Greg Olwell

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

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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…

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…

Happy 60th Birthday, Iz

By Nick Grizzle Let’s take a moment to wish a happy birthday to Iz, who would be blowing out 60 candles on his cake today. Israel Kamakawiwo’ole‘s death in 1997 at age 37 was far too early, but left a legacy…

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