Kala Introduces New Scallop Series at Winter NAMM 2016
At Winter NAMM 2016, Kala Ukulele released its new Scallop Series, featuring mahogany and rosewood, as well as some other new beauties. Watch the video for more info from Michael Upton of Kala.
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Ukulele Sessions NAMM 2016: Kalei Gamiao
Kalei Gamiao stopped by the Ukulele booth at NAMM 2016 to perform “Separate Ways” on his Kamaka tenor ukulele. Watch the deft fingerpicker play “Separate Ways” in advance of his world tour with Taimane Gardner. Read more about Kalei in Ukulele‘s Fall 2015 issue.
Lanikai Introduces New Curly Mango series at Winter NAMM 2016
At Winter NAMM 2016, Lanikai released their new Curly Mango series, complete with maple binding and their TunaUke Technology, which easily improves intonation problems. Watch the video for more info from Lanikai.
Blackbird’s New Ekoa Uke Is Indestructible
Uke makers converged on Anaheim, California, this week–along with makers of musical instruments of all kinds–for the annual Winter NAMM Show, and among the highlights this year will be San Francisco-based Blackbird Guitars’ new Farallon. It’s a tenor ukulele…
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Warning: Ukes Are Invading Local Libraries
Going cross-eyed from reading too much small print at the library? Relax. Sit back. Breathe. Go to the check-out desk. Take home a uke. You saw that right. In Pennsylvania, patrons can now check out ukuleles at local libraries. According to a January report at Smithsonian, the Allegheny…
Remembering Glenn Frey: Watch a Soulful Ukulele Cover of ‘Take It Easy’
It’s been a bleak couple of weeks with the passing of rock legends Lemmy (of Motörhead), David Bowie, and now Eagles’ founder Glenn Frey. In times like these, it’s music that heals. Watch above as YouTuber St. Parkchester delivers a…
Check Out Luna’s New Vintage Mahogany Soprano Ukulele
It’s NAMM season and, if you’re not familiar, that stands for the National Association of Music Merchants and next week it’ll draw nearly 100,000 to Anaheim, California for one of the largest music product trade shows in the world. Ukulele…
Pennsylvania Libraries to Lend Out Ukes
Librarians across Pennsylvania will start encouraging patrons to make noise rather than quiet down thanks to the Allegheny Ukulele Kollective’s Lending Library Program, an initiative that will allow library members to borrow ukuleles. The Kollective, an Altoona-based ukulele club, plans…
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The Ukulele Holiday Gift Guide!
With the holidays just around the corner, our staff has been busy getting ready for the season by scouring the internet for fun themed videos and images to share, writing up holiday articles, and adding new inventory to the store.…
Scientific Study Shows Playing Ukulele Benefits Kids’ Attitudes
This scientific study reveals what uke players already know: the instrument inspires positive behavior.