By Derek See Like so many other innovative artists and artisans, the work of German immigrant Hermann Weissenborn (1863–1936) has taken on far greater importance after his passing. After spending several years repairing pianos and violins in New York City…
We’ve just added a brand new product to our store – the Ukulele tote bag. Now you can tote your ukulele, songbook, margarita machine, organic gluten-free grains, or anything else in the Ukulele magazine tote bag. It’s made in America…
After decades of working in various genres, I dusted off my ukulele and played a few notes—its familiar sound and feel instantly filled a void that I hadn’t realized existed
Is there room in the world for two ukulele orchestras with similar names and similar performance elements? The simple answer is, yes, but the reality is more complicated for the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (UOGB), which has accused the…
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Spend Halloween with ukulele’s favorite couple, Sarah Maisel and Craig Chee, at the California Ukulele Academy’s Halloween Mountain Retreat. Maisel and Chee, who appeared on the cover of our Summer issue and got engaged over the summer, will lead full-day workshops on Friday and Saturday during…
Thanks for helping us out by taking the survey! Your feedback is essential. Please accept our apologies for leaving “tenor ukulele” off the list of primary instruments. It was a clerical error- no intentional dis to the tenor uke! If…
Getting in tune with the holiday season? Ukulele Mike Lynch has just published Christmas Ukulele: Chord/Melody Arrangements for 33 holiday favorites. This easy-to-purchase eBook includes charts for “Deck the Halls,” “We Three Kings,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, “Let It…
Uke fans really, ahem, got behind Meghan Trainor’s recent video of the booty-call anthem “All About That Bass.” Now, Trainor is back with her take on Taylor Swift’s infectious “Shake It Off.” Trainor even put her own spin on some…
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If you follow pop music, you may have noticed a recent proliferation of songs sung by women about their own behinds. From Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda,” to Jennifer Lopez’s “Booty,” there are no shortage of songs and videos of late that…
For earthquake-rattled Napa Valley, the Wine Country Ukulele Festival should provide some welcome relief. The festival, which is held in St. Helena, California, comes less than two weeks after a 6.0 earthquake caused and estimated $1 billion in damages to the fabled…