This is the first Uke Hunt/Ukulala collaboration. So I’ll shut up and let Laz’s video do the explaining: Belle and Sebastian – The Boy with the Arab Strap (Chords)(PDF) If you want to use fancier chords, you can take your cue from the piano and replace C and D with Cmaj7 and D6 which means […]

I thought the Ukulele Muxtape, deserved some liner notes. There were only two rules to it: uke featuring and no cover versions. Here’s a quick rundown of the tracks with places to visit to hear more from the performers. 1. The Cedar Tavern Singers AKA The Phonorealists – Artistic Statement One band, two names. The […]

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 […]

Videos this week from Michael Wagner, Sam and Max (the ukulele punk rocker) Tripping Lily and plenty of others. Michael Wagner – A Love Song

Genius or preposterous? Either way, after watching that video, I want a double-necked Mele ukulele. As luck would have it, this very uke is for sale on eBay. Now I just have to find a Russian oligarch in need of a kidney. At the other end of the spectrum is this Gold Tone GU-100 soprano. […]

Ukulele news from North California Ukulele Festival, Italy and Jonathan Coulton.

Every so often, I like to do a series of ten Guitar Riffs for Ukulele. The idea with them isn’t to cover the original song, but to throw them in as a little comic relief. Throwing out a quick snatch of a riff people recognise but never expected to hear coming out of a ukulele […]

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 […]

Wayne Federman – Electric Ukulele Medley (Tab) Wayne Federman, for those of you not in the know, is a stand-up comedian and comedy actor. He was in Curb Your Enthusiasm, 40 Year Old Virgin, the uke-featuring 50 First Dates and a whole pot load of other stuff you can find out about on his website. […]

Jake Shimabukuro is touring the US at the moment. Uke Hunt’s roving reporters Shawn and Lonna B filed this review from Chicago. Jake Shimabukuro Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago, IL 4/26/08 Early show Set List Let’s Dance Dragon Me and Shirley T In My Life Sakura, Sakura Going to California Blue Roses Falling […]