Text and photos by Jim D’Ville You can’t get much deeper into the heart of Texas than the Hill Country city of Kerrville, an hour drive northwest of San Antonio. If you had visited Kerrville in 1929, you may have…
By Greg Olwell Cordoba is introducing two new ukuleles——at next week’s Summer NAMM show in Nashville, Tennessee. Two new ukuleles expand on the format and design of the company’s top-seller, the all-mahogany Cordoba 15CM. First up is the 15CM-E concert, which…
Monterey Bay Breeze Cocktail Santa Cruz, California, is best known for its majestic redwood forests and world-class surfing spots. But since the Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz launched a four-string revolution 14 years ago, it’s also become a destination for ukulele…
From the Summer 2016 Issue of Ukulele Magazine | BY ELIZABETH RUSHE In cozy bars and venues dotted around Berlin, Germany, ukulele meet-ups attract lively crowds, from multi-instrumentalists to novices, as well as those who simply want to sit back and…
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By Greg Olwell Ukulele players Bryan Tolentino and Herb Ohta Jr. won big at this weekend’s Na Hoku Hanohano awards in Honolulu, taking home the Ukulele Album of the Year award. The awards celebrate Hawaiian music and given by Hawaiian…
By Greg Olwell When a large power outage in downtown Seattle left a woman stranded in an elevator, a ukulele player knew just what might help ease a frightening situation. Play a song on his ukulele. When the woman was…
By Greg Olwell You may know Robert Armstrong for the distinctive LP and CD covers and liner notes he created for vintage recordings or his comic character Mickey Rat. Or you may know him as the popularizer of the term…
by Jim D’Ville The West Coast Ukulele Retreat is a four-day sea-level ukulele immersion. It’s a strumming and singing extravaganza with nearly 100 old friends, or soon to be new friends. Held in early May in Pacific Grove, California on the…
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By Greg Olwell You may have heard Pachelbel’s Canon in D before, but you’ve probably never heard it the way that 14-year-old phenom Aidan James plays it. In this beautiful and fun clip, James uses his custom Kamaka and a…
By Greg Olwell Each year, Martin introduces a handful of limited edition models and one of this year’s crop called out to us. The Martin 0X Uke Bamboo has similar appointments and construction as Martin’s 0XK soprano, but features a…