Auctioneer Charles Hanson said applause echoed around the room as the banjolele was sold A banjo ukulele formerly owned by popular 1930s and 40s entertainer George Formby has been sold at auction for ...

Banjo once owned by George Harrison and George Formby emerges for sale for £80,000 A BANJO which was owned by both George Harrison and George Formby has emerged for sale for £80,000. The legendary ...

Music hall star George Formby's banjo-ukulele is expected to sell for £800 at auction today. The legendary entertainer was famed for cheeky songs on the "banjolele" such as When I'm Cleaning Windows.

One question looms large above all others in the world of music: who invented the banjolele? Some credit the century-old instrument’s creation to the Keech brothers, Alvin and Kelvin. Others assert ...

I AM typing this with great difficulty owing to the noise of George Formby turning in his grave. He did not play the banjo ("On this day", The Herald, March 6); it was a banjolele – a combination of a ...

The late George Harrison will be honoured at Liverpool’s Beatles Story in September with the arrival of a unique and rather controversial piece of memorabilia. The banjolele (which has the body of a ...

Small, comical and associated with the light-hearted music of George Formby, the banjolele might seem innocent enough. But it doesn't amuse Transport for London, which has banned buskers from playing ...

George Formby's banjo ukulele has an 8in maple rim and flange resonator, 16 tension hooks, and 15 frets with mother-of-pearl dot position markers A banjo ukulele owned by popular 1930s and 40s ...