by Eric Guerin | Dec 17, 2023
This is one of my mother-in-law’s favorite Christmas songs. This ukulele cover of “Mary’s Boy Child” was originally released by Harry Belafonte in 1956. This cover is closer in style to the Boney M version released in 1978. My ukulele cover was...
by Eric Guerin | Dec 16, 2023
Soprano ukulele cover of “Christmas Island” by The Andrews Sisters originally released in 1949. This ukulele cover is on a 1948 Harmony Roy Smeck Signature Model Soprano Ukulele. This ukulele originally was lovingly owned and played by my Great Aunt...
by Eric Guerin | Dec 15, 2023
A tenor guitar or baritone ukulele cover of “2000 Miles” composed by Chrissie Hynde and originally recorded by The Pretenders in 1983. This ukulele cover was on a 2019 Pono Pro Classic BN4-1 Solid Acacia Tenor Guitar (or a big baritone...
by Eric Guerin | Dec 14, 2023
In my opinion, one of the most fun Hanukkah songs there are to play! “Ocho Kandelikas” (or ‘Eight Little Candles’ in English) is a Ladino song celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah composed by Flory Jagoda and released in 1983. My ukulele cover...
by Eric Guerin | Dec 13, 2023
Tenor ukulele cover with chord melody of “Christmas Time Is Here” originally composed by Vince Guaraldi and released in 1965. This song was created for the 1965 television special “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, one of the first animated Christmas...
by Eric Guerin | Nov 29, 2023
A beautiful and underrated song called “If Ever” by Paula Fuga and Jack Johnson featuring Ben Harper was recorded and released in 2021. This ukulele cover and interpretation was played on my 2019 Pono Pro Classic BN4-1 Solid Acacia Tenor Guitar (or a big...
