Posts filed under 'Ukulele'
John Baxter at Uke Farm has put together a great little program called Chordette. He explains it as “a ukulele chord library program that can be used as a stand-alone application, or in conjunction with a word processing program, such as Word. As a stand-alone, it provides a handy interface for looking at uke chords in first and second position on the fretboard. When used with a word processing program, chord charts can be built by using the keystroke information for entering the chords.”-MJS
May 22nd, 2007
Gregg Miner over at HarpGuitars.net has posted an amazing amount of information about Mario Maccaferri and the harp guitars he built and played in the 1920s and 1930s. I thought I knew a lot about Maccaferri, but Gregg has turned up photos and history I had no idea existed. In other Maccaferri news, John King has posted a very informative article about the plastic ukuleles Maccaferri designed in the 1950s.-MJS
May 21st, 2007
…You don’t sing songs about fight club. In Guam, some teenagers have started up illicit fight clubs. It turns out that the lookouts strum a ukulele whenever an adult gets too close.-MJS
May 16th, 2007
There are many people out there making fine ukuleles, but Ron Saul is the only one who also invented the Pituba.-MJS
April 18th, 2007
John Rockwell explains Hamlet in 4 minutes. And, just to make things that much cooler, he does it to the accompaniment of his ukulele.-MJS
April 10th, 2007
Rigk Sauer, the founder of Risa Ukuleles, demonstrates how to take a common mobile phone ringtone and turn it into a jazzy chord melody solo on ukulele.-MJS (Thanks, Andy!)
March 15th, 2007
In issue 5, Andy Volk wrote a good piece about ukulele legend Bill Tapia, who is still performing at the age of 99. Here’s a clip of Tapia from 2004 with Lyle Ritz, another legendary ukulele player who is still a young whippersnapper in his 70s.-MJS
March 14th, 2007
William H. Macy played a Flea ukulele on Oprah a while ago. He was there to promote his movie Wild Hogs and he managed to poke some gentle fun at his co-stars.-MJS
March 5th, 2007
Princess Ka’iulani’s handmade music cabinet is being auctioned on eBay. She was the niece of Queen LiliÊ»uokalani, Hawaii’s last reigning monarch and the composer of “Aloha Oe,” and, like most of her family, she was a skilled and enthusiastic musician. She played piano, guitar and, of course, ukulele. If you have 6.5 million bucks burning a hole in your pocket–that’s the Buy it Now price– this music cabinet would make a nice addition to your uke collection.-MJS
February 28th, 2007
Here’s a nice profile of Jim and Liz Beloff, who have probably done more than anyone to help revive the ukulele’s fortunes. Check out their site Flea Market Music for a great selection of books, music and instruments.-MJS
January 10th, 2007
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John Baxter at Uke Farm has put together a great little program called Chordette. He explains it as “a ukulele chord library program that can be used as a stand-alone application, or in conjunction with a word processing program, such as Word. As a stand-alone, it provides a handy interface for looking at uke chords in first and second position on the fretboard. When used with a word processing program, chord charts can be built by using the keystroke information for entering the chords.”-MJS
