COMPETITION CLOSED I’m jumping on the ukulele giveaway bandwagon and starting up a competition. The prizes are: First prize: A Kala Pineapple soprano courtesy of ukulele for sale. Ten Runners Up: One of my ukulele ebooks (your choice). Everyone Who Enters Gets: Tab for my solo arrangement of Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up […]

To go along with the ukulele songs list, I’ve put together a list of the instrumental ukulele tunes that are most associated with the ukulele here: Ukulele Music The list was a bit harder to get together than the ukulele song list, but I think it gives a good overview of the instrumental side of […]

Happy Birthday Uke Hunt! A year ago today was this blog’s first ever post. I thought I’d take the opportunity to be completely self indulgent and have a look back at the first year. Most Popular Posts 1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps Tutorial My plea for people to stop aping Jake’s version and come […]

Here’s a random selection of emails I wake up to in the morning: – What type of ukulele does Jake Shimabukuro play? – What sort of uke is that Jake uses in While My Guitar Gently Weeps? – Where can I buy a ukulele like Jake Shimabukuro plays? OK, I’m exaggerating. But I get enough […]

I’ve written up a page about Ukulele Songs: songs that are heavily associated with the ukulele. They’re the ones that people who know nothing about the ukulele will ask you to play, the ones you’ll see hundreds of ukulele versions of on YouTube. It’s quite interesting to note that most of the songs are from […]

All to often, the ukulele is dismissed as a toy instrument – not capable of real musicianship. So I was delighted to find out the Victoria College of Music (VCM) will be offering exams in the ukulele up to grade 5 from this summer. I tapped the man writing and arranging the ukulele exams, Colin […]

I love Google. It’s about the most fantastically useful product there is and it’s free. And it sends me more people than anyone else. AND it keeps coming up with little gadgets that I can’t help but test out. The latest one I’ve taken advantage of is Google Custom Search to create this: Google Ukulele […]

If you’re reading this by email or feedreader, you might want to haul ass to the website and check out the brand spanking new look. The front page of the site is now a lot less bloggy. But if you prefer the old layout, you can still read it as a blog here. Take a […]

A few weeks ago, I noticed a short film about ukulele obsession. Obviously, it piqued my curiosity. The film’s co-writer and director Wade White was kind enough to answer a few questions. Q: What’s the film all about? “Ukulele” is a story about a man (Herbert) who inherits his father’s beloved ukulele. It’s a prized […]

I’ve had a few people asking me if I could put some of their tabs up on Uke Hunt. I’d like to keep the main bit of Uke Hunt for my stuff, so I’ve set up a new area where people can upload their own: Uker Tabs You can put tab or chords up in […]