Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Randy Lanham, education director at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, is on a mission to teach people to play music and ...

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 ...

In Martin Scorsese’s George Harrison: Living in the Material World, George’s wife Olivia said that he had a “curious mind, and when he got into something he wanted to know everything.” The “quiet ...

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 ...

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.

What is it? A tiny, four-stringed guitar that can look comical or cute when strummed, first popularised in early 20th-century Hawaiian music. Who uses it? Although there are still some leading ...

It was Queen Elizabeth II's (proper) birthday yesterday, so what better way to celebrate the occasion than with a banjolele troupe featuring Ed Balls, Frank Skinner and Harry Hill? There is no better ...