RTU's Uke Central

ROCK THAT UKE
Uke Central
Performers' Websites

ZDP - Promoting an era when all races and creeds can join together and sing songs about hating math
Y Pants - No-wave sirens from the late 70s-early 80s play electric uke, toy piano and drums
Williwaw - 24 Fairies in boots and an electrified Kamaka make amplified donkey scratch
White Knuckle Sandwich - 2 ukuleles, a snare drum, a Casio keyboard, and a lot of wit
Ian Whitcomb - 60s pop rock star, author, composer, radio host and ukulele music hall Puck
Waste of Aces - Pop folk and sad songs from the Moon
Mark Walsh - Following in the footsteps of Formby with his little banjo ukulele in his hand
Beau Vine, the Atomic Bard - Proof that you can never have too many cow-themed ukulele players.
Ruth Ungar - Jay and Molly's kid sings smokey, country-folk-swing music on her uke
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Anti-Formby ukuleleists in black tie from Britain
Ukulele Ladies of Sweden - Ukulele ladies. From Sweden. You know the types.
The Ukulele Ladies - A roving, dancing, singing, chatting, plucking and strumming phenomenon, mate
Ukulele Hipster Kings - Open mike royalty from Richmond, Virginia
Ukulele Dick - Some enchanted eefin'; Cliff Edwards walks among us!
Ukulélé Club de Paris - Cyril and the gang amaze the world with their incomparable Franco jazz stylings
The Ukulele Baby Lady - Early literacy, self-esteem, and, um, ukuleles.
Ukulele Afternoon - Uke orchestra from Tokyo playing mondo music since 1990.
Uke Til U Puke - Black wigs, bare chests, leather pants and a smashing uke act
Ukes of Hazard - Anne and Sydney sing of gay boyfriends and sexually overactive roommates.
UkeMike - Mike Benefield plays punk-uke and wants to impeach George W. Bush
Ukefink - Punky, post modernist, techno-skiffle geniuses from L.A.
The UkeLeiMes - Orange County RockinUkuReggae Band covering the Doors, the Ramones and more!
Dean Tuinstra - Despite the self deprecating copy on the site, a very good uke blues player
The Tiki King - Befezzed loungemeister-cum-hapa haoleist with his own action figure
Those Metal Boys With Their Metal Toys - Jazz and western swing from Belgium, with uke and more
Sweet Mama T and Her Red Hot Sugar Babies - Sassy jazz and sultry blues; from Asheville, NC, with Lin from Hula Cats
Stench - Okay, his name is really David Gibbs, but we like the idea of a ukulele player named Stench; plus, he's really good
Steven Sproat - Pop folk singer-songwriter and uker from Dursley, England
Sonic Uke - Ukulele freaks who perform Hendrix and Velvet Underground covers, often on their stoop
Songs From a Random House - Hip, avant garde, folk rock with 2 ukes, bass, drums and a viola
Shorty Long - Satiric novelty jazz uke band and professional chicken boxers
Jake Shimabukuro - The jaw-dropping, Pure Hearted uke maestro himself
Ralph "King of the Ukulele" Shaw - Pure, unadulturated music hall nonsense; watch your oyster
The Serious Ukulele Ensemble - Complex music with just 1.5 metres of nylon strings, 550 grams of wood and glue,
and a musical range of 1 1/2 octaves. Seriously. From the Waikato region of New Zealand.
"Catfish Carl" Schneider - Ukulele blues from the former Rhinocerous Snot band member
Dan "Cool Hand Uke" Scanlan - Green Party activism with a ukulele strum
Rigk Sauer & Martin Schindler - Lively ukulele and bass duo from Germany. Rigk is the creator of the Uke Stick.
"Heinous" Rynz - The brilliantly twisted and talented Richard Rynes, former Stretch Links ukuleleist
Royal Hawaiian Ukulele Band - Live!--from the Templebar in Berkley! Uncle Kem and crew!
John Rockwell - The hoaryheaded Mr. Rockwell of Rancho Verde High
Rock, Onic & Bob - Sgt. Rock, Dave Onic and Trucker Bob from Brighton, UK, assault their record collections with drums, bass and banjolele, though from what we can tell, their record collections never did them any harm
Craig Robertson - This man shared a house with Heinous Rynes. That has to earn you something.
