By Mark Kemp It’s Saturday afternoon (or evening, depending on where you are). It’s sunshiny outside (or snowing like crazy, depending on where you are), and you need to chill out. What better way than to watch Eddie Vedder, smartly…
by Greg Olwell From the time the ukulele first came to the attention of Mainlanders, people found fun and inventive ways to add some ukulele spice to whatever they were playing. Case in point, this clip recorded in 1928, where Eddie Thomas and Carl Scott…
By Greg Olwell For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we tip our hats to the great comedian Lucille Ball. The wannabe star once again works her way onto her husband Ricky’s stage, sliding onto the stage as the “Queen of All…
By Greg Olwell For this #tbt, we’re going back to a thoroughly astounding short film of one of the finest groups of the 1920s. Featuring two steel guitars, two rhythm guitarists, and ukulele player, Kalama’s Quartet is still a favorite for…
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The Japanese duo, U900, has suckered us in with their cuteness and awesome ukulele skills. Consisting of stop motion animated crocheted animals, the duo sing and play covers of classic songs like ‘Walk Don’t Run’ (above), ‘Twist and Shout’, and…
Here’s Ben Rouse playing Magic Ukulele Waltz by Roy Smeck. Rouse will be performing and teaching workshops this weekend at the 6th Annual Ukulele Festival of Great Britain. If you are lucky enough to attend the festival, please feel free…
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Sarah and Craig are joined by Aldrine Guerrero (on guitar!) for this lovely performance, recorded live for a HI*Session. To learn more about the power couple of ukulele, read “Maisel & Chee’s Love Boat” from our Summer 2014 issue.
