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Ukulele is Back from Cuba!

In both January and March, adventurous musicians and music lovers traveled with Ukulele to Cuba! Here are a few highlights from this exciting experience. We’d like to give a very sincere thanks to D’Addario and Company for donating gear to some very thankful local…

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Vintage Ukulele Strings
A Look at the Packaging and Materials

TEXT AND PHOTOS BY SANDOR  NAGYSZALANCZY | FROM THE SPRING 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE If you’ve ever had the privilege of playing a vintage ukulele strung with old-fashioned natural-gut strings, you know what a warm, mellifluous sound those strings can…

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New Music from Lil’ Rev and Daniel Ho

LIL’ REV  Sing Song Daddy (lilrev.com) We can live in a ukulele-centric world here at this magazine devoted to the little four-string, focusing on music that sounds made for ukulele players. Lil’ Rev’s latest album, Sing Song Daddy is an…

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Heroes Ukulele Group: Helping Veterans, One Strum at a Time

BY HEIDI SWEDBERG | PHOTOS BY ALLISON SCHALLERT FROM THE SPRING 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE “Being in this group really helps me deal with life in general,” says Steve Musnicky, a member of HUG, or Heroes Ukulele Group. “For me it’s a great…

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Why Wont My Ukulele Stay in Tune Gear Guru

Why Won’t My Ukulele Stay in Tune?!

GEAR GURU BY MAMIE MINCH | FROM THE SPRING 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE Q: I have been playing ukulele for about a year. I’m a melody/chord player, and play a tenor with a low G. I practice almost every day, and…

Spring Uke Events

Ukulele Events
March, April, May, & June 2018

Compiled by Audrey Coleman Submission Information Listings are free for ukulele events. Deadlines for the next four issues are: May 1, 2018 (Fall 2018 issue) August 1, 2018 (Winter 2018) October 1, 2018 (Spring 2019) February 1, 2019 (Summer 2019)…