So You Got a Ukulele for Christmas...

Our friend Al Wood has posted his annual guide for new ukulele owners. So if you were lucky enough to get your first ukulele for Christmas (or Hanukkah!), download Al's swell guide over on Uke Hunt. Link

Uketropolis Gift Cards

James Hill dropped us a note to let us know that he's offering gift cards for the first time. They come in three different denominations, good for different learning programs on the swell new Uketropolis platform:

• Booster Uke (3 months)
• The Ukulele Way (3 months)
• The Ukulele Way (6 months)

Complete info on Uketropolis

A Monument to Peter DeRose

Peter DeRose, composer of classics like Deep Purple and A Marshmallow World, is perhaps best known to ukers as the sweetheart (and husband) of May Singhi Breen.

Ukester Brown posted a video of A Marshmallow World today (Ukester's songsheet is here), and I hadn't realized that it was a DeRose tune.

Anyway, a trip to Wikipedia turned up a photo of DeRose's grave. Take a peek and I think you'll see a special love token from May. Link

Christmas Tabs and Chords 2019

It's beginning to look a lot like...Christmas Tabs and Chords 2019

Elves or Inmates?

The article says they're inmates. But per the photo, they could be elves busy at work making your holiday uke...Link (via ABS-CBN-cbn News)