By Sandor Nagyszalanczy For my most recent “Great Ukes” article in the print magazine [Editor’s note: Summer 2019], I wrote about Gibson ukuleles, including a little history and a take on how much variation there is in their line of…
By Heidi Swedberg My grandfather had the most amazing photo albums, filled with small, sepia images of paradise found. Tucked into tiny triangular anchors, brittle black pages told the adventures of a young schoolteacher wearing white flannel suits, hitchhiking from…
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By Sandor Nagyszalanczy Uke Tales is an exploration of ukuleles with an interesting story, connection, or just a lovely instrument. I think everybody has a story that they simply love to tell. They love it so much, in fact, that they…
By Heidi Swedberg // Photos by Roger Franklin The beautiful Northern California towns of Ukiah and Fort Bragg take turns hosting ukulele festivals on alternate years. March 30, 2019 was Ukiah’s turn to pull out all the stops. The ukulele…
Compiled by Kelsey Holt Submission Information Listings are free for ukulele events, though we may not have space to include every submission. To be included, email event name, date(s), and contact information to editors.uke@stringletter.com. Deadlines for the next four issues…
Lil Rev, a popular performer, author, and teacher (and regular contributor to Ukulele), will be teaching and performing across much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic in May and June. The focus of his tour will be teaching workshops based on…
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By Heidi Swedberg The 2019 Vancouver Ukulele Festival celebrated its tenth anniversary with a bang March 22–24, with an all-star concert Friday evening and a weekend of workshops. I spoke to the festival’s organizer, Daphne Roubini, about what made 2019’s…
By Jim D’Ville / Photos by Cheryl Fallstead, unless noted The transformation began on a freezing December night in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Craig McClelland, Grand Poobah of the Santa Fe Ukulele & Social Club, was passing the leadership mantle to…