Phil Doleman

Phil Doleman

@phildoleman.bsky.social

Old man plays old songs. Music and gigs: phildoleman.co.uk Ukulele learning resources: learntheukulele.co.uk Over 350 video lessons: patreon.com/phildoleman Bandcamp: phildoleman.bandcamp.com

189 Followers 200 Following 51 Posts Joined Jan 2025
1 day ago
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"Honey Babe Let The Deal Go Down" (The Mississippi Sheiks) YouTube video by Phil Doleman

A great song from of of my favourite bands of the 1930s, the Mississippi Sheiks, "Honey Babe Let The Deal Go Down", played on baritone uke.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIwx...

#uke #baritone #blues

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1 week ago
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"Diving Duck Blues" (Sleepy John Estes) YouTube video by Phil Doleman

Sleepy John Estes' "Diving Duck Blues" on baritone and resonator ukes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia0G...

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1 week ago

Thanks for all the reposts!

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1 week ago
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"When I Was A Cowboy" (Lead Belly) on guitar and uke YouTube video by Phil Doleman

Lead Belly's "When I was a Cowboy" on guitar and uke.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bIf...

#uke #leadbelly #guitar #cowboy

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3 weeks ago
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Baritone Blues #18 "Freight Train", with fingerpicking and chord melody YouTube video by Phil Doleman

Here's lesson number 18 in my Baritone Blues series, this time it's on "Freight Train". Learn to strum the song, then add a picking pattern, and finally there's a chord/melody picking version. Download the chart and tab from the link in the YouTube description.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt6_...

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1 month ago
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"One Dime Blues" (Blind Lemon Jefferson) YouTube video by Phil Doleman

"One Dime Blues", a Blind Lemon Jefferson song played on baritone uke.

#uke #ukulele #baritone #baritoneuke
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jld9...

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1 month ago
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"Church Bells Blues" (Luke Jordan) YouTube video by Phil Doleman

"Church Bells Blues" (Luke Jordan), played on baritone uke.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5oi...

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1 month ago
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"San Francisco Bay Blues" YouTube video by Phil Doleman

"San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jesse Fuller)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuY3...

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1 month ago
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"I'm In The Mood For Love" YouTube video by Phil Doleman

"I'm In The Mood For Love" (Jimmy McHugh/ Dorothy Fields), played on tenor uke tuned dGBE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9nx...

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1 month ago
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"Columbus Stockade Blues" on baritone uke YouTube video by Phil Doleman

"Columbus Stockade Blues" (Thomas Darby 1927) played on baritone uke.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-7G...

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4 months ago
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"Roll and Tumble Blues" - bottleneck slide ukulele YouTube video by Phil Doleman

A bit of bottleneck blues on ukulele. Hambone Willie Newbern's "Roll and Tumble Blues" (which got changed into "Rolling and Tumbling" when Muddy Waters got his hands on it, and then Cream, Canned Heat, etc.)
Lesson coming soon on Patreon.

youtu.be/kPt4TapYwGE

#ukulele #uke #slide #blues

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4 months ago
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I'm in Andalucia, teaching at Matt Parkin's Awesome Ukulele Retreat. It's beautiful here, with great people, fun and music.
Here's a quick version of "I'll Fly Away"

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4 months ago

Incredible. I'm a sucker for magic acts, but that is gorgeous.

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4 months ago
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"Singin' In The Rain" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) on sopranino ukulele YouTube video by Phil Doleman

"Singin' in the Rain" on sopranino ukulele whilst holding an umbrella :-)
youtu.be/oa-M9qLR72s

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4 months ago
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"We Three" YouTube video by Phil Doleman

"We Three" (Sammy Mysels/ Nelson Cogane/ Dick Robertson)
youtu.be/FZdPb8h_vks

#ukulele #inkspots

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4 months ago
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Steam Next Fest has just started, and 'The Bigger Picture' is taking part!

So play the demo and wishlist, as well as check out all the other great games on offer.

If you have a game taking part, let me know, and I'll have a look. 💙

#gamedev #indiegame #cozygame #pixelart #pcgames

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5 months ago
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"Miss The Mississippi And You" (Bill Halley) YouTube video by Phil Doleman

"Miss The Mississippi And You" (Bill Halley), first recorded by Jimmie Rodgers in 1932.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmRh...

#ukulele #country #jimmierodgers

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5 months ago
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"He Calls That Religion" (The Mississippi Sheiks, 1932) YouTube video by Phil Doleman

"He Calls That Religion" (The Mississippi Sheiks, 1932)
Played on soprano & baritone ukes, harmonica, and bass harmonica

youtu.be/RhMnBn2JIME

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5 months ago
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"I'll Sail My Ship Alone" YouTube video by Phil Doleman

"I'll Sail My Ship Alone" (Henry Bernard / Henry Thurston / Lois Mann / Morry Burns), made famous by Moon Mullican.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlVm...

