Gilbert and Sullivan really ought to be more associated with ukulele.

Think about it — both G&S and ukuleles tend toward funny but also… romantic. G&S excel at poking the pomp of overly-grand attitudes, and that's the ukulele in spades!

Until recently, I believed that I myself was the only source of Gilbert and Sullivan song sheets specifically for ukulele. I mentioned in one of my classes ages ago, a joke idea of doing an all-ukulele version of “Pirates of Penzance.” And the next week, a research librarian who happened to be in my class, showed up with this dandy, old-time collection, I'm happy to share this with you today.