By Greg Olwell For her finale performance on America’s Got Talent, the wildly popular Grace VanderWaal played “Clay,” onstage September 13. Like last week’s performance, the 12-year-old singer-songwriter from Suffern, New York was backed by a cellist, percussionist, and pianist. Watching…
By Greg Olwell Today, we can’t get enough of “We Were the Only Ones,” a new video single from Danielle Ate the Sandwich. Known to her parents as Danielle Anderson, the Fort Collins, Colorado-based singer-songwriter just released her sixth album…
By Greg Olwell For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re dialing it back to 2009 for a clip of late master of the ukulele, Bob Brozman at the Santa Cruz Ukulele Club. In this video, the fleet-fingered Brozman plays through the classic…
By Greg Olwell Thanks to another show-stopping performance, a 12-year-old singer-songwriter-ukulelelist heads to the finals of a popular talent show. With her Luna Uke Tattoo Concert and a small band backing her, Grace VanderWaal debuted a new song, “Light the…
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By Greg Olwell At 6’ 4” and 315 pounds, Nila Kasitati seems born to be an offensive lineman in the NFL. The 23-year-old rookie, who will be playing guard for Washington D.C.’s professional football team this season, recently picked up…
By Greg Olwell The star of the latest video from ukulele superstar Jake Shimabukuro is none other than Madame Pele, the fire goddess who is credited with creating the Hawaiian islands. She takes a lead role in the new video…
By Greg Olwell For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re watching the great Peter Moon. In this video, taken from his 1999 instructional video “Magic of the Ukulele,” Moon fingerpicks a beautiful tune called “My Sweet Sweetie” with guitarist Dwight Kanae.…
By Greg Olwell The funny and strange tale of Maui ukulele player Clint Alama and reggae-rap artist Matisyahu continues to grow odder and more interesting. Alama’s brush with fame begins in late July, when someone began to accompany him as…
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By Greg Olwell Twenty One Pilots are all over the airwaves with massive hits like “Ride” and “Stressed Out.” But, just a few years ago, the duo from Columbus, Ohio, created this really lovely cover of “Can’t Help Falling in…
BY GREG OLWELL Lead by ukulele player Paul Hemmings, the Paul Hemmings Uketet is on a mission to present the four-string as the melodic and harmonic centerpiece of a jazz trio. Using drums, bass, and the tight voicings available on…