"Suddenly Seymour" at by Rush Kress and Claudia Goddard at Ukulele Mansion

Rush Kress and Claudia Goddard performing "Suddenly Seymour" from Little Shop of Horrors at Rush's birthday party at Ukulele Mansion in 2009.

"Young at Heart" by Claudia Goddard at Ukulele Mansion

Claudia Goddard singing "Young at Heart" at Ukulele Mansion in 2009

"All in All" by Craig Chesler at Ukulele Mansion

Craig Chesler singing an original, "All in All," at Ukulele Mansion in 2009.

Craig is having a CD release party of his second album, Little Craiggy Chesler & The Musical Proverbial Knee-Highs, on January 23, 2010, at Banjo Jim's in NYC's East Village.

Apologies that Craig's last name is misspelled in the on-screen credit. Only one "s."

"Mack the Knife" by Josh Bisker at Ukulele Mansion

Josh Bisker doing a great version of "Mack the Knife" at Ukulele Mansion in 2009, including showing off his German with the first few verses. Josh is the little brother of NY uke circuit celebrity Ellia Bisker.

"I Walk a Little Faster" by Patsy Monteleone at Ukulele Mansion

Patsy Monteleone kicks off the recordings (listen for the time claps at the start) beautifully singing the gorgeous oldie "I Walk a Little Faster" at the memorable party at Ukulele Mansion in 2009, part of the concert and party series NY Ukulele Salon.

Pedro da Silva improvises on electric uke at Ukulele Mansion

Pedro da Silva, NYU music professor, composer, master of the strings, and my upstairs neighbor, improvising on my Japanese Eleuke solid body electric ukulele at Ukulele Mansion in 2009.

"Our Lady of Oklahoma" by Peter Stampfel at Ukulele Mansion

Peter Stampfel, of Holy Modal Rounders and The Fugs fame, singing his original "Our Lady of Oklahoma" and waxing philosophical about embarrassment as he struggles to remember the lyrics midway through the song. The performance is part of the concert and party series NY Ukulele Salon, http://www.ukulelesalon.com. See more about Peter at his MySpace page and Wikipedia.