Love, Recovery, and Gratitude: Notes from the Ukulele Community

Readers write in to Ukulele magazine about falling in love with ukulele, recovering from injury, remembering Auntie Genoa Keawe, and the life-saving power of ukulele.
Readers write in to Ukulele magazine about falling in love with ukulele, recovering from injury, remembering Auntie Genoa Keawe, and the life-saving power of ukulele.
This article is an exploration of all the little things that make vintage ukuleles both attractive and functional: from inlaid headstocks to decorative soundholes.
When the Southern California Ukulele Festival asked Jim Beloff to write a theme song, he came up with "Can't Help But Smile." Here, he teaches you how to play it.
Inglis has a long relationship with the Grateful Dead’s music, and even released an album called Cut the Dead Some Slack
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Ukulele superstar George Formby became the UK’s highest-paid entertainer and favorite of a queen and The Beatles, leaving a lasting impression on pop culture.
Here is an assortment of ukulele festivals and events taking place around the U.S. during September, October, and November 2022.
In this lesson from our Chord by Chord video series, you'll learn how to play diminished seventh chords.
Eden & John‘s East River String Band, with artist R. Crumb as a member playing ukulele, resuscitates obscure old blues, early country, jug band, and the occasional pop tune.
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Iz will always be most remembered for his voice & ukulele medley of two great American standards: “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “What a Wonderful World.”
The rise of ukulele popularity in the 1920s coincided with the Golden Age of Spectator Sports, as shown by the vintage ukes shown here.