ukulele and help build schools in Cambodia on Nerd’s Eye View. Video from the 8th Annual Ukulele Guild of Hawaii Exhibition. Some unbelievable, crazy ukulele work going on. Todd’s doing a great series of turnarounds on the ukulele. Bid on a ukulele lesson from Victoria Vox for charity. And here’s […]