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May Workshops and Tour Dates for Bryan Tolentino
Ukulele master Bryan Tolentino is Mainland-bound for a run of East Coast performances and workshops. Following the East Coast dates, Tolentino stops in Northern California for a workshop and then a house concert/kani ka pila with Herb Ohta Jr. With…
A Fiery Vintage Performance of ’12th Street Rag’
The “12th Street Rag” is famous as a showpiece for fleet-fingered ukulele players, including Johnny Marvin, Roy Smeck, and many others who would wow audiences with high-octane renditions. For Throwback Thursday, we offer this version, from an as-yet unidentified player,…
Playing on the “Friendly Isle,” Uke Ohana Molokai 2019
By Heidi Swedberg My grandfather had the most amazing photo albums, filled with small, sepia images of paradise found. Tucked into tiny triangular anchors, brittle black pages told the adventures of a young schoolteacher wearing white flannel suits, hitchhiking from…
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Uke Tales: A Story Often Told
By Sandor Nagyszalanczy Uke Tales is an exploration of ukuleles with an interesting story, connection, or just a lovely instrument. I think everybody has a story that they simply love to tell. They love it so much, in fact, that they…
Alex de Grassi Flips: The 2019 Ukiah Ukulele Festival
By Heidi Swedberg // Photos by Roger Franklin The beautiful Northern California towns of Ukiah and Fort Bragg take turns hosting ukulele festivals on alternate years. March 30, 2019 was Ukiah’s turn to pull out all the stops. The ukulele…
Summer Uke Events: June, July, August & September 2019
Compiled by Kelsey Holt Submission Information Listings are free for ukulele events, though we may not have space to include every submission. To be included, email event name, date(s), and contact information to editors.uke@stringletter.com. Deadlines for the next four issues…
Lil Rev’s 2019 East Coast Spring & Summer Tour Dates
Lil Rev, a popular performer, author, and teacher (and regular contributor to Ukulele), will be teaching and performing across much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic in May and June. The focus of his tour will be teaching workshops based on…
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Inside The 2019 Vancouver Ukulele Festival
By Heidi Swedberg The 2019 Vancouver Ukulele Festival celebrated its tenth anniversary with a bang March 22–24, with an all-star concert Friday evening and a weekend of workshops. I spoke to the festival’s organizer, Daphne Roubini, about what made 2019’s…
The Big Gig: Preparing to Open for the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
By Jim D’Ville / Photos by Cheryl Fallstead, unless noted The transformation began on a freezing December night in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Craig McClelland, Grand Poobah of the Santa Fe Ukulele & Social Club, was passing the leadership mantle to…