By Kelsey Holt Submission Information Listings are free for ukulele events, though we may not have space to include every submission. Deadlines for the next four issues are: August 5, 2019 (Winter 2019); November 4, 2019 (Spring 2020); February 3,…
By Stephanie Powell A $5 donation could land you with America’s Got Talent alum Grace VanderWaal‘s autographed Fender ukulele. The singer-ukulele player offered up her instrument to the Rockland County Day School Scholarship Fund as a way to raise money…
By Nicolas Grizzle It was 95 degrees with 100 percent humidity in mid-July this year, but it was 72 and breezy in the cool confines of the Summer NAMM convention center downtown. And that’s where we tried to spend most…
By Jim D’Ville About 300 miles due east of Seattle, Washington, lies the vast Inland Empire. Known mostly for its agricultural contributions—they grow more lentils than anywhere else in the USA—you’ll also find a bumper crop of ukulele players. From…
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By Heidi Swedberg/ Photos by Vic Hamm Who-What-When-Where-Why-How in one sentence: The Kamloops Ukulele Orchestra has wrapped up its fourth annual festival under the waxing spring moon at the Sorrento Centre in British Columbia, Canada, to the delight of about…
The winners of Hawaii’s prestigious Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards were announced in a lavish ceremony May 25. Some big names in the ukulele world walked away with awards from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts, which hosts the event at…
By Nick Grizzle Let’s take a moment to wish a happy birthday to Iz, who would be blowing out 60 candles on his cake today. Israel Kamakawiwo’ole‘s death in 1997 at age 37 was far too early, but left a legacy…
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With the HBO series Game of Thrones wrapping up an enormously popular run later today, it seems like the perfect time to share this video of Maui’s Andrew Molina playing his arrangement of the the theme from Game of Thrones.…
Beginning May 31 and stretching through the end of June, Ukulele magazine contributing editor Jim D’Ville is taking a run through the West Coast for a series of workshops and performances. May 31 Artichoke Coffeehouse Portland, Oregon MORE INFO June 1 Artichoke…