According to Ukulele magazine, George wouldn’t have fallen in love with the ukulele without George Formby, who popularized the instrument in England in the 1920s. At one point, Formby was the ...

Morris worked on an instrument recently in his workshop. He says they use premium and exotic woods in their banjo ukes. The instruments feature inlaid roses. Phil Morris, 55, remembers developing a ...

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Two of legendary entertainer George Formby's banjo ukuleles have sold for more than £20,000 at auction. The instruments, which were synonymous with Wigan-born Formby, fetched £11,000 and £10,500 on ...

George Formby's banjo ukulele has an 8in maple rim and flange resonator, 16 tension hooks, and 15 frets with mother-of-pearl dot position markers A banjo ukulele owned by popular 1930s and 40s ...

When putting together this top 10 of the most influential banjo players of all time, we needed to make a decision. Do we consider everybody that plays a stringed instrument with a drum for a body, or ...

The instruments, which were synonymous with Wigan-born Formby, fetched £11,000 and £10,500 on Thursday. His niece Pamela Bailey and family also bought four pieces of memorabilia at the Derbyshire ...