A batch of ukulele albums at various stages of release: – Jacob Borshard has just started recording his third album A Glow in the Dark, which should be available before the end of the year. To keep you happy until then, you can download four tracks that didnt’ make the cut on his MySpace. He […]

Ukulele Festival videos from Paris and Taunton. Kainoa at Easy Ukulele has been uploading a bunch of ukulele tutorial videos this week. Particularly interesting are the lessons on Chord Bending and Reggae Strumming. Jen Kwok has made it to the last ten of the Comedy section of Famecast. With plenty of uker solidarity, she has […]

If you’re a hardcore Twitterer, you can keep up to date with my latest blog posts on the Uke Hunt Twitter feed. My preview of the Ukelution T-shirts stirred up some interest, and now they’re available to buy. There are also some rather nice iPod cozies. Bushman Ukulele are hosting a Ukulele Luau at the […]

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain have been rocking the New Zealand Arts Festival this week and you can catch the news report here. Hobknobbing with them and the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra was Mike of Mike’s Ukulele Page. Mike will releasing New Zealand’s first ukulele book in July Kete Ukulele: The Kiwi Ukulele Companion. […]

Des Cordes et du Bois is a French ukulele tab blog with some really good arrangements. Plenty of classical music and theme tunes. This week’s Uker Tabs: Tom Dooley and Smokey & the Bandit. John King is really pumping out the blog posts now. His latest covers the Hawaiian royal family and their ukes and […]

Jake Shimabukuro and his haircut appear on Conan O’Brien. Is Conan gargantuan or is Jake the size of an Action Man? The Paris Uke Fest will be taking place on the 30th and 31st May. The lineup includes Victoria Vox and Michael Wagner. You already know that weePop! is my favourite record label, but now […]

Ukulele Review will be launching a competition today. There’ll be three concert Fleas up for grabs along with a whole load of other goodies (including my ebooks – which are, of course, the real draw). Make sure you stay tuned for it. Uke Thingy has been knocking out ukulele tabs for classic guitar riffs including […]

Uke Hunt has made it to the top spot of Boat Paddle Ukulele’s Top 50 Ukulele Sites. A huge thanks to everyone who has read, commented and email. I’m chuffed. John King takes a quality over quantity approach to his blogging. He’s just put up his seventh post in a year: A Strum Through Ukulele […]

Uke Hunt’s Rag Bag is a new page I’ve put up of tab and chords I’ve done but not posted (yet). There are various reasons why I haven’t posted them, so you’ll just have to take your chances. Let’s Play Ukulele is a really interesting new site. It takes chords from guitar sites and adds […]

Uke Hunt gets called ‘ace’ in the NME. James Hill and Chalmers Doane’s new website, Ukulele in the Classroom, is up and running. The site promotes their new series of books aimed at school teachers and pupils. There’s a resources section which includes flashcards and quizzes for you to test your music reading abilities, and […]