The books for the 1980s TV show "Yes Minister" / "Yes Prime Minister" were presented as Jim Hacker's diaries, declassified and edited in the far future. The last of those far future dates is...
@wroof Unfortunately I can't dance while playing the ukulele... I can't dance even when I'm not playing the ukulele, but I definitely can't dance while I am! 😂
My new book is out today, with arrangements of five famous classical pieces for a "ukulele quartet" of soprano, tenor and baritone ukuleles and classical guitar. The arrangements have been deliberately kept simple, to be accessible to the widest range of players. Find out more or get your copy in print or as a pay-what-you-like ebook at https://preecemusic.com/simple-ukulele-quartets
Record shop gave me this mystery record. I guessed it would probably have organ music or something like that - it turned out to be a Christmas Eve service.
There was a young curate of Salisbury
Whose manners were quite Halisbury-Scalisbury
He wandered round Hampshire
Without any pampshire
Till the Vicar compelled him to Walisbury
An old name for Salisbury is Sarum, and it is still sometimes used as an abbreviation. Hampshire is abbreviated Hants, both in writing and in speech. So the limerick is read as:
There was a young curate of Sarum
Whose manners were quite harum-scarum
He wandered round Hants
Without any pants
Till the Vicar compelled him to wear 'em
Today's video is about two folk songs from Wales, both of which are lullabies: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night) and Suo Gân. I'm playing a medley of the two tunes on ocarinas.
I have two copies of the "Uke Heads" album to give away. The album features over 100 ukulele players, including me. I'll cover the postage for people I follow. First come first served!