I recently got my hands on a plastic backed Mahilele soprano ukulele (a first for me) and I’ve been playing it quite a lot so here’s my thoughts… Continue reading
Ukulele Round Up – 24 April 2015
It’s been a few weeks but here we are again, all the latest ukulele things (well, not all of them, but some of them nonetheless)…
Lose Yourself by Eminem – Ukulele Tab
I was looking for a song for Ben (my son) to learn on guitar and I landed on Lose Yourself which is a great riff so I figured I’d convert it to ukulele…
Southern Ukulele Store Soprano Gig Bag with 10mm Padding
In anticipation of heading to the upcoming Grand Northern Ukulele festival I figured it was time to grab some kind of case for one of my ukuleles. At the moment they’re all stacked up in the corner of my living room amongst my guitars and aren’t getting much protection.
More Work On The Cardboard Ukulele
It’s been ages since I started building a cardboard ukulele and that’s largely because I’ve been waiting for some parts to arrive – namely the tuners.
Ukulele Soloing For Beginners Part 1
Recently I’ve been playing a lot of improvised solo stuff on my ukulele – it’s loads of fun and it’s pretty simple to get started with. One of the things I really like about soloing is that if you have 2 ukulele players together you get a much more interesting sound when both players are doing completely different things.
My son Ben plays a little ukulele and it’s really great to be able to play some backing chords and give him a scale to play over the top. It’s so much more enjoyable than us both playing the same part of a song.
Ukulele Round Up – 3 April 2015
It’s been a while since I did a round up, that’s mostly because I realised it wasn’t really possible to do one every week – there’s just not enough ukulele stuff out there! Anyway, the round up is back with random frequency from now on…
Recording Ukulele Videos for YouTube
Over the past few months I’ve been making a few video tutorials of simple songs for beginners to have a go at. I’ve talked in the past about struggling to get decent sound quality without spending a lot of money on cameras and mics. Here’s what I’ve learned so far…
Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen – Ukulele Lesson
Ok this song is a few years old now, but whilst my finger recovers from my accidental attempt to amputate it I thought it might be worth throwing on here for any beginners out there…
The Best Online Ukulele Tools
I seem to be forever trawling the internet in search of new things to help out ukulele players (myself included) – here’s some of the best online ukulele tools that I’ve found on my travels…