Welcome back to Ukulelia ukulele lovers! Whether you love the music of ukulele's roots, or prefer the folky sound that comes from the clawhammer technique, we've got some great stuff to share this March...

Lovely ukulele musicians design their own ukes

Like your ukes custom strung and pretty folky? This ace blog from The Ukulele Review's superb listening booth collection (which features tonnes of brilliant ukulele artists) is perfect for you. Featuring a honey-sweet duet by Sarah Maisel and Craig Chee, this blog also premiers two awesome sets of strings, designed by the musicians themselves alongside string makers at GHS, this pair of ukes is really interesting. Sarah plays a Low G tenor, incorporating mono-filament nylon strings and a fluorocarbon low G. Craig meanwhile strums a tenor, tuned like a baritone. A good one for real uke geeks.

 Ukulele, Hall & Oates, sunglasses: Check, check, check

You might not have realised it but, if Hall & Oates' classic “I Can't Go For That” is going to be played any way, it should be played on a ukulele, while wearing sunglasses, in monotone. It's probably physically impossible for this to get any cooler, and for that we owe thanks to Ukulele Awesomesauce for sharing, and Mike Miragliuolo for his downright excellent cover. We definitely can go for that.

 How to frail in style

Frailing, also known as the clawhammer technique, is a neat trick for ukes using re-entrant tuning with a high 4th string. Like the banjo's droning 5th string, this accessible note can be hit to give you a great folky sound which blends melody notes with your background strums. This illuminating blog from The Ukulele Entertainer will talk you through the basics of this technique so you can give it a go yourself. After all, it's better to try and frail than to never try at all...

 Vintage Tahitian ukulele songbook

And now for a change of style entirely! We're going back to ukulele's roots thanks to this digital Tahitian ukulele collection amassed by the fantastic Tahitian Ukulele website. They haven't just found some frankly swanky video footage and recordings either, they've also kindly added chords and lyrics so we can all have a noodle. Brilliant fun. What's your preferred uke style? Have you mastered the clawhammer yet? Share your tips, tricks and favourite resources with other strummers below, or let us know via Twitter @SUS_UKES.