Videos this week include Manitoba Hal (from an an interview and session he did for Roots Music Canada), the Future Laureates, the welcome return of Ukulelezo and the long anticipated debut of, friend of Uke Hunt, cardboardfrog.
These videos weren’t posted on April Fools Day but I can’t help being suspicious.
I’ve had my eye on RISA’s Les Paul style electric ukes for a while but I think the Mahogany version might tip me over the edge.
My favourite part of vintage uke auctions is the cases. Check out this Martin’s case.
This SS Stewart taropatch would be great restored. But two and a half grand as it is seems a bit much.
Jake Wildwood’s listings are always the most comprehensive around. Check out this Martin/Weymann Style 2, 20s Regal and fretless banjo.
James Hill has launched his new ukulele teacher certification course.
Amanda Palmer sings the funniest tweets of the year.
Charles Shultz’s plans for newborns.
Johnn Carson and Bob Newhart get a ukulele lesson from George Segal.
Jim D’Ville‘s series of ‘3 Questions with…’ videos are well worth watching. Particularly the one with Bosko. And what better complement to it than Honey’s percussive uke tip.
Zooey Deschanel records a ukulele song for Winnie the Pooh.
Ukulele Ike is unknown in his hometown.
When Tiny Tim met Liz Taylor.
As threatened when I did the Gnarls Barkley Crazy, here’s a simple arrangement of the Patsy Cline/Willie Nelson version. It’s a little more advanced than Pua Lililehua and Sakura Sakura, there’s one jazz chord (but it’s easy to play). The one tricky thing are the bends in bar 21. If you’re not up on bends, just play C in bar 20 and C7 in bar 21.
The tab includes just the bare bones of it. It’ll sound right played as it is (if a little sparse). In my version I’ve included backing strums. For that you just strum the chords that you’re already holding down. For example, in bars 5 and 6 you’d strum the Gm shape 0765 and in bar 14 you’d use the Bb shape X565 (or 7565 if you wanted to fill it out).
A quick video showing the bends in bar 21.
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The March 2011 edition of podcast is up and has a hilarious session from Midland punk rocker Uke’s Not Dead. As always, Bossa has turned up a bunch of great tunes, mostly from people I’ve never heard before, and included a healthy dose of toilet language.
We’re still looking for someone to do a session for the April show so if you’re interested and can get yourself to Manchester send an email to podcast@ukulelehunt.com.
You can find the rest of the podcasts here.
The full playlist:
1. Gwyn Edwards – St Guinefort etc.
2. Evanescent – The Palace of the Wind
3. Eloise Boutry – A Little Adventure Called Life
4. Jen Kwok – I Don’t Think About Dying
5. Small Engine Repair – Pass the Time
6. Uke’s Not Dead (Live in Session) – Jeremy Kyle
7. Uke’s Not Dead (Live in Session) – Oi, Kid! Don’t Be A Hoody
8. Uke’s Not Dead (Live in Session) – Ah, Fuck. I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This
9. The Brass Traps – Drunk Mosquito
10. Salwa Azar – Floating in Milk
11. Naked Girls & Aeroplanes – Rough Love
12. Kirsty McGee – Sandman
13. Thingumabob & the Thingumajigs – Two Sips
I’ve written up Fin’s rollocking banjolele version of this tune. He’s tuned up slightly sharp for this one. Here are – roughly – the tuning notes:
I’ve included slashes for the chord riff that crops up all over the song in the chord sheet, but here it is in tab form:
In his version, Fin adds notes to the basic chords. Switching between C and C6 (2003) like this:
Which goes like this (slow then fast):
And Am and Am7 (0000) like this:
The strum works with or without those added bits.
Requested by Karl.
Two songs this week from the original Mr Tiptoe Through the Tulips Nick Lucas along with the new single from tUne-yArDs (if you want more of her, NPR recorded a show at SXSW). tUnE-yArDs’s new album, w h o k i l l, is coming out soon and I can’t wait.
One video that didn’t make the cut but will interest some is this one from Sungha Yung. You may remember him as the little guitar playing kid who caused a big stir a few years ago. He’s now grown up and graduated to uke.
In non-uke videos, check out this channel for some incredible videos from the late 20s/early 30s. Every one is a gem. And I did wonder if I could count this as a banjolele.
Tessie O’Shea‘s ukulele: Gibson Model UB-5. It’s already been sold but this Gibson Ukulele UKE 2 would make a nice consolation.
Photos: Costumed Musician, Boy playing ukulele, UKULELE in BED w BABY!.
If you happen to see some suspiciously cheap Ohana baritone resonators be aware they might be stolen.
Lots of excellent photos this week: Senior ukulele club (via Ukulelia), Nancy Hamilton (via Humble Baritonics), the man on the table, Ukulele Lady (warning: contains boobs).
UkuleleTim has a new site Ukulele Secrets that promises to teach you to play ukulele like a badass. Definitely worth subscribing to.
Scarface seems to be the uke player’s reference of choice at the moment. It’s now on a T-shirt.
UOGB tracks are now available on iTunes here and here.
Jesicca Delfino solves some maths related ukulele problems.
Anyone care about the Bushman results?
How do you chuck your ukulele? While we’re on Yahoo Answers, this question had occurred to me too. What did happen to chipswow/Scampi?
Remind me never to start a ukulele duel with either of these two.
Is there such thing as milkmen anymore? If there is, they’re certainly not whistling. Nevertheless, here’s another expertly arranged tune from David Beckingham. This time a tune from UK fingerpicking guitarist Dave Evans. If you want more, here are all his tabs so far:
The Stripper
Mississippi Blues
In the Mood
If I Had You
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