Writing a compelling story is a tricky task. Writing tunes that sound good from the first listen is a huge challenge. Doing both at once is near impossible. Perhaps that’s why there have been so few decent operas in the last century or two. But the challenge hasn’t stopped Annie Bacon picking up her ukulele […]

You might have already had a sneak preview of this post, but here’s the finished article. Today’s tube includes Ukulollo with Siwar from Ukuleles for Peace. They’re currently offering a pineapple ukulele for the best ukulele song. You can find out more in this video. Also featured is Miss Jess. Her fantastic EP, Jammin’ at […]

I didn’t know much about Locals ukuleles but Noela Castro left a comment on the site with some info, “Aloha, I am the maker of Locals Ukuleles. I work out of home garage in Makakilo-Oahu, Hawaii. Just a little about myself and how I got started. I started back in 1996 with K.C. Moore of […]

Bossarocker is doing a ukulele show for Chorlton Arts Radio (a non-profit community radio station) and is looking for people to contribute their ukulele tracks to be played on the show. If you want to be featured, you can find more details here. Classical ukulelist Herman Vandecauter has started a blog where you can find […]

The site is three years old today. I was originally going to do a review of the year but I decided to give that a post of its own and stick with the annual self-indulgent post. Stats The number of people visiting the blog continues to make me feel woozy whenever I think about it. […]

Screw you guys, I’m going on holiday! Don’t be that jealous, though. I’m only going as far as the Lake District. So the next post you get from me will be the third birthday post on the 13th. Gosh, doesn’t time. Love ya. Bye.

90s flashback this week with videos from Billy Corgan and Eddie Vedder (channeling John Lennon for the benefit of Conan O’Brien). Also this week, a new song in the UOGB repertoire, a Neutral Milk Hotel ukulele cover band, Taimane in her back yard (she’s so great when she’s not trying so hard) and plenty more.

Okay, which one of you bastards bought the tenor Sceptre when I was about to? New Fluke design: Kente Fluke. The Ashbury AU-34S seems suspiciously cheap. An all solid koa ukulele for £250? And it’s sold by the Southern Ukulele Store so I’d expect it to be legit. Pizza doesn’t have to be a pie […]

I’ll be off on holiday by the time you read this. And not one of those fake holidays where I just stop blogging and spend every day laying in bed. A real holiday where I go somewhere. So after tomorrow’s videos there won’t be any posts for three weeks. Jim D’Ville’s Play Ukulele by Ear […]

I Just Can’t Stop Myself (From Writing Love Songs About You) by Sophie Madeleine Sophie Madeleine – I Just Can’t Stop Myself (Chords) The biggest surprise that came from my stats-trawl is that, after Hey, Soul Sister, this song is the second most searched-for-but-not-found on the site. And this one is much more of pleasure […]