Fender introduces it’s new line of ukuleles inspired by their classic Stratocaster, Telecaster, and Jazzmaster electric guitar body shapes. They also come with the new Fender pickup. Watch the video for details on finish options and more.
BY JIM D’VILLE Steve Conrad of the Ukulele AZ club in Mesa, Arizona, likes ukuleles and dogs. So, when he heard about Maricopa Animal Care and Control starting a program to help comfort dogs during the exploding stresses of the…
BY EDDIE SCHER | FROM THE SPRING 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELE I tend to fall apart alone in hotel rooms. Some combination of boredom, endless TV, and not sleeping much has always made business travel a challenge for me. Or…
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BY EDDIE SCHER | FROM THE SPRING 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELE Orangewood guitars and ukes are designed in Los Angeles, built in Asia, and then set up by the company in California before shipment to customers. And the company’s approach…
We wanted to put in a good word for the inimitable and irrepressible uke duo of Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel, who have just released a mellow but spirited new holiday album called Christmas Island. This is their first release…
By Heidi Swedberg (From time to time, ace ukester Heidi Swedberg checks in with reports from her travels. Apologies for the lateness of this one; problems on our end, not hers! —Blair J., Editor, Ukulele) On Friday, Aug. 23, the…
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by Jim D’Ville My high school years encompassed the halcyon days of early to mid-’70s FM rock radio. The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, and my favorite band, Electric Light Orchestra, were cranking out rock radio classics.…
By Laurence Vittes Ben Carr‘s life as a ukulele player began in 2005, the same year he moved from New Orleans to South Vermont and took a trip to Hawaii. Nearly two decades later, this graduate of the James Hill…