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Blackbird Composite Ukulele Wins Design Award

Blackbird, the San Fransisco-based stringed instrument maker, has picked up the 2014 International Design Excellence Award for its Clara composite ukulele.  The Industrial Designers Society of America handed out the award this week, singling out the Clara as a “travel-friendly instrument capable…

Five Days of Ukulele Bliss in Maryland

The lineup of performers and workshop hosts for this year’s Uke and Guitar Summit in North Bethesda, Maryland will include Victoria Vox, James Hill, Stuart Fuchs and Ukulele magazine contributor Marcy Marxer. The uke heavy, five-day event kicks off on…

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Let the Ukulele Backlash Begin

By David Knowles Here come the haters. With the ukulele’s incredible rise in popularity over the past decade, it is inevitable that not everyone on the planet would be equally taken with the sudden ubiquity of the  four-stringed instrument. Indeed,…

EXCLUSIVE: Tyrone and Lesley Debut Video for ‘True Collars’

Few ukulele duos have are as personable and quirky as Brisbane, Australia’s, Tyrone and Lesley. Describing their act as “ukulele music for young and old,” the two men have just released their third album, Gentlemen Songsters, as well as an accompanying cabaret…

Guinness World Record Attempt Set for Largest Ukulele Ensemble

When it comes to world of ukulele, the more the merrier. Organizers at the Los Angeles Ukulele Expo hope to break the Guinness World Record for the largest strum along in history. According to the the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center’s website:…

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VIDEO: The World’s Smallest (Playable) Ukuleles

Sometimes size does matter. The quest for the world’s smallest, playable ukuleles has led us to the following videos. While we don’t have the exact specs for this miniature Tangi ukulele, it’s amazing how good the Ukulele Orchestra of Great…

Cordoba Unveils New Ukulele Line

With the ukulele boom showing few signs of slowing down, Cordoba, the California-based maker of acoustic guitars and ukuleles, has debuted the release of a new line of ukes. “The 23 Series ukuleles are available in soprano, concert, tenor, tenor…