Learn How the Beatles, Buddy Holly & the Rolling Stones Grabbed Listeners By the Ears
Our ears perk up when hearing something outside of the seven major-scale chords
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4 New Ohana Ukes, From Tiny to Terror:
O’Nina Sopranissimo, CK-14CL Cynthia Lin Signature concert, CK-450SMP Spalted Maple, and TK-39 Tenor
BY GREG OLWELL | FROM THE FALL 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE Any ukulele this small is going to make you think it’s a toy, but the Ohana O’Nina is no disposable ukulele-shaped-object. Ohana pulled a fast one on everyone when, a…
Electric Ukes! Amplifying the Ukulele
Tracing the history of electrified ukuleles
New Releases from Taimane, Chee & Maisel, Sokolow, and More
FROM THE FALL 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE TAIMANE Elemental [taimane.com] On her latest album, Honolulu native Taimane Gardner continues to expand upon the kinetic ukulele style she developed over the years. Over seven original tracks titled after the classical elements,…
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Chee and Maisel Celebrate Beloff
There is no doubt that “Jumpin’ Jim” Beloff is big reason why many of us are playing ukulele today. Through his books, DVDs, and workshops, he has directly and indirectly reached many people who may otherwise never have picked up…
A Letter From the Geraldine Ukulele Festival: A Warm Welcome (Kia Ora) a Long Way from Home
By Aaron Keim This July our duo, The Quiet American, was invited to perform and teach at the Geraldine Ukulele Festival in Geraldine, New Zealand. Our hosts, Fi and Hugh McCafferty, also offered to help us find some other events…
Great Ukes: The J.R. Stewart Le Domino
BY SANDOR NAGYZLANCZY | FROM THE WINTER 2017 ISSUE OF UKULELE Of all the hundreds of painted, stenciled, or otherwise decorated ukuleles made in America during the “uke craze” of the 1920s, few are as attractive and instantly recognizable the…
Ukulele Events: September, October, November & December 2018
COMPILED BY AUDREY COLEMAN 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: Winter 2018 issue August 1, 2018 Spring 2019 issue …
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Love at First Strum: The Ukulele Changed Jim Beloff’s Life, and Then He Changed Ours
“I tell people to be careful what they buy at a flea market. It can change your life."
Uke Tales: The Graziano ‘Beatle Bass’ Electric Uke
By Sandor Nagyszalanczy I’ve played in rock n’ roll bands since I was 13 years old, typically serving as lead singer and rhythm guitar player. But in the mid/late 1990s, I met a couple of talented musicians who were as…