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Feng E playing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on ukulele

Where Were You 25 Years Ago? Fresh Ukulele Covers Of ’90s Classics

I hope you’ll agree that these ukulele versions of classic ’90s jams truly are all that and a bag of chips

From the Ukulele Editor: Hot Fun in the Strummer Time

BY GREG OLWELL I get plenty of different answers when I get the chance to talk to ukulele players about what they might like to see in this magazine. They have favorite players they wish to see interviewed, or ask…

The Muse and Magic of Jazz Ukulele Maven Curt Sheller

BY LIL REV | FROM THE SUMMER 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE If the ukulele world had its own trading cards, there would be no shortage of superheroes. We know their names and have heard many of them at festivals and on…

Rexcraft’s Mysterious Metal Uke

BY TOM WALSH | FROM THE SUMMER 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE Recently, Ukulele reader William Wright sent in photos of an unusual triangular all-metal ukulele, seeking information about its manufacturer. After a search in my photo archives, I was able…

Israel Kamakawiwo’ole in a still taken from the Hawaii News Now documentary “Beyond The Rainbow.”

Watch ‘Beyond the Rainbow,’ a Documentary Celebrating Iz

The soulful ukulele ukulele player and songwriter left a legacy that has extended far beyond the islands of his native Hawaii

‘Game of Thrones Theme’ on Ukulele!

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.…

May and June Workshop/Tour Dates for Jim D’Ville Hit Oregon, Washington, BC, Reno, and California

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…