Rich “Amazing Dick” Leufstedt is sort of a singular figure when it comes to playing the ukulele. He’s capable of creating the familiar Hawaiian sound, or capturing a traditional Americana feel, or just being plain strange. At the upcoming Punkcake 3-Hour Last Minute Market, beginning at 1 p.m. Dec. 17 at Ralph’s Rock Diner, he promises what he describes as a “punk rock holiday set.”

What’s fun about his recent album, “Ukulele.0,” is that he digs a bit into all of his toolkit for a low-key little album that’s rough and tumble, willfully strange and oddly delightful. The album, which also features singer Helen Sheldon and percussionist Al Polese, is over far too quickly, but the short time the listener has with it is a lot of fun.

The album begins with the ode to urban romance, “ITIWABIIL,” short for “It’s Tuesday in Worcester and Baby I’m in Love.” It’s a sweet-spirited little song, made even more enjoyable by Leufstedt and Sheldon’s harmonies, and there’s something about its earnestness that’s charming. By contrast, the following song, “Fat Lady (Her Turn)” – as in the expression, “It ain’t over till the fat lady sings — captures a sense of deep-seated melancholy and a feeling of finality, one accented by some great harmonica work.

The Hawaiian sound gets explored in the giddily off-kilter "Valentine (Come A Little Closer),” which feels a tad like Lou Reed picking up Don Ho’s songbook, but the song is lighthearted enough to work. Perhaps that’s the key to why this album is so enjoyable: It doesn’t take itself terribly seriously but revels in the sheer joy of playing.

That enthusiasm burbles out on the ridiculously chipper “The Pancake Song,” before winding down with “Monday Morning Moan,” which feels sort of like a coda to the whole album … a small pause and a deep sigh before the workweek begins. That’s the thing about the happy moments: Too often, they’re over before they’ve even begun, and that’s certainly the case here.

Email Victor D. Infante at Victor.Infante@Telegram.com and follow him on Twitter @ocvictor.