Category: Ukulele Videos

Videos: ConfedGroove Cigar Box Ukes

So, if you read yesterday's post about Cigar Box Ukuleles with Jon "CornfedGroove" Spencer, then you saw some pictures of some beautiful CBUs (Cigar Box Ukuleles).  Well, I checked my e-mail this morning and saw that Jon sent me some links to some videos of him playing some of these ukes (and a mandolin and dulcimer).  These are a treat because these cigar box instruments sound beautiful and Jon is a really skilled player.  Check em out!

Cigar Box Baritone Ukulele

Cigar Box Concert Ukulele

Cigar Box Soprano Ukulele

Cigar Box Mandolin

Cigar Box Dulcimer

Video: Sweet Child O’ Mine – The Be Arthurs

Well, after posting my somewhat flawed medley of Sweet Child O' Mine and Baby Elephant Walk I found this crazy version by The Be Arthurs. I don't know anything about these guys, but the fact that they dress up like Angus Young and play ukuleles is pretty damn endearing.

Also, the drummer is sick on the penny whistle!  Enjoy!

Video: Baby Elephant Walk O’ Mine

Ok.  Please be gentle.  I was having a bit of a rough time making this little medley and then I just got too dang busy to finish it.  So, I asked on Twitter and the consensus was to release the sloppy version now and then possibly re-do it, down the road.  So, if you don't like it, don't blame me, just blame jothekendall, radgyle, shelflifecc, lisaandy and spaceshipmark. 😉

In my defense.  I never said I was "Ukulele Badass Guy"... just "Ukulele Guy".  Also... um... it was windy in my office.... and a... a... bug flew in my air.  Plus I have palsy.  There, that outta cover the bases.

Video: Ukulele Guy – Naughty Song

So, I got on a bit of a roll yesterday and actually recorded two videos. Here is the second video. This was played on my Rogue Baritone Ukulele and it's a kid's song I wrote awhile back. The idea was to teach kid's to be naughty. This was before my boys had grown up enough to be truly naughty and, I realize now, I made my karma bed on this one. In case you ask, the Rogue Baritone ukulele was like $20-30 and it sorta shows, but it's still pretty fun to play.

Video: Ukulele Guy brings you The Facts of Life

Look buddy, I get it.  Times are tough all over.  Economy, acid rain (huh?), lemurs biting people for apparently no reason.... zombies.... yup.  The world can be a scary place.  You know what you need?  How 'bout a positive life message?  You know, if a 20 year-old car can be called vintage, then so can this song.  It's got me through a lot of tough times in my life, so now I'm sharing it with you.  Heh.  "It takes a lot to get it right...", Indeed!

In this video I'm playing my Lanikai CK-TEQ tenor ukulele.  I filmed it with my flip video and my Gorillapod.  Ahh yeah.... not getting anything work-related done today.  Heh.