Learning to play the Ukulele

[Admin]

I have decided to start playing the Ukulele. I have purchased a secondhand Ukulele from eBay and hopefully my time playing guitar will speed up the learning curve.

I have to say that I just love the instrument!

 

[oppy]

I seem to remember at a WC meet some members were moaning about a couple who were rather good on their ukes, so perhaps you should stay in the closet !!!!
I've got 3 of them and I'm just as crap as I am on the bass

 

[jeffmossy]

I have heard there is a town not many miles from me that has a Ukulele weekend , I will do some investigating and maybe look at a weekend meet

 

[Molly 3]

Check out you tube heavily pregnant brothers uke band .

 

[Annabella]

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is also well worth watching.

 

[Campervanannie]

I’ve got one and no I can’t play but it looks pretty lol

 

[Val54]

Does this mean we can start to adapt some banjo player jokes .....................

One day a bunch of terrorists hijacked a plane full of uke players who were on their way to a uke convention.

The terrorists told authorities that unless their demands were met they would start releasing the uke players.

 

[2cv]

I got one a year ago but have so far made no progress. That Bohemian Rhapsody is amazing.

 

[Wooie1958]

Blackpool.

http://worldofukes.co.uk/events-shop/the-big-christmas-ukulele-party-blackpool-10-december

https://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/event/ukulele-orchestra-of-gb/

http://www.georgeformby.co.uk/news/conventions/details.htm

 

[nabsim]

Caz has got an electric Uke we keep in the van (without an amp ha ha) lovely sound from it but neither of us can play it

 

[Admin]

We could have a Ukulele meet where we all look at each other's Ukuleles as none of us can play them!

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I always wanted to play something, nearest I got was truant.

 

[nabsim]

I always wanted to play something, nearest I got was truant.

I resemble that remark

 

[oppy]

I too have a leccy one, and just to prove that any fool can play one------https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3RvyAYhA6M

 

[Pudsey Bear]

You look a bit different in your Avatar Oppy

I did fancy a banjo once, but didn't find one I could afford, the nation is grateful.

 

[nabsim]

You look a bit different in your Avatar Oppy

I did fancy a banjo once, but didn't find one I could afford, the nation is grateful.

I have a banjo PB but not in the van, just my mandolin in the van. I could play a couple of songs but with not picking it up for ages have forgotten again and fingers soft. Should put banjo in instead it might encourage me when I see it

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I just love the sound that comes out of them, I like this guy too, he has banjos made from all kinds of stuff, plenty more on YT

 

[GeoffL]

I've got two or three ukes (but never got beyond three chord tricks). FWIW, my uke hero is James Hill (here's an example)...

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Thanks Geoff, I enjoyed that, not sure about this from the same person, probably at the same event.

 

[debs]

I started to learn to play the Five string Banjo, but I have had to take a rest due to a long term shoulder injury. It would certainly be interesting to have music round the fire pits!