by Alice Bulmer | Apr 5, 2021 | Beginner ukulele, Ukulele beginners, Ukulele songs
So many people want to play songs about rainbows! When I ask adult beginner ukulele players what songs they’d love to play, rainbow songs are top of the list. There’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. People want to play both the Hawaiian version and the Wizard of Oz...
by Alice Bulmer | Jan 24, 2020 | Community music, Ukulele songs, Ukulele teaching
I have a birthday coming up, and I’ve been dreaming up a list of songs for my ukulele group to play at my party. When we’re going to be playing and singing the songs, the song choices feel quite different from a Spotify party playlist. I think so, anyway. Some...
by Alice Bulmer | Jul 12, 2019 | Community music, Ukulele songs
My ukulele group, The Strumbles, is playing space-themed songs this week. Fifty years ago, some guys went for a walk on the moon. A couple of my friends were born around that time, and they’re having a combined birthday celebration. One of the many great things about...
by Alice Bulmer | Feb 24, 2019 | Beginner ukulele, Ukulele beginners, Ukulele songs, Ukulele teaching
Cotton Fields is a great song for beginner ukulele players. It only has three chords and an easy strum. Some boys at my primary school in Papua New Guinea had a ukulele band, and Cotton Fields was one of their most popular songs. I used to watch these local musical...
by Alice Bulmer | Feb 2, 2019 | Beginner ukulele, Music and wellbeing, Ukulele history, Ukulele songs
“You Are My Sunshine” is one of the most useful songs you can play on ukulele. It’s a children’s song, and it’s also very popular with the older generation. It’s easy enough for beginners to play. Everyone knows the chorus. And it has an interesting...
