Cape Cod Girls
A super fun piece that will get you playing up the dusty end. Cape Cod Girls is a rip, roaring sea shanty. I first came across this piece in the […]
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Allegretto Tutorial
The last couple of days have been surprisingly busy. Coming to grips with this brave new world and the likelihood that I will be working from home for several months […]
Sounds Irish
A little late for St Patrick’s Day but here is a ukulele arrangement of Sounds Irish. Originally written for the guitar by John Whitworth and Peter Nuttall and published by […]
El Noi de la Mare
My arrangement of this beautiful Catalan folksong. Ukulele 1 plays the melody and ukulele 2 plays a finger style accompaniment based on the chords. At the start I am playing […]
Oh! Sinner Man
Oh! Sinner Man is an African American spiritual. This is short and easy arrangement which can be played in either one, two or three parts. There is the melody, an […]
Uke in the Time of Corona
It’s 13:33 and I’m still in my pyjamas. I should be about to start a guitar ensemble class but it’s been cancelled. All my teaching has been cancelled. Events cancelled. […]
Yellow Bird Tutorial
Here’s a two part arrangement for ukulele of Yellow Bird by Irving Burgie. You can either play the chords or the melody. See the video for more details. Click here […]
#93 Beau Hannam Stauffer-lele
Thoughts on commissioning a new soprano ukulele from luthier Beau Hannam. Oh the photos! The lovely photos! Shiny, pretty, freckly grain, blonde tops, elegant bouts, swirls and curves, mother of […]
Renaissance Guitar to Ukulele
Some people think the ukulele is limited. I disagree. Just last night I attended the Kalamunda Ukulele Collective’s weekly jam session and was playing the House of the Rising Sun, […]
El Noi de la Mare for Ukulele Ensemble
El Noi de la Mare is beautiful Christmas song from the northeast region of Spain, Catalonia. In English the title means The Mother of the Child. The guitarist Andres Segovia […]
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