Monday 9th February 6pm UK TIME Monday 9th February 2026 6pm UK TIME While I’m away teaching on a ukulele cruise this month, I’ve scheduled some of my favourite Kanikapila jam sessions for us to enjoy together. These are special watch-along replays — so grab your uke, join the chat, and play along just like a normal Monday night jam! This week’s Kanikapila Classic This replay features a Forrest Gump Soundtrack jam with songs by: • Creedence Clearwater Revival • Scott McKen

Monday 2nd February 6pm UK TIME Monday 2nd February 2026 6pm UK TIME We’re back with another weekly live jam on 2nd February and we’re ‘going places’. The theme is travel, directions and places. We’ll have songs by Fleetwood Mac, Teenage Fanclub and R.E.M. - plus our ‘people’s choice’ from the Kanikapila archives: Annie’s Song by John Denver Free Resources for Participants For your live link, free sheets, tip jar, and more, please visit the link below: https://bio.learnukul

How To Practise Ukulele Without Practising! Ever feel like you should practise ukulele… but just don’t have the energy or motivation? This time of year I always find my energy waning a little so I thought I’d make a lesson to help in case that’s true for you too! In this lesson, I’ll show you how to get better at ukulele without “proper” practice . These are simple, playful musical games you can do when you’ve only got 5 minutes, a tired brain, or just don’t feel like a fu

Monday 26th January 6pm UK TIME Monday 26th January 2026 6pm UK TIME We’re back with another weekly live jam on 26th January. I’ve wanted to do Mrs Stately’s Garden by The Four Seasons for ages and then I realised how many songs there were that start with Mr or Mrs! We’ll have songs by The Beatles, The Four Seasons, and Simon and Garfunkel - plus our ‘people’s choice’ from the Kanikapila archives: Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry. Free Resources for Participants For your

Monday 19th January 6pm UK TIME Monday 19th January 2026 6pm UK TIME We’re back with another weekly live jam on 19th January. Ding dong ding dong! This week we’re looking at songs with a theme of bells and liberty. We’ll have songs by The Byrds, Super Furry Animals and Bob Dylan - plus our ‘people’s choice’ from the Kanikapila archives: Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones. Free Resources for Participants For your live link, free sheets, tip jar, and more, please visit the

Learn Clawhammer Ukulele (2 Ways!) – Will The Circle Be Unbroken Clawhammer ukulele is one of those techniques that often looks mysterious, complicated, or even a bit intimidating. The good news? It really doesn’t need to be. In this live ukulele workshop, I’ll be showing you two clear, approachable ways to play clawhammer ukulele , using the Carter Family’s timeless old-time tune Will The Circle Be Unbroken as our musical guide. Whether you’ve never tried clawhammer before

Monday 22nd December 6pm UK TIME Iiiiiiiiiittttt’s Chhhrrriiiiiiisstmaaaaass! This is the second of two of our Christmas specials this year. We’ll be playing songs from the Christmas Ukulele Retreat songbook. You can download it for free and I’ll take requests on the night for which songs you want to do from it. It’s going to be so much fun. For the next Christmas special we’ll also be doing our usual Christmas Student’s Montage. It’s always so nice. All you need to do is se

The Magic of ii–V–I: Why Jazz Doesn’t Need to Be Hard (Live Ukulele Lesson) Jazz often has a reputation for being complicated, intimidating, or “only for advanced musicians”. But the truth is, much of jazz harmony is built on a few beautifully simple ideas — and once you understand them, everything starts to make sense. One of the most important of these ideas is the ii–V–I chord progression . If you’ve ever been told “ii–V–I sounds great” but never really shown why , you’re

Monday 15th December 6pm UK TIME Iiiiiiiiiittttt’s Chhhrrriiiiiiisstmaaaaass! This is the first of two of our Christmas specials this year. We’ll be playing songs from the Christmas Ukulele Retreat songbook. You can download it for free and I’ll take requests on the night for which songs you want to do from it. It’s going to be so much fun. For the next Christmas special we’ll also be doing our usual Christmas Student’s Montage. It’s always so nice. All you need to do is sen

Join me for a cosy festive fingerstyle chord melody workshop where we’ll learn Christmastime Is Here by Vince Guaraldi — the beautiful classic from A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Monday 1st December 6pm UK TIME We’re back on the 1st December with another fun live ukulele jam. This week I’ve resurrected some songs from our classic Kanikapila ’Songs From Laurel Canyon’. I’ve updated them and written out the chord/lyrics sheets for you too. We’ll have fabulous songs from the late sixties LA scene by Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joni Mitchell, The Byrds and Carole King. For your free sheets, tip jar and more please visit here: https://bio.learnukulele.com/kan

🌤️ The Robin Waltz — Finding Inspiration in a Winter Garden A 2-Minute Ukulele Fingerstyle Piece You Can Learn Today This morning, I stepped outside into the chilly but sunny Winter air with my ukulele. Sometimes the best ideas come when you simply start playing — and this time, inspiration flew straight onto a nearby branch. A curious little robin began chirping along, almost as if he wanted to duet! So I decided to compose a short waltz in his honour — The Robin Waltz — an

Join me for a cosy festive fingerstyle chord melody workshop where we’ll learn Christmastime Is Here by Vince Guaraldi — the beautiful classic from A Charlie Brown Christmas.

In this lesson, we dive into a strummed version of George Harrison’s iconic song — inspired by Jake Shimabukuro’s expressive strumming technique, not his chord-melody version.

How to Strum “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” on Ukulele (Jake Shimabukuro–Inspired Technique) “ While My Guitar Gently Weeps ” is one of George Harrison’s most emotional and harmonically interesting Beatles songs — and it sits beautifully on the ukulele. Most players know Jake Shimabukuro’s famous chord-melody version, but today we’re going in a different direction. This tutorial focuses on a strummed approach inspired by Jake’s incredible right-hand technique , using flowin

Monday 17th November 6pm UK TIME We’re back on the 17th November with another fun live ukulele jam. This week we’ve got a Hollies special with songs including Carousel, Bus Stop, Carrie-Anne and Long Cool Woman (in a black dress). For your free sheets, tip jar and more please visit here: https://bio.learnukulele.com/kanikapila-mondays-hollies

Monday 10th November 6pm UK TIME We’re back on the 10th November with another fun live ukulele jam. This week we’ve got a walking theme with songs by Dionne Warwick, The Left Banke, and Vashti Bunyan, and your People’s Choice from the Kanikapila Archive: Cyndi Lauper’s True Colours. For all the links you’ll need including live link, chord sheets, website, tip jar and Facebook group visit here: https://bio.learnukulele.com/kanikapila-mondays-walk

Ever wondered what all those confusing chord names really mean? In this live ukulele lesson, I’ll show you how to build any chord from scratch — so you’ll finally understand what makes a major, minor, 7th or diminished chord sound the way it does.

Join me live as we dive into Trouble In Mind and explore the world of fingerpicking within the classic 8 bar blues format. 🎵 How to develop finger control for fingerpicking 🎸 A lovely tabbed arrangement of my original piece Jacobs Ladder 🔥 Tips for building speed and style in your playing 💡 Ways to make your finger picking more musical and expressive

Don’t Pause Between Chords – The Most Important Ukulele Tip for Beginners One of the most common challenges new ukulele players face is keeping their rhythm steady when changing chords. If you’ve ever found yourself stopping your strumming hand mid-song to get your fingers in place — you’re not alone! But here’s the truth: it’s far better to keep strumming through the chord changes , even if you don’t hit every note perfectly. Let’s explore why this matters, and how it can co