Revi-Tetsu - Japanese uke trio who play free style jazz compositions, led by Reviken (aka, Takaaki Maeda)
Reviken - Hipster dude Reviken performs in a number of bands, including Ukulele Afternoon. This is his site.
The Dyuob Poltice Trio - The fractalmeister and uke plucker rises triumphant.
Pineapple Princess - Boozy, sactological, punk uke divas--kiss their pineapples!
Johnny Pineapple and HIs Waikiki Wildcats - The greatest hair-and-uke act since Tiny Tim. From Edina, Minnesota.
Petty Booka - Think actress Carol Kane--but Japanese, cloned and playing ukulele
Tony Penultimate - Mainly manly uke rocker and Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain member
Pacifica Ukes - Youthful ukers from the Campbell River, British Columbia, School District
Old Spice Boys - Brilliant and funny uke jazziness from Australia featuring our mate--the astounding Azo Bell
Mark Occhionero - Blues uker, flea lover and uke stick licker
Amber Nash - Amber, her ukulele, and her beautiful, beautiful voice
Douglas Nagy, The Sinister Ukulele Minstrel - Satan's favorite heavy metal ukuleleist
My Pocket Zoo - The World's Greatest Ukulele Boy Band. No brag. Just fact. ("Ukulele Lloyd" Gold is star material!)
MrBluSkies - They call him MrBluSkies, banjo uke is what he plays.
Paul "Washboard" Moore - The be-taxihorned ukulele busker from Israel
The Moonlighters - Jazzy hapa-haole uke with lush female harmonies
Stephin Merrit - In "69 Love Songs," the archly morose songwriter embraces the ukulele
The Mad Tea Party - Ami and Jason from The Hula Cats play original, mountain-flavored novelty jazz
Madagascar - Not your average moody, avant garde accordion, ukulele, musical saw and bass chamber group from Balto. How unaverage? They've created a musical accompaniment to the silent German flick Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari!
Lil' Rev - Absolutely astounding old time blues uker and Milwaukean
Ria Lina - Dry wit, a ukulele, and gorgeous brown eyes
Zoë Lewis - Eclectic mix of Latin jazz, Irish shanty, English music hall & smart, wacky humor
Michael Leviton - Original songs of romance with a nautical theme
lemon juju - A barrie uke duo with Cynsa Bonorris of Joe Schmoe fame.
Langley Ukulele Ensemble - The legendary British Columbian ukists from the Langley School District
Janet Klein - The saucy, intoxicating ukulele chanteuse herself
King Kukulele - Simply put, the greatest, frikitiki-est, most awesome entertainer the world has ever known
with the courage to put the bacillus E. coli in a ukulele song. Props to the King!
Key School Strummers - Geoff and the jazzy kids at the Key Learning Community in Indianapolis
KBOB - Home of Bob Puckett, a blue haired, balloon twisting, uke playing pupeteer for Jesus
Kings County Queens - Daria Klotz goes country
John King - Once you hear the Maestro, you'll stop saying "Gesundheit!" when someone mentions "Bach uke!"
The Karamu Cycling Club Auxiliary Ukulele Band - Our guess is that Karamu is in the Waikato region of New Zealand
Joe Schmoe - 2 ukes & 7 voices with accordion, djembe, marimba, didgeridoo, nose flute, and synthesizer
Victoria Jackson - Former SNL gymnast-comedienne turned kiddy uke songstress
Uke Jackson - The ukulele bard and Flaming Ukulele Hour Radio Show dj
Island Ukuleles - Vancouver Island, British Columbia, that is. Of the BC Ukulele Triumverate.
The Hula Cats - Hapa haole band from Asheville, North Carolina
Hulabilly - Hawaiian, Western Swing and Red Hot Jazz trio playing standards and originals in the NYC area
Howlin' Hobbit - Accept no substitutions
The Hoppin' Haole Brothers - Scott Warnasch and company play island music...Manhattan Island!
