Some of my favourite places to visit in ukulele land! A mix of ukulele interest sites, and those of ukers who I have either seen, played or conversed with over the years. If you are learning how to play the ukulele, then you should bookmark these sites!
There are a TON of ukulele acts out there, and this is not a page to list them all. Just some links of performers I have either seen in the flesh or just enjoy generally. (For generally, read 'massively')
ANDYDAN - Ukulele synth sounds like you won't have heard before!
ANDY EASTWOOD - a total musical virtuoso and one of the hardest working players on the circuit. Ukulele, banjolele, violin - Andy can play just about anything!
THE ANYTHING GOES ORCHESTRA - one of the best good time ukulele bands I have seen live. Huge fun
CHEE MAISEL - The sublime pairing of man and wife duo, Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel. Marriage made in heaven, literally!
CHONKINFECKLE - The Wigan based uke masters and good friends of Got A Ukulele
DANIELLE ATE THE SANDWICH - great US singer songwriter and ukulele, what a beautiful voice
DEAD MANS UKE - offshoot of the Anything Goes Orchestra - Americana, blues played on reso uke and double bass by father and son duo, Tim and Jake Smithies
DEL REY - Resonator Ukulele and Guitar Specialist - A real players player who wowed the crowd at her recent UK performances
ELOF and WAMBERG - Danish duo with a beguiling mx of the traditional with modern. Spellbinding
FRANCESCO ALBERTAZZI - Italian ukulele player I have been lucky to see perform a couple of times now. His playing is so beautiful it has the audience emotional.
GERALD ROSS - something of a statesman amongst ukulele performers these days. Another real players player
JAKE SHIMABUKURO - Yes him - Bohemian Rhapsody guy.... More to him than just that video though, and if anyone is breaking the mould with the ukulele, it's Jake.
JAMES HILL - staggeringly good Canadian player and jolly nice chap to boot.
KATY VERNON - UK born, US based singer songwriter on both guitar and ukulele
KRABBERS - Quite simply one of the best singer songwriters I know on the circuit and one half of The Hedge Inspectors.
LIAM CAPPER-STARR - great player and songwriter, and brains behind the UkeEast festival.
MANITOBA HAL BROLUND - Wonderful wonderful blues man from Canada - can play the blues on a ukulele like the best bluesman of ANY instrument you will hear
MATT HICKS - Uke player, guitarist, songwriter and a player with an effortless style I really really like.
MIKE WARREN - home page of the hugely respected banjolele performer and tutor
MOTHER UKERS - Pioneers of ukular fusion!
NO DIRECTION HOT BOYS - One of the most entertaining acts I have seen on the circuit
OPERALELE - Fabulous duo of George Bartle and Mandi Harkett - unlike anything you've seen before!
PETER MOSS - fabulous uke player, particularly banjolele. PLEASE NOTE - Peter is a good friend of the uke world and NOT the chap behind the TUKUO uke orchestra hitting the press lately!
PHIL DOLEMAN - UK based, superb finger style jazz player, tutor, singer, all round good egg. Heck, Phil has talent.
PROFESSOR PETER - Originally a member of the duo 'Professor Peter and Doctor Dick', The Professor is now performing his songs from the twenties and thirties as a solo act. He's also a jolly nice chap!
THE PUKES - breaking the shackles of traditional ukulele music. Sublime punk.. on ukuleles!
THE QUIET AMERICAN - superb Americana from the US duo that is Aaron and Nicole Keim
ROBIN EVANS ESQ - Lover of hip hop, lover of a sweary tune and holder of the Guinness World Record for ukulele playing!
SAMANTHA MUIR - sublime classical ukulele player who has been wowing crowds at her recent festival appearances
SARAH MAISEL - the voice of an angel, a good friend, smooth jazzy ukulele performer
SOME LIKE IT OSSETT - Cracking quartet with sublime vocals from Jacqui Wicks
TRICITY VOGUE - Outstanding performer in a variety of glamorous guises. You will love her live shows.
UKULELE BARTT - the legend that is.. etc etc
UOGB - Gods! - These guys are the originals - accept no substitutes. None. None whatsoever. The ultimates!
UKULELE UFF and LONESOME DAVE - now performing in a ukulele and guitar trio, these Liverpool based lads just ooze swing and talent.
UKEPUNK - Great trio and writers of self penned ukulele punk tracks.
UNPLUGTHEWOOD - The home of many wondrous things including Krabbers, The Hedge Inspectors and the Unplugthewood Podcast!
ZOË BESTEL - What a voice, what a voice. Hauntingly beautiful and quite handy with a ukulele too!
