Text by Jim D’Ville // Photos by Eric Max Springtime in the Alleghenies sounds like the title to a Nelson Eddy and Jeanette McDonald musical from the 1940s, but in reality it’s the season and location for the annual Allegheny Ukulele…
Ukulele is packing up and heading to Reno for the 10th annual Reno Ukulele Festival, May 2-May 5. The Reno fest will be held at a new location this year, the Peppermill Casino, and will include workshops by “Jumpin’ Jim” and…
By Greg Olwell In this video lesson from Taimane Gardner, she shows off a cool strum she uses for “Jolene,” a classic song from Dolly Parton. For this lesson, you’ll need Am, G, and C chords, so your fretting hand…
This classic American folk song has been sung by everyone from Lead Belly to Nirvana
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Jeremy from Ortega Guitars shows off what the company has new for 2018 at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California. The new Dawn concert has a satin finished laminated okoume body and comes in at $99, with a cutaway electric…
Joe Souza who founded Kanile`a Ukuleles with his wife Kristen in 1998, shows off two of the Hawaiian company’s new models. The big news is the company’s (and Joe and Kristen Souza’s) 20th anniversary and they’re celebrating it with a…
Mikela and Magnus from Kala Brand Music shows off the new additions to the company’s extensive line of ukuleles and U-Basses. First up, the new baritone addition to the Exotic Mahogany line. The Exotic Mahogany Baritone comes with a laminated…
By Jim D’Ville // Photos by Tom Llewellyn The annual Antelope Valley Ukulele Festival was held on the campus of Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California, Saturday, October 14. Located in the Mojave Desert, northeast of Los Angeles, the festival…
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Cynthia Lin, the host and star of one of the top ukulele channels on YouTube, releases her first Christmas album this week. Cozy Christmas will be available on vinyl, CD, and digital download, on November 17, with pre-orders now available…
Grace VanderWaal captured the imagination of seemingly every audience member the moment when the ‘tween walked onstage with a ukulele to sing a song for her audition on America’s Got Talent. Now, the 13-year-old singer-songwriter, and winner of the popular…