#ukulele #guitar #country #lapsteel

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6 months ago
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Get more from Phil Doleman on Patreon creating jazz, blues, and folk ukulele lessons.

There are now 364 exclusive video lessons on my Patreon page, you could watch a different one every day for a year! It's only £7.50/month (plus tax) to join. Every Wednesday a new one is added.

I hope to see you over there!

www.patreon.com/c/phildoleman

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6 months ago
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"Think of Me Thinking of You" YouTube video by Phil Doleman

"Think of Me Thinking of You"(Charlie Abbot, Johnny Marvin and Dale Wimbrow), played on a Millar tenor uke tuned dGBE.
Lesson coming to Patreon soon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh_Z...

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7 months ago
A screenshot of the game ‘The Bigger Picture’ featured on Next Up Games’ website.

Today The Bigger Picture is featured on NextUpGames!

It would be great if you could check it out and leave a vote. 🩵

There are Steam gift card giveaways for those who get involved, so it’s worth checking out.👇

nextupgames.com/games/the-bi...

#nextupgames #indiegame #gamedev #cozygame #pcgames

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7 months ago
Ukulele with artist pass and Shrewkfest programme. Phil by stage door. The ukulele shop tent. Ukulele amongst wild flowers.

What a brilliant weekend at Shrewkfest! Great to get to play to such an enthusiastic crowd, meet up with friends, and get up on stage with Percy Copley, Will Grove-White, and loads of others. It's a really lovely festival, great atmosphere, abdxwe had glorious weather too.

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7 months ago
An image with four tiles explaining who Lemon Caitie is as a game developer. The titles read:
Who is Lemon Caitie? Hi! I’m Caitlin… I’m a solo game developer from England. I graduated in 2024, and since then I have been making games on itch.io. The first game I’m publishing on Steam is ‘The Bigger Picture’. 
What do I do? 
As a solo dev, I’m doing a bit of everything: from programming to art to promotion. The exception to this is my wonderful dad, who is working with me on the music in ‘The Bigger Picture’. 
What games do I play? 
I love to play puzzle games, such as Moncage and Baba is You, but my current favourite game is American Arcadia. 
Hobbies? 
In my free time, I enjoy crocheting and playing musical instruments - mainly ukulele and flute.
Where can you find me? 
I’m going to by posting about my games and their development here and on several other platforms, which can all be found on the Linktree in my bio. 

I hope you enjoy watching me try to bring these games to life!

An intro to me and what I’m doing as a game developer. I hope some of you want to follow me as I continue to make games and document my progress 🩵
#gamedev #indiegame #cozygame #pcgames

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7 months ago
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I'm teaming up with Tim Smithies and Mel Day from Dead Mans Uke for a little trio gig for the Honey Bee Blues Club on Saturday night. Anything could happen!

9pm at The Hallamshire House, 49-51 Commonside, Sheffield, free entry.

Come!

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7 months ago
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Bigger Picture Demo Trailer YouTube video by Lemon Caitie

Here's the trailer for my game 'The Bigger Picture' which has a demo avilable on Steam now!

I'd love for people to give it a go and let me know what you think 😄

#gamedev #indiegame #cozygame #pixelart #pcgames

www.youtube.com/watch?v=maW_...

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8 months ago
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4 weeks to go!!!
Yes it's nearly here and we can't wait to see all of our lovely ukulele friends and welcome many more new friends.
With such a fantastic line-up headlined by Anarchy In The Ukulele on Friday and Phil Doleman Music on Saturday

www.shroprock.co.uk/shrewkfest.h...

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8 months ago
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"You'll Never Miss the Water 'til the Well Runs Dry" YouTube video by Phil Doleman

"You'll Never Miss the Water 'til the Well Runs Dry" (Arthur Kent/ Paul Secon), with chord/melody solo. Played on a tenor uke tuned dGBE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lECy...

#ukulele #uke #jazz

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8 months ago
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"Basin Street Blues" YouTube video by Phil Doleman

"Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams, with later verse lyrics added by Glenn Miller & Jack Teagarden). Full lesson on Patreon
www.patreon.com/phildoleman

youtu.be/-hY844e3RtA

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8 months ago
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"Exactly Like You" YouTube video by Phil Doleman

Here's little arrangement of a favourite of mine, "Exactly Like You", by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKhh...

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