GENERAL UKULELE INTEREST SITES
GOT A UKULELE YOUTUBE
I'VE GOT A UKULELE FACEBOOK GROUP - No spam, zero tolerance policy on trolls and nonsense too
RICHARD G'S UKULELE SONGBOOK - massive list of great tunes for uke (and, having played with him, a thoroughly nice fella too!)
THE BAD ASS BARITONE UKULELE - Name says it all!
BEATLES FOR UKULELE
COOL CAT UKES - enthusiast site with some nice reviews, great video interviews and a cat!
DOMINATOR UKULELE TABS - another great song resource from a guy who KNOWS (and builds) ukuleles
DOCTOR UKE - masses of songs, many old timer tunes
EASY UKULELE
FINNISH UKULELE NETWORK
GET TUNED - online uke tuner
HUMBLE UKER - great uke blog
HUMBLE BARITONICS - THE place for baritone fans!
JIM'S UKULELE SONGBOOK SITE - Homepage for the MASSIVE songbook put together by Jim
Carey
LEARN THE UKULELE WITH PHIL DOLEMAN - Does what it says on the tin!
LARDY'S UKULELE DATABASE - the largest database of ukulele brands that I have ever seen!
MIGHTY UKULELE - loads of UK links to clubs and events
FLEA PLUCKER
PLAY UKULELE BY EAR - Jim D'Ville's well known site
RGT Ukulele Tutors and exams
SCHOOL OF UKE - Tuition classes from the Duke Of Uke store
TIKI KING - great resource and enormous list of uke knowledge
UKEONOMICS - Ukulele blog
Uke4U - site with blog and some cool uke Apps too
UKULELE-ARTS - Wilfried Welti's solo ukulele page
UKULELE CHORDS - great chord resource
UKULELE GO - New (ish) ukulele blog with some great content
UKULELE AND LANGUAGES
UKULELE GHETTO - another great review site
UKULELE INSPIRED - John Nash's site, who's main goal is to provide information and inspire ukulele players
UKULELE SPAIN
UKULELE TRICKS - great lesson site - brought to you by Brett McQueen
UKULELE TUTORIAL - Great site comprising videos, tutorials and much other ukulele, edited by John Tribe
UKE HUNT - the DADDY of uke sites. If you play the ukulele and haven't visited this site, then you must be clinically dead!
UKE PORN - great image rich uke blog
UKULELE REVIEW - more uke reviews
THE UKULELE SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN
UKULELE UNDERGROUND - my FAVOURITE uke site and forum
YOUKULELE - great Italian ukulele site
Ukulele Products (For Ukulele brand links CLICK HERE )
THE GREAT ASWEGO KAZOO FACTORY - handmade in the USA!
HOMESTEAD MUSIC - sheet music for vocal and ukulele
UKE LEASH STRAPS
UKULELE PLAYER MAGAZINE
UKE MAGAZINE - First print mag for the United Kingdom
An excellent service you are providing with this web site. THANKS!
ReplyDeleteThank you for including the unplugthewood site and for your nice links to Mikes stuff. We appreciate you 😊
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure Caroline!
ReplyDeleteBarry:
ReplyDeleteIf you feel they're worthwhile would you consider adding Humble Baritonics and The Bad-Ass Baritone Ukulele to your links for bari-players?
Jeff West
Jeff - I am ashamed they are not there as I do regularly send people your way. You caught me out - my apologies - will sort that!!
ReplyDeleteBarry -- Thank you! I appreciate it. The baritone is getting more and more popular and I think I and my small but growing team have got a lot to offer. I have been enjoying your review videos.
ReplyDeleteThis is just a question really and I hope that it's alright. This may seem a stupid question but does anyone know if a ukulele arrangement has been done for the song "With You I'm Born Again" by Billy Preston and Syreeta. The reason I'm asking is that this was the song my wife and myself did our first waltz at our wedding too. I would love to be able to play it for her on our anniversary in September to surprise her.
ReplyDeleteThanks for any input and suggestions.
Kind regards
Tom Stewart
Lucky me, I've just found this Site and as a total Uke beginner, I reckon I can learn much on here. I have just bought a Brunswick (BU4) Tenor Uke and a Brunswick (BU4) Baritone Uke which are all the Hardware I think I will need for quite a while yet. Already practicing a few Chords, however, I am finding that my finger placement for each Chord Shape is frustrating and it feels like I am wearing Cricket Gloves during my attempts but I'll keep at it until I get it, One bit at a time. Forward is Forward, however slow.
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