Different countries,
Different cultures
one common language... the ukulele.
This week’s _or rather last week’s belated_ ukulele World Tour will highlight ukulele instrumentals, with many rags, a bit of pop, punk and blues. Enjoy !
Country: United Kingdom/ Language: Instrumental
Wellington Rag , a tune written in New-Zealand by Clive Harvey
Today we’ll explore quite a few traditional songs played on the uke, before moving on to other types of songs from around the world and ending up with a couple of pop/rock ukulele covers and a funny bluesy original song to give you energy for the rest of the weekend.
ErinBev performs a traditional Scottish Folksong from the 18th century, The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond, on a baritone ukulele.
Lyrics and the history of the song. which was first published in 1841, can be found on Wikipedia.
I am still not quite ready to get into the Christmas mood so you’ll have to wait a bit more before you see a Christmas ukulele World Tour post (and it’s not Christmas everywhere in the world anyway).
If you can’t wait, you might want to check last year’s bunch of Christmas videos here and here.
In the meantime, here are some ukulele videos from the UK, the US, France, Brazil, Germany, Korea, Denmark and the Czech Republic.
A lovely animated song by Keston Cobblers Club : Giraffe Junkie
Stealing ukuleles seem to have been a world occupation this week as it made the news both in New-Zealand and in Norway.
The Dominion Post in New-Zealand reports how a youth smashed his way into a Wellington music shop only to steal a ukulele worth $200.
On the other side of the world, Siri Nilsen from Norway reported that she had been assaulted in the centre of Oslo yesterday and that her precious Kala thin body ukulele was stolen.
Lillebjørn Nilsen‘s (Siri Nilsen‘s father) pictures of the stolen ukulele and its case.
And now for this week’s musical world tour…
This video has to come first in this post as it provides an excellent transition with my previous post on the international language of swearing, if only because of the sense of humour of a French ukulele band who have called themselves Le CUL (the arse).
Le CUL (Collectif d’Ukulélé Lillois) performing Le Museau Qui Tremble .
Discover ukulele instrumentals and fingerpicking at its best with the following selection of fingerstyle videos from around the world.
Whether it be in theme tunes, classical pieces, Celtic tunes, Brazilian music, flamenco and gipsy jazz, rock songs, the ukulele sounds really great. Enjoy this demonstration of the versatility of our favourite instrument !
Ken Middleton skillfully demonstrates the campanella technique on Loch Na Garr, a beautiful arrangement which I find very relaxing to listen to.
The arrangement can be purchased in Ken‘s ebook of Celtic arrangements : Celtic Ukulele ebook.
Jo. Vogel has made a lovely arrangement of a piece by Brazilian
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