How often do you get the chance to get some kickass ukulele tabs and do your bit for world peace at the same time? You may well have heard of Ukuleles for Peace already. The charity is based in Israel and run by Paul Moore who teaches ukulele to Jewish and Arab kids and brings […]

I’ve been mentioning that I’m working on a Blues Ukulele ebook for a while now and had a bunch of people asking me when it would be out. Well, it’s finally here. It’s taken so long because I wanted to make absolutely sure you’d be blown away by it and I think you will be. […]

Uke obsessive WLTM ukulele for long nights of making sweet music together. Me: Has been playing the field with cheap and easy types and is looking for something more serious. You: Tired of being left on the shelf. Me: Handsome as the devil. You: Petite, long neck and curvy body. Me: Laid back. You: Highly […]

The Rag Bag page is where I keep all the stuff that’s half finished, bit parts and stuff I don’t plan on ever putting on the blog itself. The most recent additions to it are: Laura Marling – New Romantic Intro (pdf) Dropkick Murphys – I’m Shipping Up to Boston (pdf) Concerning Hobbits/The Shire (pdf) […]

My ebook site, How to Play Ukulele site has been in desperate need of a makeover for a while now. And it’s finally got one. As well as the new look, there’s now a shopping cart and you can leave comments, reviews or questions. If you’ve read any of my ebooks, I’d really appreciate you […]

I’m currently trying to convince myself that buying another ukulele wouldn’t be a huge waste of money. There are far too many people in the world that can’t understand the need for one more ukulele. So here’s a list of reason you can trot out whenever you need to justify another uke purchase to yourself, […]

A guide to the ukulele acts performing at 2008’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

And the winner is *Trumpets Blaze*: Bill Weigel for his review of the Ohana CK-50G Concert Ukulele. It was a really tough decision. There were a load of great entires – I wanted at least six people to win the uke. I have to give special mention to Roberto Katigbak and Ken Middleton for their […]

The second in the ‘What ukulele do they play?’ series. The good news: if you want to play the same ukuleles as Zach Condon, you won’t have to spend anywhere near as much as if you wanted Jake Shimabukuro’s ukulele. They’re actually fairly bog-standard ukuleles, not that expensive and would be a good choice for […]

Having founded the New York Ukulele Ensemble and the New York Ukulele Festival, Uke Jackson is a bit of a ukulele legend. His latest project is the musical Sex! Drugs! & Ukuleles! written with Ragtime musician and historian Terry Waldo. I drilled him for more info. Where did the idea for a ukulele musical come […]