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- Star of the County Down for high G ukulele – with slurs and strums February 3, 2026
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March 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Recent Posts: Concert Blog
Fingerstyle Ukulele for Beginners: Reviews and Insights
My first ukulele book in a new series on Amazon will be released in mid-October. Read the advance reviews from published and established ukulele composers.
REVIEW: My Fair Lady in Galveston
What’s the next best thing to seeing the musical “My Fair Lady” ? Get invited backstage, meet the band and production staff, and attend the dress rehearsal.
REVIEW: Loveless, Texas
Anne Ku reviews “Loveless, Texas” a concert presentation in Galveston, Texas of the musical first debut in New York
Writing music every day
What happens when you start writing music every single day?
REVIEW: Discovering Fingerstyle Ukulele Songbook by Colin Tribe
Colin Tribe’s new book offers new possibilities for ukulele players who aspire to fingerpick their way through thirty of the most popular songs of all time. These chord melody arrangements show a variety of ways the high G ukulele can be used for instrumental solo or duet (such as chord accompaniment and melodic fingerpicking) . […]
Tag Archives: songs
3 Chord Thursday Massachusetts
Thursday 17th August 2023 is National Massachusetts Day. As we are part of the Ukulele Union of Boston, let’s celebrate songs about our state in 3 Chord Thursday. There are songs about Boston, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England … see … Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Golden Oldies
On Thursday 3rd August 2023, let’s revisit the golden oldies — the most memorable songs of the 50’s and 60’s. We have previously celebrated three sessions of 60’s songs in 3 Chord Thursday but not yet 50’s songs. Elvis Presley … Continue reading
Taster Workshop on song writing and composition
The ukulele culture of sharing songs and sightreading song sheets sometimes leads to writing your own songs. It may start with a famous poem with words that seem to suit a tune whose origins you’re not sure of. Convinced it’s … Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Spanish Songs
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with songs in Spanish in 3 Chord Thursday Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Earth Day Theme
Celebrate Earth Day in 3 Chord Thursday – bring a plant or flower ! Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Anniversary 60’s
We celebrate our third anniversary on Thursday 6th April 2023 in Zoom. Join us to look back on how we began, revisit the themes, the most popular being the sixties, jeopardy games, and more! A is for anniversary, acknowledgement, and … Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday BIRDS
3 Chord Thursday debuts BIRDS theme with songs about birds and warm-up lesson on happy birthday song to prepare for 3rd anniversary Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday RIP Burt
Thursday 2nd March 2023 is World Book Day on which we are paying tribute to Burt Bacharach who wrote more than 500 songs, of which 73 topped the charts. The multi-Grammy and Oscar winner passed away on 8 February 2023, … Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Chinese Zodiac Signs
Learn Happy Birthday song in Chinese and the 12 Zodiac Signs. Which one are you? Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Spicing up songs with few chords
On Thursday 17th November 2022, we explore different ways to spice up few chord songs (that have two or three or four chords). Have you ever wondered why some people are able to spice up a three chord song? See … Continue reading