January 2013
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Sign this and change the world
Sorry for the non-ukulele post. But.
I’d greatly appreciate it if you follow this link and sign this petition that I submitted to the White House’s website. All I need is 150 signatures before it will appear on the White House’s website. Best of all, it’s for a cause virtually everyone can agree on. Thank you in advance!
The petition reads (ahem):
Stop the spread of...
November 2012
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Shoplifter attacks store clerk with ukulele
“When two people tried to steal a six pack of beer, the store clerk stopped them and said he was going to call 911. Before he could reach for the phone, he got a ukulele to the head.”
If I’m lyin’, I’m dyin’. Here’s the link.
March 2012
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Calling all ukuladies!
bossa:
I’m toying with the idea of an all-female set for this month’s Uke Hunt Podcast, in honour of International Women’s Day. But I need more ukuladies to send me their tunes!
I probably should have thought of this sooner so there isn’t much time. The podcast will be up on Ukulele Hunt on Wednesday which only gives us a couple of days.
So, don’t be shy - send us your tunes!
You can email...
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February 2012
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Watchaishasioux:
Taught her the C-Chord in Ukulele and she already made 3 different songs out of it. This is one of the songs.
She’s too cute!
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Heh. They said 'bonsai guitars' →
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is going to be in Brisbane, Australia, on Feb. 29. If you can’t afford the trip to Queensland, get your fix with these videos.
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And if you're in Utah ... →
Can’t make it to Reno, Nev., for next month’s ukulele festival? There’s going to be one in American Fork, Utah, just off Interstate 15. They had a pretty successful ukulele choir camp last summer.
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World's largest ukulele for sale →
It’s a Tangi, it’s more than six feet long, and for $5,000 you can take it home.
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And now this message
This arrived in my inbox recently from Scottish blogger cumbersmerch. Her Tumblr is gleekwinchester. She issues this request:
“Hiii, I would be eternally grateful if you could maybe post this message, I have been posting some Ukulele chords on my page as most of the sites I find tend to only have the classic Ukulele tunes. I’ve put up some more modern stuff and hopefully I’ll...
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Private online ukulele lessons by Skype?
Yup yup. Toronto ukulele impresario Steve McNie has started daifukulele.com, whose motto is “We help ukulele players evolve faster.” Might be worth checking out.
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Ukuleles, long uncool, have regained their hip... →
The Record of Hackensack, N.J., had this article about how — hey, what do you mean “long uncool”?!
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And another uker is born
Jon Bloor is a Liverpool solicitor and the chairman of the Wirral Ukulele Orchestra. Read about how he picked up his wife’s neglected uke one day and never looked back.
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Even easier uke charts!
Last month I posted a link to a nifty little Microsoft Word thingy that helps you make your own uke songbook pages complete with chord diagrams and lyrics.
Now I’ve found an even EASIER one — Uke Geek’s Scriptasaurus. Just type in the lyrics with the chord changes in brackets, and BLAMMO! Instant songbook page. No cutting and pasting required. Give it a try.
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WatchEver had to stop playing your uke just so you could floss your teeth? This guy has solved that dilemma.
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WatchAnd now, a duck playing the ukulele. You heard me.
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WatchOne of the first tunes I learned on the uke. Great cover!
chickenonabus:
Tonight, You Belong to Me
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The Ten Commandments*
Everybody posts tips for the beginning ukulele player. You might have missed this pretty good list, though, since it’s posted on a piano blog blog that steals content and doesn’t bestow proper credit to the creator. Enjoy!
*For ukes. Kinda. Or not.
UPDATE: Stupid Internet thievery. Gotta give credit where credit is due. The site I linked to actually ripped off the top 10 list from...
January 2012
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Left-handed ukers UNITE!
OK, I’m not left-handed. But YOU might be. Like this guy. Check out his blog — ukulefty’s blog. His posts are an interesting mix.
