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Girls Just Wanna Write Songs! Hello, Seasonistas, and welcome to Season 109! I have the privilege of filling in for Geoff this week, and I’ll start by saying how delighted I am to be hosting! I haven’t been around as much as I would like and when Ralf asked me to step in I knew this was...

Forget What You Know! This week, you are to record a song you do not know at the time I post this thread. (That means a song you haven’t played on the ukulele. It’s okay if you know the song in a general sense, or have sung it or played it on another instrument or on a radio.) If you are new...

The last few weeks have been very educational, thought-provoking, even profound. I’m here to put an end to that. This is the opening weekend of the 150th meet at Saratoga Racecourse, the oldest racetrack in the US, so this week’s theme is HORSE RACING! Thoroughbred racing, flats and jumps...

In honor of Uncle Rod Higuchi's birthday, I thought I would share with beginners the famous Uncle Rod's Boot Camp! If you print this up or download it to your gadget of choice, and do what Uncle Rod tells you, your playing will improve much more quickly than it would otherwise. Here's the...

I'm thinking ahead to my next set of strings, and thought I would see if anyone has any suggestions. I'm newish (playing five months and a bit) and only on my second set of strings -- well, first if you count the ones that came on the 'uke -- and I think it might be fun to experiment a little...

I’m a playwright/librettist and mystery writer. I live in the French-speaking part of Switzerland with my husband and dog (we’re all from New York). I play a lovely metallic blue Makala Dolphin named Fifi Bonne-Soirée, the Blukulele. (I suppose it’s silly but I find giving her a name helps me...