The final part of my list tracks you might want to grab as your free tracks when you sign up for eMusic. Josephine Foster 21. Celebrants Song A particularly out-there freak folk multi-instrumentalist. On this track, baritone uke notes splatter themselves against the wall while her voice mumbles something medieval sounding. It’s quite something to […]

The big, exciting eMusic news is that Beirut’s new album The Flying Club Cup is available on eMusic ahead of its release on those funny round things people used to listen to. The downside is it’s not available to Brits (yet). You can read my review of The Flying Club Cup here. My must downloads […]

Continuing the list of ukulele tracks you can get for free on eMusic. You can read all about how to get them in part one. Beirut 7. Elephant Gun 8. Postcards From Italy Indie-uke darling Zach Condon’s first album Gulag Orkestra and the Elephant Gun EP are both available on eMusic. These two tracks are […]

It’s been a great couple of weeks for those of us who can’t get enough of the latest comedy ukulele sensation Jen Kwok and her sidekick Uke-icorn. She recorded a show on Midnight Ukulele Disco (check out the full show for the song Desert to the Sea, it’s incredible) and there’s a new edition of […]

eMusic is my favourite place to get music (and the only place I download music online). You might have noticed from the blog that my taste in music is for modern indie and classic old-school songs – which is pretty much the eMusic catalogue. For those who don’t know, it’s a subscription service – you […]

Jens Lekman – La Strada Nel Bosco (mp3) Jens Lekman – Tammy (mp3) Jens Lekman – Run Away With Me (mp3) via jenslekman.com The other day Jeff asked me about the Swedish uke scene and, after a brief period wondering if IKEA made ukuleles, I decided I had to feature Jens Lekman today. The ukulele […]

The blog of Durham Ukulele Club has chords and mp3s for some classic tunes. A Noob and his Uke: The ukulele world seen through the eyes of a newbie. Lars Larsson’s themed guide to the best uke videos on YouTube. (The forum was having some decidedly NSFW spam problems earlier in the week so tread […]

The King Blues – Mr Music Man Demo (mp3) via KingBlues.com This ukulele kills fascits. In a world where popstars fly halfway around the world in their private jets to tell us not to leave our TVs on standby, you’d be forgiven for dismissing any musician with political pretentions. The King Blues are a polemical, […]

As they mentioned in their very first ukulele love-in, Bosko and Honey developed their uke playing a long way from other uke players and had never met another uke player before their sojourn to the New York Uke Fest. They’re planning to make up for that by spending most of next year touring the globe, […]

Earlyguard is a big favourite here at Uke Hunt. I’ve already tabbed his tunes Busy Bee and Blue Smoke. Yesterday he released an album of his ambient and atmospheric tunes Time To Relax which you can download it for free at his MySpace. Earlyguard’s music is far removed from the ‘rata-tat-tat’ delivery of most ukulele […]