Auctioneer Charles Hanson said applause echoed around the room as the banjolele was sold A banjo ukulele formerly owned by popular 1930s and 40s entertainer George Formby has been sold at auction for ...

According to Ukulele magazine, George wouldn’t have fallen in love with the ukulele without George Formby, who popularized the instrument in England in the 1920s. At one point, Formby was the ...

George Formby's banjo ukulele has an 8in maple rim and flange resonator, 16 tension hooks, and 15 frets with mother-of-pearl dot position markers A banjo ukulele owned by popular 1930s and 40s ...

10:36, Sat, May 13, 2017 Updated: 10:56, Sat, May 13, 2017 As an amateur dabbler on the ukulele I’m confused by film footage of George Formby who is usually described as a ukulele player. His ...

Randy Lanham, education director at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, is on a mission to teach people to play music and have fun. And Thursday, he’s bringing a free “slow jam” to the Carmel ...

The ukulele makes a comeback this weekend as Dún Laoghaire hosts the ‘Ukulele Hooley’ with a ukulele mariachi band, a Ukeristic Congress and more EARLIER THIS summer, the British Musical Instrument ...

Music hall star George Formby's banjo-ukulele is expected to sell for £800 at auction today. The legendary entertainer was famed for cheeky songs on the "banjolele" such as When I'm Cleaning Windows.

George Formby's banjo ukulele has an 8in maple rim and flange resonator, 16 tension hooks, and 15 frets with mother-of-pearl dot position markers A banjo ukulele owned by popular 1930s and 40s ...