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…
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…
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…
The arrival of spring also bring the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain to the United States for a series of dates in Midwest, Southwest, and California. The shows are happening now, so don’t delay if you’re near any of these…
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Workshop Jedi and Ukulele contributing editor Jim D’Ville is swinging through Southern California for a mid-March clutch of workshops before returning to the Land of Enchantment for more workshops and an event with the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. …
At the 2019 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, Amahi Ukuleles displayed many new additions to its wide line of affordable ukuleles. Keith starts off with showing off a uke with a solid spruce top and laminated walnut back and sides,…
Breedlove Music shows off new ukuleles in this video shot at the 2019 NAMM show in Anaheim, California. The Oregon-based company is known for its use of myrtle, a locally grown wood, in its guitars and they debuted it in…
In this video, Zander Waves of Ohana Music shows off its latest ukuleles at the 2019 NAMM show in Anaheim, California. First up is the new Performance line, which features a solid spruce top mated to mahogany, rosewood, or walnut…
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In this video from the 2019 NAMM show in Anaheim, California, Kela from Kala Brand shows off some of the company’s latest additions to its extensive ukulele line. Solid Spruce Ebony series features a solid spruce top with striped ebony…
Mark from Teton Guitars and Ukuleles shows off the new spalted maple and ebony ukes and tells us about the zebrawood, and willow lines. All woods are available in all the normal sizes: baritone, tenor, concert, and soprano. Get more…