Summer Ukulele Events!
*Don’t see your event listed? Add your event (held from today’s date through August 31) to the comments, and we will add them to this list. June 8–August 10 Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, Hawaii If you happen to be in Honolulu for…
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James Hill has Evolved from Being a Soloist to Being a Father, Singer, and Collaborator
From the Summer 2016 issue of Ukulele Magazine | BY ALEXA PETERS Ukulele and cello, it turns out, are a match made in heaven. That’s what solo instrumentalist James Hill discovered when he and his cellist wife Anne Janelle were asked to collaborate on an…
Add a Ukulele Flash Mob to Your List of #SummerGoals
From the Summer 2016 Issue of Ukulele Magazine | By Karen Peterson Up for some spontaneous, crazy uke fun this summer? Consider spreading your joy via what can be one of the most startling—and smile-inducing—street performances of them all: a…
Deep In The Heart of Ukulele at the Kerrville Folk Festival
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…
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New Ukes from Cordoba
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…
Cocktail Hour: Favorites from the Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz and Mya-Moe (Bonus: Learn to Play ‘Rye Whiskey’)
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…
The Tiny Ukulele Makes Major Inroads In Berlin
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…
Ohta and Tolentino Take Home Ukulele Album of the Year Award
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…
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Seattle Man Plays Ukulele For Woman Stuck in Elevator
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…
The Amazing Ukulele Art of Robert Armstrong
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…