The Folk Uke series offers a musical "construction kit" for traditional folk songs. Each song begins with the vocal part set for medium voice with chords for ukulele. This is followed by a fingerstyle accompaniment and a ukulele solo with introduction and coda. These different parts can be assembled in different ways, for example, very simply, with voice and strummed chords, or more elaborately: intro, verse 1 with chords, verse 2 with fingerstyle accompaniment followed by the solo, verse 3, etc., or as a duet, with uke 1 playing the melody and uke 2 playing chords or fingerstyle accompaniment.

Spanish Ladies is a traditional sea chantey which can be traced back as far as 1624. The melody is in the Aeolian mode. The song is arranged for re-entrant GCEA tuning. The audio sample is the Intro, Solo and Coda.

The Folk Uke series offers a musical "construction kit" for traditional folk songs. Each song begins with the vocal part set for medium voice with chords for ukulele. This is followed by a fingerstyle accompaniment and a ukulele solo with introduction and coda. These different parts can be assembled in different ways, for example, very simply, with voice and strummed chords, or more elaborately: intro, verse 1 with chords, verse 2 fingerstyle, followed by the solo, then verse 3, etc. Or you could use the resources for an instrumental only, playing the solo, followed by the fingerstyle accompaniment as a variation. Or play a duet, with uke 1 playing the melody and uke 2 playing chords or fingerstyle accompaniment. Sing Ivy is a traditional song with many variants around England. The melody is in the Aeolian mode. The song is arranged for re-entrant GCEA tuning. The audio sample is the intro, solo and coda.

The Folk Uke series offers a musical "construction kit" for traditional folk songs. Each song begins with the vocal part set for medium voice (male or female) with chords for ukulele. This is followed by a fingerstyle accompaniment and a ukulele solo with introduction and coda. These different parts can be assembled in different ways, for example, very simply, with voice and strummed chords, or more elaborately: intro, verse 1 with chords, verse 2, fingerstyle, solo, verse 3, etc., or as a duet, with uke 1 playing the melody and uke 2 playing chords or fingerstyle accompaniment.

The Keys of Canterbury has variants around England and Scotland. The Aeolian mode melody was first printed in 1849. The song is here arranged for re-entrant GCEA tuning. The audio sample is the Intro, Solo and Coda.