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 […]
Tag Archives: classical ukulele
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Songs Without Words
Many of you will already be familiar with the composer Loretta Notareschi. A professional composer and musician, Loretta is also a keen ukulele player. She is dedicated to creating new […]
What Is Classical Ukulele?
People often ask: what is classical ukulele? To be honest I’ve been a bit wary about defining classical ukulele in case it creates a box for myself, or for others. […]
Campanella Style
John King pioneered classical ukulele with his performances, recordings and arrangements of works by composers including Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. A defining moment in his ukulele journey was the discovery of […]
The Machete of Madeira
In July 2018 Lara Taylor and I travelled to Madeira to record a CD of music for machete and guitar. Lara’s mother, Josie came along as moral support, and, being […]
I Love Classical Ukulele 