By Jim D’Ville / Photos by Kelly Anderson The 9th Annual Reno Ukulele Festival, “the biggest little ukulele festival in the West,” was held at the Nugget Hotel and Casino in Sparks, Nevada, April 6-9, 2017. As always, producer Doug…
By Greg Olwell In celebration of Bach’s birthday (Happy 332nd, Johann Sebastian!), we’d like to share this wonderful ukulele performance of one of the composer’s most-beloved pieces. Corey Fujimoto performs the fourth movement of Bach’s Violin Sonata No.1 (BWV 1001),…
From the Spring 2016 issue of Ukulele | BY SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY Quick quiz: Among the four common sizes of ukuleles—soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone—which one is tuned differently? Answer: the baritone. While the first three are tuned in standard “C”…
By Greg Olwell Spring break, summer vacation, work trip, it doesn’t really matter when or where you’re taking your ukulele, but if you are traveling with it, take a few tips from Taimane Gardner. As a regular performer, she knows…
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By Greg Olwell D’Addario introduces the Ukulele Felt Pick, its first ukulele pick. These stiff felt picks combine the tone-softening effect of felt with a stiff center to make picking easy and warm. D’Addario also adds an elliptical cutout, which…
By Greg Olwell To many banjo-ukulele enthusiasts, the late British entertainer George Formby is the king who sits on throne. Multi-instrumentalist Andy Eastwood is one of the biggest banner-bearers of Formby’s legacy and he’s one of the people to check-in…
By Jim D’Ville Let’s see … who wants to head south to Palm Springs in late February, relax by the pool, and play some ukulele? I DO! And I did! The 3rd Annual Palm Strings Ukulele Festival was held February…
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By Greg Olwell Nominees for the Na Hoku Hanohano awards were announced in preliminary ballots and many ukulele players are among the nominees. The Na Hoku Hanohano awards, which is an awards program from the Hawaiian Academy for Recording Arts…