This walking cane ukulele is a must for any modern day flaneur. Take a cane and a ukulele out? Not me, now I have a free hand for pipe smoking whilst walking and when at rest in one of my regular opium dens I can also strum a tune.
Dog ukulele shirt – Etsy part 1
There is a lot of ukulele stuff on Etsy. There’s actually some pretty amazing stuff on Etsy so I thought I’d do a few post on some of my current favourites. First up is this amazing ukulele tiki shirt for your beloved pooch.
Steel drum & ukulele
I’ve been thinking a steel drum ukulele band might be a good idea for a while. A little searching didn’t bring up much besides this great skateboarding video -
This doesn’t have any ukulele but it is by the Esso Trinidad steel band who played on the Van Dyke Parks record, Discover America. Here they are playing Cecilia by Simon and Garfunkel.
The old dope peddler by The Three Terrors
The Three Terrors were an infrequent live covers act starring Stephin Merritt, LD Beghtol and Dudley Klute. Each show was a extravagant affair based around a theme. I think the three terrors stopped playing live a long time ago so I’d given up hope of ever hearing them. However, thanks to the internet (youtube and ageing spinster) I finally got to hear one of their shows.
The old dope peddler is a Tom Lehrer song from the show Drink, Drugs and Delirium, at the Bowery in 2003. Enjoy.
Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields – Andrew in Drag on ukulele
One of the joys of a new Magnetic Fields album is that Stephin Merritt is forced, probably at gunpoint, to do a round of interviews with the press. His long pauses and dry humour twinned with energetic interviewers is comedy gold. My favourite is from a TV show, Good Day Atlanta, where he’s not been to bed the previous night and is promoting the children’s book series, Lemony Snicket.
Another great thing is that he’s happy to play a song on his ukulele. Andrew In Drag, from Love Under The Sea, is a great song that he performed for the best fit sessions. Can’t wait to see the Magnetic Fields when the play London’s Southbank Centre, on the 25th April, 2o12.
