Welcome to The Ukulele Podcast.
Whether you want to hear how James Hill put together his famous arrangement of Billie Jean, or how Jake Shimabukuro played the ukulele for the Queen, it's all in this podcast.
Join me, John Atkins, for long-form uke-centric chats with everyone from Cynthia Lin, Bernadette Teaches Music and Victoria Vox, to Nick Cope, Bakithi Kumalo and Will Grove-White.
There's also stories recorded on-the-go such as my behind-the-scenes account of a local ukulele festival in England, and audio diary of my trip to the NaMM music convention in Los Angeles.
Plus listener contributions about your favourite ukuleles and what they mean to you.
The Ukulele Podcast is sponsored by Kala Brand Music.
Sign up to my Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/UkeTeacher) for bonus content, early access and behind the scenes gossip!
Want to be on the show? Have a suggestion for someone you'd like to hear me chat with? Drop me an email to uketeacher1@gmail.com (mailto:uketeacher1@gmail.com) and let's chat!
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Peter Brooke-Turner (Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain) + future of the podcast
Merry Christmas!
I got to catch up with my oldest and tallest friend in the ukulele world, Peter Brooke-Turner of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain recently, and we put the world to rights having a good old natter about:
The weather
Near-death experiences
Life - what does it all mean?!
Singing Ave Maria with Poppy in the garden
Touring the States
Where are the next generation of stars coming from?
Ghost tours!
Becoming comfortable on stage
AI Generated music
Airline Toilets Theatre Company
Sending hundreds of postcards
What ukulele he's playing at the moment
The most expensive ukulele he's ever played
Lending his ukulele to Tiny Tim!
And quite a lot more besides.
Plus, you may have noticed that I've not been around much lately and there's a very good reason for that! So stick around to the end for a bit of an announcement about the future of the podcast.
Have a very merry Christmas and a wonderful 2026. If you ever feel like emailing me, please drop me a message to uketeacher1@gmail.com and if you ever want to throw a few bucks my way as a thank you, get my various ukulele songbooks, or even some bonus footage from some of these podcasts, please check out www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacher
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14 Jul 2025
Nicky Campbell
This week on The Ukulele Podcast, I'm delighted to be joined by Nicky Campbell! Nicky has a brand new ukulele album out right now, Through It All - 13 Songs About Love, which I highly recommend!
We covered everything from:
* Starting as a jingle writer for local radio
* Songwriting techniques
* Playing music with his daughters
* Choosing a ukulele for life
* Coming up with the perfect lyric
* Ukulele Acquisition Syndrome
* Playing in public
* and what it was like appearing on The Masked Singer!
And lots, lots, more. Enjoy!
If you have any guest suggestions, or if you'd like to be a guest on The Ukulele Podcast - Email me (mailto:uketeacher1@gmail.com) - and let's chat!
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17 Jul 2024
Stukulele
G'Day mates! This week we're heading down under to chat with the awesome Stukulele from Uke Mullum!
We chat about loads of different topics, including:
Fatherhood
Becoming a professional musician at the age of 16
Touring the country
Gigging alongside BLUEY'S DAD!
Headlining a gig over Nirvana
Taking James Hill's teacher training class
Switching from drums to the ukulele
Writing and performing with your own family
And much, much more!
If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com (mailto:UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com)
And if you'd like to support the show - sign up to https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacher (https://www.patreon.com/UkeTeacher) for some awesome bonus content!
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YouTube views
5,600,643
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
13 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
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Quality
75
Social presence
91
YouTube
93
Engagement
85
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