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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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. […]
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 […]
21 Studies for Ukulele
21 Studies for Ukulele After a hectic few weeks of teaching at festivals and events in June and July I retreated to Spain for August. Floating around the pool gave […]
The C Major Scale Part 1
The original title for this blog was going to be ‘scales’ but I soon realised that focusing on just one scale was enough for one blog. Exploring the C major […]
12 Progressive Studies
It’s been a busy few weeks here at I Love Classical Ukulele and I wanted to update you on what’s been happening. If you’re following me on Facebook […]
Using the Right Hand Nails
A couple of weeks ago I ran a poll in the I Love Classical Ukulele Facebook group asking what material people would like to see in future blogs. The options […]
Brian Boru’s March
Brian Boru’s March is a traditional Irish tune which has long been a favourite of harp players. Brian Boru was High King of Ireland from 1002 – 1014 AD. He united […]
The Rakes of Mallow
The Rakes of Mallow is an Irish drinking song. A rake, short for rakehell, is the old fashioned equivalent of hell raiser. Mallow is a town in County Cork. Rakes […]
