Celtic Campanella Dance: “Joyful Jig”
https://youtu.be/mKKYsHww-Vo This is my Celtic-inspired campanella piece, written in 6/8 time - an upbeat jig to celebrate moving into my new home in Scotland! It is another quite simple piece…
A Moment of Calm
https://youtu.be/a854bGn_cN0 Does this ukulele campanella piece make you feel calmer? It certainly relaxed me a little whilst writing it, in the middle of a house move! This is a really…
Reggae-lele! As featured in UKE Magazine!
https://youtu.be/niwz3XbA01A Here is a fun syncopated reggae tune for ukulele, featured in UKE Magazine and accompanying my article on syncopation. You find a transcription in UKE Magazine 33 (https://worldofukes.co.uk/uke-magazine-shop/uke-magazine-issue-33-2023-march) or…
“Auld Lang Syne” – Ukulele Campanella Instrumental
https://youtu.be/v5PgcXmxWAM For Burns Night 2023 I recorded this special campanella style version of “Auld Land Syne.” Robert Burns wrote the words of course, but the tune we know and love…
Merry Christmas from Mike Haysom!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0U7ckZMGMUNgjmdnUxDAWmWBwOHUAfeU The complete playlist of all my Campanella Christmas Carols Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! I am grateful to all of you for supporting me and my music…
US Publication “Ukulele Magazine” Features My Video!
The American uke focused publication “Ukulele Magazine” (not to be confused with UKE Magazine that I write for, here in the UK) selected my arrangement of “Walking in the Air”…
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Campanella Style!
https://youtu.be/XFd7Jqu2dko Many of you told me how much you loved my campanella arrangement of “O Holy Night” so I have now arranged “God Rest Ye/You Merry Gentlemen” in the same…
What is a Sus Chord? Find Out in the Latest UKE Mag
In the latest issue of UKE Magazine I look at common triads (like major, minor, augmented and diminished chords) as well as suspended (sus2 and sus4) chords. For each chord…
Beautiful Campanella Version of “O Holy Night”
https://youtu.be/t9vQHyyiEHI This new arrangement of O Holy Night is one of a series of Campanella Christmas Carols for Ukulele. With campanella style, each string is left to ring out longer…
Stay (Shakespears Sister) Fingerstyle Ukulele Instrumental Cover
https://youtu.be/eHbwPXiO0Og This is my instrumental fingerstyle ukulele cover of the classic 1992 song “Stay” by Shakespears Sister. When I watched the original music video as a 10 year old, I…