Welcome to the home of Tangerine T-Rex, my ukulele-playing alter ego!

I’m a girl with short arms and stubby fingers who loves to play ukulele and who loves the color orange. Hence, Tangerine T-Rex!

As the great musician Josh Ritter wrote, “I’m singing for the love of it — have mercy on the man who sings to be adored.” This is my space for sharing my love of playing ukulele for my own personal joy. There’s no pretense here, just pure fun.

For people like me who never thought they could play an instrument, who always felt tremendously awkward and uncoordinated and lesser, the ukulele gives us a sense of accomplishment and pleasure.

Playing the ukulele unlocks a different part of my brain than writing or drawing or sewing or any of my other creative endeavors. When I give myself 30 minutes to practice at the end of the night, it’s like setting my brain to reboot.

All the churning worries and concerns and to-do lists are pushed out of mind for a while, replaced by the happy hum of my simple strumming.

On this page, you’ll find links to all my ukulele projects and various cover songs. I hope they make you as happy as they make me.