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You've always wanted to learn how to play the Ukulele, but never had a chord book. Well now, you do. In fact, you have more than just a chord book, you have a complete chord dictionary for left and right handed ukulele and baritone ukulele!

Thanks to Dr. Stephen Luke for the donation of these fantastic chord books. Drop him a line and tell him how fantastic they are. Check out the ukulele page over here - or from the ukulele! link in the top bar.

From the wonderful world of the web, I got the following email from someone named "JohnP" :

Hi guys, I saw some info about your partnership in helping Paul Moore's
Ukulele's for Peace project. I did a little music video up on YouTube to
help promote his great cause, and found you when I was doing a little
research. Anyway, thought you might like to take a look at it, or pass it
along to help spread the word: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QsXUtUOiig

So here's the video:

John, if you're reading this, what the heck is that instrument you're playing in the video? I want one :)

All of us at RFP and (if I may be so bold) all the people in Peterborough who've heard would like to wish our entrepid traveller Mathias Kom a safe and productive journey. For those of you who don't know, Mathias is off to Israel to work with an organization called Ukuleles for Peace. See the article here for more info about our partnersip with the good folks at Ukuleles for Peace.

As some bonus news, the band that I play in with Mathias and a motley mob of Peterborough folks called The Burning Hell has just been signed to weewerk records!. It's quite an honour to share a label with so many great bands.

You use it. You love it. Facebook.

We have cobbled together two little facebook doodads to help you fill your "well, I really should be working but..." time.

The first one gives you a a free random song from our Free Music section.

To include it in your facebook account, visit this link and add the application. Please share this application with your friends.

The next one gives you easy access to the latest postings on RFP from your facebook page. Now you can keep up with what's going on over here without having to go visit the website. See something you're interested in? Cilck the 'read more' link and you'll get the whole article.

Support RFP by installing this little application - you can include this app in your profile by going to this link and installing it. Please share with those who might be interested.

Radio Free Network is pleased to announce that through one of our many tentacles (this one named Mathias Kom) we have formed a partnership with Ukuleles for Peace! We're very excited to be involved with such a great project, and even more excited that it involves Ukuleles! I wonder if Banjolele's count...

Anyhow - from Mathias, here's a blurb about Ukuleles for Peace:

As a grassroots organization operating in Israel, the goal of Ukuleles For Peace is to bring Jewish and Arab children together to play in an orchestra with ukuleles, kazoos and other fun instruments. The students meet once a week in their schools, and get together for regular performances, singing in Hebrew, Arabic and English. Simply by playing together in a fun and safe environment, the children themselves create further opportunities for inter-community activities and understanding, and parents and members of the communities get involved in the program and in one another's lives.