Sessions

Kanekoa Plays a Marvin Gaye Classic in this Ukulele Magazine Session

Ukulele-powered Hawaiian jam-rock band Kanekoa traveled to the mainland to record a few tunes in our studio, including their tune "Hypnotized" and a Marvin Gaye classic.

Eddie Scher and Parlor Tricks Play Jazz in this Ukulele Session

Anyone up for some fingersnappin’ ukulele-driven jazz? Watch Eddie Scher and Parlor Tricks perform two jazz standards in this Ukulele Session.

Victoria Vox Performs 2 New Songs from ‘Nirvana in REM’ | Ukulele Sessions

The intimate, stripped-down arrangements of “Color of Lying” and “Floating on Fruit” both showcase Victoria Vox’s creative use of looping ukulele and vocal parts.

Taimane Debuts 3 Songs from Her New Album at her Ukulele Session

Taimane and her band stopped by the Ukulele studio for an exclusive performance while on a recent warm-up tour ahead of the June 5 release of her latest album, Elemental. Joined by guitarist Jazzy Jazz and percussionist Jonathan Heraux on cajon (and forks), Taimane…

Ukulele Sessions: Watch Slack-Key Master Ledward Kaapana Play Two Songs

By Greg Olwell For decades, Ledward Kaapana has delighted audiences with his music. Masterful, virtuosic, and always fun, the native Hawaiian guitarist and ukulele player specializes in playing the islands’ unique slack-key style, which uses open tunings to create sounds otherwise…

Ukulele Sessions Presents the Birds of Chicago’s Allison Russell Playing “This Will Be Our Year” by the Zombies

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…

Ukulele Sessions Presents Andrew Molina

By Greg Olwell While on a West Coast tour, Maui’s own Andrew Molina stopped by with his father Jay Molina to perform for this Ukulele Session. Andrew, who was also named as one of our five artists to watch, reports that…

Ukulele Sessions Presents Casey MacGill

By Greg Olwell Equipped with a 6-string tenor ukulele, Casey MacGill breezed into the Ukulele studio and wowed us with a few songs from his playlist, his easy charm, and great sense of humor. MacGill performs regularly in the the Seattle area on cornet,…

Ukulele Sessions: James Hill & Anne Janelle Play Traditional Tunes with Cello and Vocals

James Hill and Anne Janelle play three songs for our cameras on this Ukulele Session, including two old-time classics and an original written by James Hill.

Sara Watkins Stuns in This Ukulele Session

By Greg Olwell When Sara Watkins was recently touring in support of her latest solo album, Young In All the Wrong Ways (New West), the singer and fiddler from Nickel Creek showed up at our studio with a ukulele, an acoustic guitar, and…