By Greg Olwell In celebration of Bach’s birthday (Happy 332nd, Johann Sebastian!), we’d like to share this wonderful ukulele performance of one of the composer’s most-beloved pieces. Corey Fujimoto performs the fourth movement of Bach’s Violin Sonata No.1 (BWV 1001),…
In this Ukulele Sessions Presents video, Allison Russell of the Birds of Chicago takes a solo turn at the mic, performing a 1968 classic from the Zombies, “This Will Be Our Year.” The husband-and-wife team, JT Nero and Allison Russell, have been playing…
By Greg Olwell Spring break, summer vacation, work trip, it doesn’t really matter when or where you’re taking your ukulele, but if you are traveling with it, take a few tips from Taimane Gardner. As a regular performer, she knows…
By Greg Olwell D’Addario introduces the Ukulele Felt Pick, its first ukulele pick. These stiff felt picks combine the tone-softening effect of felt with a stiff center to make picking easy and warm. D’Addario also adds an elliptical cutout, which…
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By Greg Olwell To many banjo-ukulele enthusiasts, the late British entertainer George Formby is the king who sits on throne. Multi-instrumentalist Andy Eastwood is one of the biggest banner-bearers of Formby’s legacy and he’s one of the people to check-in…
By Jim D’Ville Let’s see … who wants to head south to Palm Springs in late February, relax by the pool, and play some ukulele? I DO! And I did! The 3rd Annual Palm Strings Ukulele Festival was held February…
By Greg Olwell Nominees for the Na Hoku Hanohano awards were announced in preliminary ballots and many ukulele players are among the nominees. The Na Hoku Hanohano awards, which is an awards program from the Hawaiian Academy for Recording Arts…
By Greg Olwell One of the ukulele community’s favorite performers has started a crowd-funding effort for his next album. Titled Sing Song Daddy, Lil’ Rev‘s next album will include 15 to 20 new songs written for ukulele and voice, with accompaniment by…
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By Greg Olwell Ready for a blast of energy? In this new clip, 5-string ukulele slinger Taimane Gardner leads her trio through a ripping medley of surf music classics. A live show staple for Taimane, her ripping “Surf Medley” is…
By Greg Olwell Regular Ukulele contributor Heidi Swedberg swung by our NAMM show booth to play a song with Daniel Ward. The two played the 1953 hit, “Istanbul (Not Constantinople),” with Heidi taking the vocals and ukulele duties and Daniel…