Going cross-eyed from reading too much small print at the library? Relax. Sit back. Breathe. Go to the check-out desk. Take home a uke. You saw that right. In Pennsylvania, patrons can now check out ukuleles at local libraries. According to a January report at Smithsonian, the Allegheny…
It’s been a bleak couple of weeks with the passing of rock legends Lemmy (of Motörhead), David Bowie, and now Eagles’ founder Glenn Frey. In times like these, it’s music that heals. Watch above as YouTuber St. Parkchester delivers a…
It’s NAMM season and, if you’re not familiar, that stands for the National Association of Music Merchants and next week it’ll draw nearly 100,000 to Anaheim, California for one of the largest music product trade shows in the world. Ukulele…
Every collection needs to be complete; whether it’s your vintage Star Wars action figures, old seashells, or minted and pristine coins. But don’t forget your stack of Ukulele magazines! If you are missing issues from our catalogue, or you’d like…
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by Leona Moon Aries (March 21–April 19) Is this thing on, Aries? You might feel a little like you’re stuck in one of those dreams where, in the middle of a gig, finishing up a four-chord wonder, your last note…
Librarians across Pennsylvania will start encouraging patrons to make noise rather than quiet down thanks to the Allegheny Ukulele Kollective’s Lending Library Program, an initiative that will allow library members to borrow ukuleles. The Kollective, an Altoona-based ukulele club, plans…
Though Aquila quickly rose as a market leader for gut strings, Peruffo kept searching for ways to improve and modernize the product
By David Templeton “Part of the magical power of the ukulele is that it doesn’t really matter where you are when you play it,” says Craig Chee, who performs and teaches uke around the world. “When you get a group…
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by Kenny Berkowitz She’s Daphne Roubini, the one with the Billie Holiday voice, all breath and wistfulness. He’s Andrew Smith, the one picking ukulele behind her, alternating between strumming and single-string leads. Together, they’re Ruby & Smith, the heart of…
Though the Nashville Uke Society meetings are fundamentally about having a good time, the participants' love for the instrument unifies and inspires them to play.