One year ago, a series of earthquakes on the east side of the island of Hawaii lead to a number of fissures opening in the lower Puna region's settlements of Le... Read More...
BY ADAM PERLMUTTER | FROM THE SUMMER 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE
The beginning of 1969 was a difficult time for the Beatles’ George Harrison, who had become disillusi... Read More...
BY DANIEL WARD | FROM THE SUMMER 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE
Melody is a golden thread that magically allows us to recognize, sing along with, and even recall a tune... Read More...
BY DANIEL WARD | FROM THE SPRING 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE
In music performance and notation, legato (Italian for “tied together”; French lié; German gebunden) ind... Read More...
BY E.E. BRADMAN | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE
In the last few years, Kala’s line of U-Basses has made quite a splash. The company’s nearly 20 bass uk... Read More...
Happy Uke-tober, everyone!
Let's kick it off with something to get us in the mood for Halloween--the always amazing Del Rey playing a Memphis Minnie song, "H... Read More...
There is no doubt that "Jumpin' Jim" Beloff is big reason why many of us are playing ukulele today. Through his books, DVDs, and workshops, he has directly and ... Read More...
By Greg Olwell
In this video lesson from Taimane Gardner, she shows off a cool strum she uses for "Jolene," a classic song from Dolly Parton.
For this lesso... Read More...
By Greg Olwell
In celebration of Bach's birthday (Happy 332nd, Johann Sebastian!), we'd like to share this wonderful ukulele performance of one of the composer... Read More...
By Greg Olwell
Spring break, summer vacation, work trip, it doesn't really matter when or where you're taking your ukulele, but if you are traveling with it, t... Read More...