Jack Johnson loves the ukulele. He once performed with Ed Vedder on SOON FORGET, one of my favorites. So it was no surprise to find UKE in some of his lyrics–

“But just maybe, hala ka ukulele
Mama made a baby
I really don’t mind the practice
Because you’re my little lady
Lady, lady love me
Because I love to lay here lazy
We could close the curtains ”

Find it in the song, Banana Pancakes, by Jack Johnson.

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from their site: “Bixby is the first band to utilize an ukulele within the context of mainstream acoustic rock-and-roll. Accompanied by a comprehensive band backbone (guitar, bass, drums, and piano/organ), a rich 3-part harmony, and one of the most versatile lead singers in years, if you don’t already know who Bixby is– you will soon.”

You can listen to four or five complete songs on their main page. Really neat ukulele picking throughout. Nice sound. BIXBY MUSIC

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Sven from Denmark writes to us:

“I’m (currently) living in Denmark and since I started playing the
ukulele, people always say “Oh, it’s like in that song ‘Flying’,
that’s world famous”. Well, I never heard of it, but it’s already 10
years old and a cute little song. I’ve found it as a free download
from their website. A very nice demo version, with a solo on
wineglasses! — LINK to SONG.”

Thanks for the tip Sven! Also, I’d like to point out he has some nice, album looking photos of him and his own uke on his site. Check it out here.

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Love those old ukulele photos….

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If you have something going on Uke wise, or come across something super cool uke related, be sure to e-mail us: yirmail@yirmumah.net

I’ve got some more comic strips in the works… it’s been a busy summer here, or I’d at least put one a week up. You can always read our regular full color madness, 5 days a week at yirmumah.net, You never know when a uke might pop up there too.

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Surfing around the net, looking for links about our beloved UKULELE I noticed this song by ROy Janik… “When you’re dead” –

Roy says on his new blog, it’s the first time he’s ever written a uke song, and the chords are pretty darn easy if you’d like a little ditty to play. — C|C|C|C7|F|F|C|C|F|F|C|C|C|G7|C

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I forgot to post this the other day, it was on BoingBoing— but there’s now a uke you can plugin to your USB port and record. If anyone knows how to actually GET one, please tell UKE-CLUB.

FULL ARTICLE HERE

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Another uke diva, Amy G– from the good ol’ Midnight Ukulele Disco show— singing “Fly me to Iraq” with some interesting lyrics. Quicktime Video here.

And HOT DAMN. Check out that flaming Tululele she’s got there. Made by the one and only, Joel Eckhaus, (ukulele eck) — who also made a custom uke for Ed Vedder of Pearl Jam. LINK

I want one of those.

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Caught this on Ukulele Disco….. completely mesmorizing. Can we hire her to come and sing for us and make us all feel ok again? Quicktime Video

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BILL TAPIA… http://www.billtapia.com/

Just uke geeking out…. don’t mind me.

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