Gear Guru: Restoring an Old Favorite Washburn Tenor Ukulele
Vintage Washburn ukuleles are rare and expensive, but I finally found one I could afford due to its poor condition, and it was soon in my shop for extensive repair.
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Video Pick of the Week: Cynthia Lin Plays The Beatles’ ‘Blackbird’
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…
Elisabeth Pfeiffer on the German Uke Scene and Going Pro as a Full-Time Uker
Her solo ukulele repertoire is a mix of pop, rock, Renaissance and Classical styles.
Jim D’Ville Leads Two Ukulele Workshops in Nashville
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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A Conversation with the YouTube Uke Teaching Phenom Behind ‘Bernadette Teaches Music’
Bernadette Etcheverry of the popular YouTube ukulele instruction channel Bernadette Teaches Music is blessed with a fun-loving, effervescent personality.
Danielle Ate the Sandwich on Upcoming ‘Wonderstruck’ Ukulele Academy & Recording Soundtracks
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…
Dodie Clark Plays ‘Here Comes the Sun’ on Ukulele
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…
Learn to Play Cliff Edwards’ Ukulele Classic ‘Fascinating Rhythm’
Learn to play Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards' “Fascinating Rhythm,” as first seen along with Fred and Adele Astaire as part of the Broadway musical Lady, Be Good.
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Video Lesson: Straight vs. Swing Rhythm
BY DANIEL WARD | FROM THE WINTER 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE Does this song swing? What are “even-eighth” notes? What is a blues shuffle? Do I even know when I’m strumming with a swing or not? How can I tell?…
Watch Taimane in Playing for Change’s Fantastic New Video of Robbie Robertson’s ‘The Weight’!
No doubt many of you have come across one or more of the fabulous videos put out by an organization called Playing for Change, in which musicians from all over the world collaborate in real time performing a popular song,…