It's small, light and portable. It's cheap. It's easy to play. It brings a smile to the faces of player and listeners alike.

"There's not much you can do with a ukulele that doesn't sound happy." – Jeff Lynne, Electric Light Orchestra / Traveling Wilburys

It's a very social instrument but also great for winding down when you're on your own. As Frank Skinner said in The Guardian recently:

"How do I relax? This might sound slightly ridiculous but I play the ukulele for at least an hour a day and I find something really blissful about it."

Also from The Guardian is this recent article about the use of the ukulele as an ideal stressbusting tool in the high-pressure environment of the City of London:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/oct/18/ukuleles-city-traders-happy

And yes, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet have both taken up the ukulele for pleasure and relaxation. Heavyweight endorsements indeed!

As an experienced ukulele performer and teacher, Clive offers ukulele workshops as a component of company stress reduction programmes. He can even supply the ukes! In the near future he will be teaming up with Cadenza Stress Management to develop this role further. More info here soon. Meanwhile –

You can contact Clive direct by going to the Contact page.