Peter Rowan: Where Bluegrass Meets Hawaiian
Guitarist Peter Rowan has been a staple on the bluegrass and acoustic music scene for over five decades. On "My Aloha," he returns to his first instrument, the ukulele.
Greg Olwell
Editor, Ukulele magazine
Senior editor, Acoustic Guitar magazine
An Empire of Ukuleles
By Jim D’Ville About 300 miles due east of Seattle, Washington, lies the vast Inland Empire. Known mostly for its agricultural contributions—they grow more lentils than anywhere else in the USA—you’ll also find a bumper crop of ukulele players. From…
Baby’s First Restring
Making that first string change can deliver some surprising improvements to your ukulele By Nicolas Grizzle I’m a hobbyist ukulele player. I don’t gig, but I do play for and with friends on occasion. I have one uke, which has…
KAMLOOPS 2019 UKULELE FESTIVAL
By Heidi Swedberg/ Photos by Vic Hamm Who-What-When-Where-Why-How in one sentence: The Kamloops Ukulele Orchestra has wrapped up its fourth annual festival under the waxing spring moon at the Sorrento Centre in British Columbia, Canada, to the delight of about…
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Uke Tales: Finding a Jewel
A White Elephant Martin 5K By Sandor Nagyszalanczy Uke Tales is a regular series exploring ukuleles with an interesting story, a personal connection, or simply gorgeous instruments. I’d previously written about my first “good” ukulele, a Martin Style 1, gifted to…
The Resonator Uke That Never Came to Be
Since vintage resonator ukuleles were both rare and expensive, I had an idea: Why not build my own wood-bodied resonator uke?
Ohta Jr., Taimane & Fuchigami Win Big
The winners of Hawaii’s prestigious Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards were announced in a lavish ceremony May 25. Some big names in the ukulele world walked away with awards from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts, which hosts the event at…
Watch ‘Beyond the Rainbow,’ a Documentary Celebrating Iz
The soulful ukulele ukulele player and songwriter left a legacy that has extended far beyond the islands of his native Hawaii
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‘Game of Thrones Theme’ on Ukulele!
With the HBO series Game of Thrones wrapping up an enormously popular run later today, it seems like the perfect time to share this video of Maui’s Andrew Molina playing his arrangement of the the theme from Game of Thrones.…
May and June Workshop/Tour Dates for Jim D’Ville Hit Oregon, Washington, BC, Reno, and California
Beginning May 31 and stretching through the end of June, Ukulele magazine contributing editor Jim D’Ville is taking a run through the West Coast for a series of workshops and performances. May 31 Artichoke Coffeehouse Portland, Oregon MORE INFO June 1 Artichoke…