When Erich Sylvester dropped by the office to pick up a box of magazines, he was kind enough to treat us to a song (“I Want to Learn to Speak Hawaiian”). Luckily, we had a camera phone on hand and…
Hone your skills and have a blast at a uke summer camp just for adults By Louise Lee Whether you’re already learning the ukulele or want to pick up the instrument, attending a ukulele camp could be the perfect chance…
This audio goes along with the article in the Summer 2015 issue of Ukulele magazine.
In the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Chinatown district, the largest Chinese community outside Asia, the Ukulele Club of Chinatown meets to celebrate music from America and China. The club is organized by the Chinese Congregational Church, one of the…
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February 20th marked the 100th anniversary of the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition (PPIE),the event that first brought uke mania to the mainland. To honor the occasion, San Francisco hosted a Uke-a-Thon on February 21, 2015 at the Palace of Fine Arts.…
Sylvie Simmons makes the transition from rock journalist to ukulele troubadour; Sid Hausman revives cowboy swing; what you need to know about custom ukes; historian Tom Walsh reflects on classical uke master John King; and a pictorial essay on San…
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Pop Chanteuse Victoria Vox is back! Uke Evangelist Arthur Godfrey, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Turns 30, Celebrating Martin’s Style 3, How to Use Ukulele Pickups, Daniel Ho’s update on the State of the Ukulele Gear Reviews: Kanile`a KSTP, Tanglewood’s TUJ5 & TUJ1, Fender’s Piha`ea…
By David Templeton // From the Spring 2014 issue “There goes Ken Middleton,” says musician Heidi Swedberg—of Heidi Swedberg and the Sukie Jump Band—pointing through the window into a bustling downtown bakery in St. Helena, in rural Northern California. Out…