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 […]

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 […]