That crack when Steve Martin stands up after singing Tonight, You Belong to Me? It’s the sound of a foot going through a Martin ukulele.
I wrote a bit about ukulele songs and cultural appropriation. The short version: the mock-Hawaiian songs from the early years of the ukulele-boom are really horrid.
Amazon US are offering $3 off my book Ukulele for Dummies (click where it says ‘Clip this coupon’).
The book of Ralph Shaw’s blog, The Ukulele Entertainer is out now.
More free Christmas ukulele tunes from Patsy Monteleone and Shiny and the Spoon.
Will from the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain discusses the tracks of his years.
Good news for Aquila, bad news for cows. They can make real gut strings again (via @danieladuck).
It’s the best day ever to be a bartione player.
Learn pieces quicker backwards.
Ryan Gosling is Time’s Coolest Person of the Year mostly due to his ukulele playing.
Un Ukulélé pour Junior (you can buy it here)
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