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Why do we do it? I’m a long-termer uke player. Why do we do it?

Hi Gang, I’ve subscribed to the UK’s Ukulele Magazine since issue #13 and I’m from Canada. haha. It’s now at issue #29. I’m a big fan. I luv their international coverage and fantastic articles. Luv their great British humour. I recently got all my issues together and I am mining them for...

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Just updating my blog about my George Formby Convention trip to Blackpool in 2017! There is even some live video of the players on stage. https://peterforrest.ca/2021/11/09/blackpool2017/

I just got a season pass on iTunes for NCIS Hawaii. Just watched the pilot last night. There is a scene where one of the characters goes to visit his father and there is a ukulele prominently featured and he picks it up. They show the headstock for a second or two but I couldn't figure out...

A new bio pic going to film fests. Sorry if this was already posted.

Hey gang, I just did my 13th tip. A bit of blues during the Covid blues. Petey

Hey gang, I hope you are all safe and this virus stuff is driving me bananas so I did a video of my new pet, a "Drinking Bird" today to cheer me up. hehe See you on the other side of this virus! Petey

Hey gang, We've all had a rough go at this virus stuff the past few months. I'm at home and it's getting to me a lot lately. I'm been mainly working on setting up my WordPress blog but I decided to get my useless uke tips going again to cheer up some uke players. A new tip came to my mind the...

Hey Gang, This is my final useless ukulele tip in my series, but it's more about the fun Ukulele Beatles tour in Hamburg that I did and not a technical tip on the uke. I've always loved the Beatles and I've been waiting for years to go to Hamburg and do this uke tour. It was fun and I...

My latest uke tip! Summer's here! Petey

Just did another Useless Ukulele tip # 8. I'm getting back in the uke saddle this summer for my vids! This was a quick banjolele tip that I stumbled across. Probably not new for most banjo players. Cheerio! Pete

Hey gang! Been laying low for the past year (uke-wise), but I'm trying to make an appearance again as the series Hawaii 5-0 goes into season 9!!! hehe I think Jerry, the conspiracy guy is the best! hehe Anyway, many ukesters have been hounding me the last year that I do my review of the...

I heard Ukulele Ray has died. Is this fake news or true? https://www.facebook.com/oliviatosic/posts/10211571054532329 Petey

Hey gang, Here is my latest useless uke tip possibly invented by Roy Smeck on the uke. I am now the first official uke player to play from the planet Mars! ;-) Sorry Bradbury... the Martians Chronicles missed the uke! ;-) hehe Petey

Completely Useless Ukulele Tip #6: Ronin I have a guest in this video! Petey

This useless tip was requested by a viewer to show how I was playing funk in tip #2. hehe I realized that is "Funk-Diddley." hehe Petey

Hey gang, here's #4 of useless tips. The World's Worst Sounding Chord... basically how to remove fingers from a chord for songwriting purposes but in this case... it backfires! hehe Petey

Tip#3 shows how to do zombie slides... sliding a chord up the neck for an effect like zombies mumbling, bumbling. Petey

Hey gang, I just started my Completely Useless Ukulele Tips (series). They are things that I've run across on the ukulele that might be useful, but interesting no less. Tip#2 cheers, PeteyHoudini