I know it’s not summer yet (in fact, New York barely seems to remember that it’s spring!), but that doesn’t stop me from thinking about sand and surf and fun. Therefore, here’s an incredibly adorable compilation of 1920’s and 1930’s songs featuring ukuleles from the lovely folks at Archive.org. (Sorry, there’s no way to embed the player. You actually have to click the link to get to the playlist. Just pretend it’s 2008.)

https://archive.org/details/hpr048_UnderTheUkuleleMoon

And if the twenties and thirties don’t thrill you, here is something a bit more contemporary.