The US ukulele band the Ooks of Hazard are so great at reinterpreting contemporary rock songs for the ukulele. Here they are at the Ukulele Festival of Great Britain in June 2016 playing Radiohead. Beautiful!
The US ukulele band the Ooks of Hazard are so great at reinterpreting contemporary rock songs for the ukulele. Here they are at the Ukulele Festival of Great Britain in June 2016 playing Radiohead. Beautiful!
Found this terrific UK singer/player on Youtube busking in a London street. Her name is Nakisha Esnard and performs under the name Enne`. She is a singer/songwriter and ukulele performer in the genre’s of reggae and soul. Someone to watch out for. There is a link to her Facebook page below.
Ukulele performer Ryo Montgomery will be appearing at the Melbourne Ukulele Festival in October. Check out their website for more information. There is a feature article about Ryo and his father in todays Age newspaper (link below).
A cute cartoon that shows why the ukulele is the happiest stringed instrument of them all.
Manitoba Hal demonstrates a great variation of an old favourite on the baritone ukulele. This should also be of interest to other uke players as you can play the same chord forms with the usual GCEA tuning in the Key of C.
Recorded in Nashville for his new album, Jake Shimabukuro performs “Kilauea”. Classic Rock played by a master. The look on the Bass guitarist’s face says it all.
If you want to improve your strumming technique, here is a great tutorial from James Hill that is well worth the 12 minutes plus of viewing time.
After a bout of antarctic weather, Cold and Flu season has struck in Melbourne. We need some ukulele fun to cheer us up as we sneeze and cough. Here’s that lovely little Japanese band, U900 to make us smile and forget the winter aches and pains.
Cheers!
Bayside Ukes
To relieve post Federal Election blues in Oz, here is fun video from our neighbours in New Zealand, the delightful Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra.
It has finally turned cold in Melbourne, so this should help to warm you up on a cold wintery night.
Bayside Ukes