I’m sure having a top ten list is going to kick off a bit of a debate. The fact is, I’m making the list up as I go along. So, if you want to influence what gets in there or if you just want to call me an empty headed, bat-faeces speckled dolt for my […]

Beirut’s debut album Gulag Orkestar and single Elephant Gun established Zach Condon as one of the biggest stars of alternative, indie ukulele. On his new album, The Flying Club Cup, he delivers only two new uke heavy songs – The Penalty and St. Apollonia – but both are instant classics. The new album suggests that […]

For those of you jonesing for some uke talk, here’s a list of every ukulele forum I’m aware of: 4th Peg ezFolk Flea Market Music King David Ukulele Station Forum – Francophone. My Dog Has Flea – a young French forum. The Uke UkeClub.nl – In Dutch. Ukemaker Uke Surfer (RISA) – In German and […]

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Moonlitkitty of the essential ye-ye girl blog Spiked Candy got in touch with me today to let me know that Bust Magazine has an article dedicated to the distaff side of ukulele. It features a number of acts that are well worth checking out: Lady Carol (of the Moon): I’ve already featured Lady Carol and […]

The art ukulele by Amy Crehore that I mentioned on Friday caused a bit of a stir on the intertubes after it was picked up by Boing Boing, so I thought I’d take a look at some of the other b-uke-iful creations out there. My personal favourite is this uke by Christoph Mueller. Hank Williams […]

Uke Hunt is two months old today – still not in full control of its faculties and gurgling incoherently. Like most blogs, the only person reading it was its mum. So you may have missed some of the early posts. Here’s a rundown of the eleven (yes, eleven) most popular posts so far: Julien Doré […]

One of the joys of the ukulele is that you can play it anywhere. Often times you’ll find me on a Hawaiian beach serenading dusky maidens by firelight. But, while I take my portable ukulele everywhere, I often leave my portable brain at home. All of a sudden the girl’s adoring gaze will turn to […]

[google 596178778525808375] In the past uke-playing hunks like George Formby and Tiny Tim have been cruelly overlooked in ‘world’s sexist men’ lists. No Longer. French Elle’s list of the 15 sexiest men (or palmara¨s des quinze hommes les plus sexy if you prefer) was topped by uke-playing star of France’s Pop Idol Julien Dore. He […]

Tell your enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take our free stuff. 10. Ukulele Icons – A batch of cute little ukulele icons in .ico and .gif formats. 9. Uke-4-U – it’s exceptionally ugly, but it teaches beginners their first few chords and lets you strum along with a few simple […]