The Ukulele Festival of Great Britain is going to take place in Cheltenham on 19th and 20th June next year. The bill is rumored to include GUGUG, Uke Box and Ukulelezaza. And staying in Great Britain, Jake Shimabukuro will be performing with Bette Midler at this year’s Royal Variety Performance. John Kavanagh’s posthumous album Small […]
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You can pre-order your copy of The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s already legendary Proms performance on their website and watch a clip of it here. New Zealand builds a human ukulele out of 961 kids and set a new world record. Der Spiegal talks about the London ukulele scene (the entertainingly translated version) with […]
Ukelear Meltdown – Newcastle-Upon-Tyne’s foremost ukulele festival – is looking for suggestions on who should be a part of their 2010 event. If you want to suggest yourself or someone else get in touch with them. There have been a few pale imitations since, but the original Ukulele Hero T-Shirt is easily the best – […]
There won’t be a Paris Uke Fest 2010 (via Armelle). And speaking of Armelle, she’s interviewed me – using her crafty techniques to drag a few neuroses out of me. Ukulele Loki is giving away his whole album for free this week only. Bosko and Honey announce the Safari winner and here it is. If […]
Pam ‘Nerd’s Eye View‘ Mandel has a lovely little story about travelling with a ukulele. William King has been making some very sexy, solid body electric ukuleles. The Bobby McGee’s crop up in the new Dizzee Rascal video (not the first time he’s had a uke in his video) thanks to cardboardfrog for spying that. […]
What do ukulele players like to eat? Rose Turle Ertler has answers from James Hill, Cat Green Bike, Jen Kwok and many others. Voting has started for Bosko and Honey’s Join the Safari Contest. The process of selecting a winner is closely modelled on that of the election of the Doge of Venice; I think […]
Lots of opportunities to do your bit for charity and get a celebrity uke: bid on Warren Buffett’s ukulele, Frank Skinner’s ukulele and a uke signed by the UOGB. Molly ‘sweetafton23’ Lewis made you a CD (but she eated it). You can buy the downloads here. The London Uke Festival has made it to the […]
Kala will be releasing a Joe Brown signature ukulele this year. Do Americans know who he is? Only a week and a bit to win your place on Bosko and Honey’s ukulele safari. Friend of the blog, Acilius has an extensive review of UOGB’s new album. Put your moleskine to good use. Jim D’Ville enlightening […]
The Bushman World Ukulele Video Contest 2009 has kicked off. This year the winner will be decided by a vote – perhaps they’ve realised they have bloody awful taste. The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra’s new EP The Dreaming is now available online. I wish I could go to the Uketober Fest in Griffith Park LA. […]
The Might Uke documentary will be premiering at the Woodstock Film Festival. If you need ukumentary action right now, you can watch a documentary on the ukulele in New York on YouTube: Part 1, Part 2. Lost Sound Tapes is looking for contributions for their next ukulele compilation. The Corner Laughers have a new album […]