The Honey Brothers - Musik of Love, Drinke, and Murder, in the Hawaiian-Appalachian glam-rock style
James Hill - Pride of the Langley Ukulele Ensemble; the Wayne Gretzky of the Ukulele
The Fabulous Heftones - Brian and Lynn of Lansing, MI, play 20s tunes and purvey Lynn's groovy art kazoos
Tom "Ukulele Man" Harker - Bob Dylan, Tom Leher, and vaudeville in a blender
Dr. Hackenbush and Her Orchestra - Ginger Mayerson's fictional ukulele playing character
Joyce Roe Flaugher - The Hawaiiphilic Pearl Girl from San Antone
Jonny Flash - ...you know...of Jonny Flash and the Exhibitionists fame
First Baptist Church of London, Arkansas Ukulele Band - Spreading joy wherever they go
Four Strings of Fury - Cartoonist and mad scientist uke luthier Todd Mauldin sings blues songs about, um, Star Trek
Folk Uke - Cathy Guthrie and Amy Nelson sing delightfully cheery songs about intoxication, impregnation and the value of feces in horticulture.
Rose Turtle Ertler - Ping Pong Princess grrl with a funky 'lectrick uke and a sweeeeet voice. Cooeee, Rose!
Joel "Ukulele Eck" Eckhaus - Tall man, tiny instrument; a student of Roy Smeck's and an Earnest luthier
Andy Eastwood - Formbian banjo-ukist of Britain's "Red, Hot and Blue" fame
Dominic "The Dominator" Pieranunzio - The lead guitarist for the band Rockslide gets all ukey
Mary Lou Stout Dempler - Her name says it all
Carmaig de Forest - The legendary punk-folk, ukulele poet and performance artist
Larry D - Not just another black, gay, rock 'n roll ukulele player. A prince of a man with an ethereal voice.
Jim "Duke of Uke" Cser - Punk rock songs on an unplugged uke
Christian Crumlish - Delightfully odd uke-rawk effervescence.
Mic Conway's National Junk Band - A wonderfully eccentric skiffle band including Phil "Ukuphilele" Donnison, occasionally Azo Bell, and formerly the late great Judy "Ukulele Lola" Backhouse
Cheap Suit Serenaders - R. Crumb, Robert Armstrong & Al Dodge's famous string band
Phyllis Capello - Brooklyn's own Dr. Ukulele Lady
Tippy Canoe and the Paddlemen - A uke playing Patsy Cline who covers Merle Haggard, Nick Lowe, and Depeche Mode
"Manitoba Hal" Brolund - The burly, uke blues troubadour from Winnipeg
Oliver Brown - Sir Ukulele Extraordinaire--funny, melodic and wonderfully arch
Blue Shoes - Peggy "Aunty Uke" Reza and Douglas Johnson play blues/swing with uke and harmonica
BIGUKETHROBBIN' - JAZZFOLKPOPROCKUKE sounds, with Mike on potato
The Big Muffin Serious Band - Quality ukulele music and really good Waikato, New Zealand haircuts
LD Beghtol - The angel-voiced chamber pop barrie ukester and Stephin Merritt associate himself
Trefor Bazett - Uke funkmeister and alum of Victoria, BC's Island Ukuleles group
Bayland Ragtime Ukulele Band - For Seniors. By Seniors. A proud bunch. And yet oddly deferential...
Luke Bailey and His Ukulele - Standup comic, 3rd generation uke player and Slime Time Live alumnus
Bag End Boys - Toby and Fatty (aka Joe Zornado and Dave Wasser) explore the haunting ambiguities of childhood with driving uke rhythms and achingly plangent harmonies
Asylum Street Spankers - How can Betty Boop AND Bessie Smith inhabit one small woman?
Robert Armstrong - Cheap Suit Serenader, Parlor Boy, Couch Potato, and Joy Buzzard--and the creator of Mickey Rat!
APE the Band - Wailing bongos, ukuleles, Hawaiian steel, surf guitars, live tiki carving, and the occasional vocal call-out. Dammit all--you can't say they don't try! From Frank Novicki, Crazy Al, and the rest of the gang in SF.
Akamai Brain Collective - Hot progressive island jams from Abe, Randy and Eric.
Brook Adams - Infectiously bouncy, ukulelic reincarnation of Steve Goodman
Melissa D. Aaron - Professor in the Dept. of English and Foreign Languages at Cal Polytechnic State University at Pomona...annnd...ukulele player! A lovely voice, too.