Bob Brozman is a huge musical hero of mine. So when I noticed he was promoting his ukulele workshops in California, I leapt at the chance to throw a few questions his way. Ukulele Spaghetti was the tune that made me realise what the ukulele was capable of. When did you first become aware of […]
Archive for July, 2009
The Bobby McGee’s – A Dog At All Things (Chords) Ah, dogs. So like us. The chords for this one are dead simple (C, F and G). The only tricky part is the little hammer-on riff: And that wraps it up for the most tab filled week in Uke Hunt history. I’m off for a […]
The Bobby McGee’s – Birdsong (Tab) How does he have any bandmates left? I have no idea, but I’m glad Eleanor manages to put up with him because this song is a little gem. The uke part is lovely. It reminds me of Romanza and is entertaining enough to be played just by itself. Buy […]
Last but not least is the band’s singer/songwriter/uker/costumier Eleanor. What made you first buy a uke? I was at a Herman Dune gig at quite a big venue in Brighton and halfway through their set they put down the electric guitars and bass and stepped away from the microphones, I think the drummer probably went […]
I might have gone a bit overboard with the Madeline Ava videos this week. But I couldn’t help it. She’s such an outstanding songwriter. And I had to celebrate the fact she has a new website where you can download her stuff. Also this week is Francois Peglau, Ukulele Bartt ripping up some LuVaBe, Dominator […]
Quite a number of Martin ukuleles on eBay this week. Particularly catching my attention are this Style 3 Taropatch, this 1926 Tiple and this Daisy 5M. I’m going to have to buy a Le Domino one of these days. This week, shame on me, I’ve a g**tar catch my eye. A 1930s Slingerland Songster from […]
The Cairns Ukulele Festival seems to have been turned into a political football. It looks like local politicians became involved (always bad news) – and Bosko and Honey are no longer involved in organising it. Understandably, the prospect of funding a ukulele festival didn’t go down well with the uke-ignorant tax payers. This article in […]
Becca is the latest addition to the Bobby McGee’s and is described by Jimmy as a combination of, “my looks and Eleanor’s ukulele ability.” Not content with that description, I grilled Becca for some more details. How did you come to join the Bobby McGee’s? I saw Jim and El play in my Fresher’s week, […]
Bobby McGee’s – When Father Died Ferrets Licked Away the Tears (Tab) Another Bobby McGee’s song with two titles. The longer, less obvious one comes from a headline in The Brighton Argus. What the story was about, I have no idea. Jimmy’s take on the more obvious title and the song itself: “FOREVER & A […]
Bobby McGee’s – Goodbye Blue Monday Probably my favourite bit of uke playing on the album. You can see most of what’s going on in the video with Eleanor’s fingerpicking and Jimmy’s much loved triplet strums. I tabbed up the bit Eleanor plays in the video as it’s a bit fancier than the part on […]
