What can I say? I was never a Queen fan. First-rate musicians and singers, certainly; fine blokes, no doubt (if we’re to believe the biopic). A few undeniable classic tunes in there. But the overblown drama, the gazillion stacked vocals,…
Inspiring player now teaches uke, too By Greg Cahill “I don’t even know how to describe how I play,” Nick Acosta once told a reporter when asked to describe his technique. Let’s just say a lot of determination has gone…
It’s a been several years since we posted this clip, which is a real favorite of ours and Ukulele mag readers. Its a smokin’ showcase for the incredible Roy Smeck (1900-1994) from a 1930s film in which he briefly appears.…
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Who would have ever thought that four lads from rainy Liverpool, England, would one day become the most widely covered group by ukulele players? But that’s the case. Go to almost any uke gathering, and it usually won’t be long…
He’s played at the NAMM Show, taken the stage in the UK, and now, Ukulele contributing editor Jim D’Ville, of Play Ukulele By Ear, is headed to Nashville! On Saturday, October 12, D’Ville will lead two workshops at Music City’s…
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BY LAURENCE VITTES Danielle Ate the Sandwich is the stage name for uke-playing-songwriter Danielle Anderson. Getting her start in Fort Collins, Colorado, Danielle has been touring nationally since 2009 after cultivating an online following she calls her fanwiches, a following…
A Fab Four State of Mind BY GREG CAHILL Do you know Dodie? This unassuming Brit (born Dodie Clark) is a singer, uke player, independent recording artist and dancer whose YouTube channel, doddleoddle, has 1.83 million subscribers. Add a side…