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His tour nearing its end, Mark strolls along Balnakeil Bay and reflects on his journey.

The one man ukulele tour of Great Britain ends in Cape Wrath, as Mark Wallington reflects on his journey. Read by Hugh Dennis.

Read by Hugh Dennis 

The one man ukulele tour of Great Britain nears its end at the Smoo Cave Hotel in Cape Wrath and as Mark Wallington walks along the beautiful curve of Balnakeil Bay he reflects on his journey. Not only had he learnt a great deal about the music of the British Isles, but people had been really kind and he decided the ukulele really did make them smile.


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Mark Wallington's humorous account of his ukulele tour of Great Britain

Mark Wallington's humorous account of his ukulele tour of Great Britain which tests to the limit the theory that it is impossible to hear a ukulele without smiling. Read by Hugh Dennis

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