There are some inventions so perfect and unlikely that their inception can only be put down to a moment of pure genius. For example, who was it who first stood on beach, looked down at the sand and thought, “You know, I reckon if we melt that down we could see through that.”? And who […]

Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole isn’t going to let being dead for a decade slow him down. He has just released new album, Wonderful World. The album features classic IZ tracks with a full orchestral backing. I’m not sure how much an orchestra will add to his music. He’s at his best when it’s just him and […]

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s new album, Precious Little, is available from their website. You can download a track from the album – Joni Mitchell’s (He Played Real Good) For Free – on Horse Latitudes. Bake yourself a Cakelele. Aloha-licious. All four presenters of Resonance FM‘s ‘perfect accompaniment to a chocolate Hob Nob or […]

It was only a matter of time before someone on the freak-folk/naturalismo scene picked up on the ukulele. Last month saw the debut release by baritone ukeist Rio En Medio (aka Danielle Stech Homsy). The album features some of the cream of the movement including Devendra Banhart, Andy Cabic (Vetiver) and David Coulter David Coulter […]

Shigeto Takahashi – Goofus (Links fixed) Shigeto Takahahi – Peanut Vendor Shigeto Takahashi went down a storm when he played the New York Uke Fest this year. Michael DaSilva was so impressed that he has decided to sponser him with a DaSilva soprano. After I mentioned him in an earlier post, Shigeto got in touch […]

The gentleman to your left with the scary eyebrows is indeed me. I’ve finally got round to doing an About Me and I’ve upload some of my uke tunes. But be warned, the quality is highly dubious. If you have any suggestions for the site, requests, complaints or suchlike; I’d love to hear from you. […]