Some unusual ukuleles reviewed – and ukes mean prizes!
So here we are again, I have a ukulele that I am lucky enough to give to one lucky person. What I have here is a aNuNue Papa II concert ukulele, with gig bag, and an Orca stand. I reviewed the ukulele a while back (LINK) and it took a bit for them to decide what I could do with it. How to Enter: Subscribe to ukeeku.com, Just put your e-mail address i … Read More
A new ukulele class in Durham City kicking off in January 2011 led by an experienced uke teacher and community musician.
So why play the ukulele? Well, as more and more people are finding out, it’s fun, you can pick up new tunes quickly and it’s one of the easiest musical instruments to learn!
Absolute beginners welcome :)
To book your place email Ian at ukuleledurham AT gmail.com (replace AT with @)
Course starts Tuesday 11th January 2011
We meet every Tuesday from 7.30pm-9pm
at Antioch House, 66 Crossgate, Durham City, DH1 4PR
Fees:
10 week course- £48.00
Or 2 installments of £24 in week 1 and week 5.
You’ll need to bring a uke, but don’t worry as among the many delights of the ukulele is the fact that they are the cheapest musical instruments out there!
Format: Chord names in-line with text. Chord diagrams once each in a block.
Page Song
2 Away In A Manger
16 Blue Christmas
8 Deck the Halls
7 Do They Know It’s Christmas?
3 Frosty The Snowman
10 Happy Xmas ( War is Over)
26 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
12 I Wish It Could Be Christmas every Day
11 I’m Dreaming of A White Christmas
14 Jingle Bells
15 Last Christmas
25 Let It Snow
6 Mary’s Boy Child
4 Merry Christmas Everyone
1 Merry Xmas Everybody
9 Mistletoe And Wine
17 O Come All Ye Faithful
13 Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
19 Rudolf The Red Nose Reindeer
20 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
21 Silent Night
18 Stop The Cavalry
22 The Twelve Days Of Christmas
23 We Wish You A Merry Christmas
5 When A Child Is Born
24 Winter Wonderland
The Vancouver Ukulele Circle Winter Holiday Songbook!
Format: chord names above text, no chord diagrams.
Compiled by Mr R. Shaw who has done his best to include songs for everyone’s enjoyment and seasonal fulfillment. He has endeavoured to set the songs in various keys so that all may find some songs within their vocal range. His hope is that this song book will find its way into family singalongs and will help to spread joy and harmony throughout the world.
1. White Christmas
2. Silent Night
3. Joy to the World
4. Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
5. Angels we Have Heard on High
6. Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer
7. Silver Bells
8. I’ll Have a Blue Christmas
9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
10. Mele Kalikimaka (The Hawaiian Christmas Song)
11. The Little Drummer Boy
12. Old Toy Trains
13. Deck the Halls
14. Jingle Bells Hawaiian Style
15. Chanukah Medley
16. I’ll be Home For Christmas
17. Good King Wenceslas
18. In the Bleak Midwinter
19. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
20. It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
21. O Holy Night
22. Ukeing around the Christmas Tree
23. O Little Town of Bethlehem
24. The Burglar
25. Let It Snow
26. Walking in a Winter Wonderland
27. Mary’s Boy Child
28. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
29. Away In a Manger
First Efforts at Learning the George Formby Banjolele Strum – after 3 weeks practice
John Simmance played the banjolele his father gave him in 1947, always wanted to learn the Formby style of playing, but didn’t know how! Now, thanks to the Internet, and several excellent players who have made instructional videos, he knows HOW! So now, at nearly 82, after many years of being out of practice, he bought a Gold Tone banjolele and now he is practicing until his fingers are sore! After three weeks, he is beginning to get the basic Formby “Split Stroke” and struggles with the “Triple”.
But to encourage other old men to try something new, and to show that an old CAN learn new tricks – or at least begin to – he offers this video!
Next Efforts at Learning the George Formby strums – after 6 weeks practice
This is a continuation of my video “My First Efforts at Learning the George Formby strums” showing the progress I made in three more weeks of practice on my banjolele! Old men! Don’t stop trying to do something new!
My Final George Formby strum efforts! – after 9 weeks practice
This is the third and last video recording my efforts at learning the difficult George Formby strumming techniques on the banjolele! The first was made after I had been practicing for three weeks, the second followed after six weeks, and this last one covers my progress after a total of nine weeks. The message behind them all is directed at old ment like me: the fairy tale that old dogs can’t learn new tricks is just NOT TRUE! So: old men, if you wan’t to try something new, don’t listen to the opposition of others (or your own doubts) and just DO IT! You’ll be glad you tried.
My banjolele progress after four months practice!
A short record of my progress learning the George Formby strumming techniques on the banjolele, four months after I started.
Don Partridge 27 October 1941 – 21 September 2010) was an Englishsinger and songwriter, known as the “king of the buskers“. He performed from the early 1960s as a busker and one-man band, and achieved unexpected commercial success in the UK in the late 1960s with the songs “Rosie” and “Blue Eyes”.
“Bosko & Honey are a non-professional ukulele duo and married couple based in Kuranda, Queensland, Australia.
They like to travel the world on “Ukulele Safari”, using internet video to share their musical experiences with others.”
Found them on Twitter @UkuleleSafari – they have some lovely, inspiring videos on YouTube http://bit.ly/b9Yh0O as well as on their website.
A Facebook Page too: http://www.facebook.com/UkuleleSafari
“Bosko & Honey’s Ukulele Safari Oz
Jan – April 2010
Big country, little guitars… for a smaller, friendlier world.”
So here we are again, I have a ukulele that I am lucky enough to give to one lucky person. What I have here is a aNuNue Papa II concert ukulele, with gig bag, and an Orca stand. I reviewed the ukulele a while back (LINK) and it took a bit for them to decide what I could do with it. How to Enter: Subscribe to ukeeku.com, Just put your e-mail address i … Read More
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