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To celebrate ten years of Ukulele magazine, we put together a few top-ten lists, highlighting the bright spots in ukulele culture.
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We conclude our 2023 “Holly Jolly” celebration of holiday music with 5 more videos submitted by Ukulele mag readers. Three of them are fun originals, 2 are popular tunes most of you know.
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We continue our month-long celebration of the holidays in 2022 with five more “Holly Jolly” videos submitted by Ukulele readers in part 2 of our series.
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This month we're showcasing a total of 15 holiday music videos submitted by Ukulele mag readers, as part of our month-long "Holly Jolly" celebration. Here's part 1!
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Here's the first set of Ukulele Magazine's Christmas Spirit 2022 videos. We'll be releasing one set each week in December, including our Holly Jolly reader videos!
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Even though winter is always a slow period for ukulele festivals, there are still some fun events taking place during the cold months around the U.S. both in-person and online.
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Readers write in to Ukulele magazine about falling in love with ukulele, recovering from injury, remembering Auntie Genoa Keawe, and the life-saving power of ukulele.
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Here is an assortment of ukulele festivals and events taking place around the U.S. during September, October, and November 2022.
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The ukulele world lost a true giant and a great friend when Samuel Kamaka, Jr. passed away on March 15, 2022, at the age of 99, just three months shy of his 100th birthday.
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A new stage show called Uked!, which bills itself “the first play-along ukulele musical,” sold out a series of shows when it premiered in Australia.