Lars Larsson’s Ukulele Video Showcase: Swedes on Ukes

Rigk Sauer’s Quickie Version of Swedish Ukulele Festival in Gothenberg

Jens Lekman
A man walks into a bar
You are the Light
Jens Lekman at “Ukulele-festivalen” Part 1

Bengt Nordfors
Net med ukulele I
Som folk g
Net med Josefssoon
Ode to Brother Anders
Bengt Nordfors on Swedish Nyckleharpa Keyed Harp(Old Swedish Instrument, for the curious):
Nyckelharpa á la Napoli
Bach on Nyckelharpa

Grushagen Bros
“Jag stÃ¥r över lagen” – I’m above the law
“AvgÃ¥!” — &mode=related&search=
The Fuglesang Song (Swedens first astronaut Christer Fuglesang is scheduled to go into space with the next space shuttle in december 2006. The Grushagen brothers wonder why. What has he done that is so bad? They can think of a lot of people they’d rather send into space, with a one way ticket.

Thomas Allander
AKA “ukulelemannen” ( The Ukulele Man) demonstrates a few of his rather special ukuleles at the Ukulele Festival in Stockholm 2007

The Ukulele Conspiracy in Helsinki 2007
Folsom Prison Blues

Swedish Art Video with ukulele background music
Andra Världskriget – Sanningen

Sweden Videos
Lappland (A German video of Northern Sweden)
Sweden (from Lappland in the North to Skane in the South)

And Finally…

News from the opposite end of the globe. New Zealand holds its first Ukulele Festival today. Players include James Hill, Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, and Sione Aleki. You can watch a video of Hill and Aleki playing with, event organiser, Kevin Fogarty here.

Thanks to Tegan for the heads up on this one.