Gods of Uke: Frank Ferera, an Early Star of Hawaiian Music
Frank Ferera was the first to record solo ukulele
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Ukulele Archaeology
By Greg Olwell One of the best things that happens with working on a magazine about ukuleles are the family stories that keep popping up. Several times now, it’s happened that I’m visiting a friend and suddenly an old family ukulele is remembered. Sometimes…
Learn to Play the Tremolo Technique on Ukulele
Tremolo, as played on nylon-stringed instruments like the ukulele, is a technique of single-string repetitions that is usually combined with a thumb arpeggio outlining the harmony.
Tunes In The Dunes 2017 Wrap-up
By Jim D’Ville // Photos by Duncan Berry There are tunes you sing for breakfast, And tunes that you sing after noon. But the best tunes of all, are the tunes that you sing, The tunes that you sing in…
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Tiki Expert Sven Kirsten Traces the Evolution of the Art Form
From the Fall 2017 issue of Ukulele | BY SVEN KIRSTEN The current craze of applying the term “tiki” to everything from Hawaii, or anything made from bamboo, is most unfortunate. It didn’t used to be that way. When I…
Tiki Bars and Tiki Cocktail Bars: An Attempt to Keep Things on Track
From the Fall 2017 issue of Ukulele | BY SVEN KIRSTEN The ongoing tiki revival owes much to the craft cocktail resurgence. First hesitatingly, then fervidly, a new generation of mixologists embraced the books of tiki cocktail author Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, and his research…
Check Out Ooktown: The Podcast for Ukulele Fans
Each month, hosts Stuart Yoshida and Doug Brown wrangle guests to talk about the ukulele for their OokTown podcast. Since launching in 2011, OokTown has interviewed many familiar members from the ukulele community, including Aldrine Guerrero, Victoria Vox, “The Ukulele Teacher,”…
Great Ukes: The Vintage Echo-Uke Had a Sonic Secret
These ukuleles look just like other 1920s-era Hawaiian ukes, but they have a small and rather curious difference
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Ukulele Events for September, October, and November 2017
Compiled by Audrey Coleman & Greg Olwell Submission Info Have an event coming up? Please contact us with information about artists and workshops, plus dates, location, and how people can find out more information: editors.uke@stringletter.com ALABAMA UKE FEST September 9, 2017…
Formby Uke Sells for £28,500
By Greg Olwell A ukulele once owned by entertainer George Formby, sold for £28,500 (over $36,000 at the time of the sale), through an auction on June 30, 2017. The Gibson UB-3 banjo-ukulele, which was sold through Hansons Auctions, came with many…