Ryo Montgomery: Winter NAMM 2016
Ryo Montgomery stopped by the Ukulele booth at NAMM 2016 to perform “SRV” on his KoAloha Sceptre Ukulele. Check out his performance!
Kalyn Aolani: Ukulele Sessions at Winter NAMM 2016
Kalyn Aolani stopped by the Ukulele booth at NAMM 2016 to perform “Nani Hanalei” on her KoAloha Naupaka Tenor ukulele. We loved Kalyn’s cover of Kai Davis’ Hawaiian language classic. Simply gorgeous! Now, after seeing this two-tone ukulele, you may want to check out our…
Ukulele Sessions Presents Daniel Ward Playing “Aloha ‘Oe” at NAMM 2016
Daniel Ward stopped by the Ukulele mag booth at NAMM 2016 and played a song for our Ukulele Sessions series. He played “Aloha ‘Oe,” the definitive classic from Hawaiian repertoire, composed by Queen Liliʻuokalani, on his Ohana TK-470 G. A studio version…
Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel: Winter NAMM 2016
Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel stopped by the Ukulele mag booth at Winter NAMM 2016 and played “Center of My Mind” from their latest album, Scene 1 Take 1. The song was written by Tyler Fortier, who produced, mixed, and…
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From the Land of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard Comes … Ukes in Schools
In Bakersfield, California — birthplace of the honky-tonk country sound popularized by Buck Owens (he of the red, white, and blue acoustic guitar) and Merle Haggard — a retired music teacher is pumping new energy into elementary school music education. How? By…
VIDEO: The Prettiots’ ‘Boys’ May Be the Coolest Uke-based Indie-rock Song Ever
By Mark Kemp Surfing Youtube after a satisfying day at the offices of Ukulele, Acoustic Guitar, Classical Guitar, and Strings, I ran across the Prettiots’ 2014 video for their song “Boys (I Dated in High School),” directed by ’80s Lower East…
Ukulele Sessions NAMM 2016: Andrew Molina
Here’s Andrew Molina performing “Let’s Roll” on his Kamaka at the Ukulele Magazine booth at NAMM 2016. You may recognize Molina from our list “The Next Jake: 5 Up-And-Coming Hawaiian Artists to Watch,” or from this father/son cover of Led…
Ukulele Sessions NAMM 2016: Ted Wulfers
Ted Wulfers stopped by the Ukulele Magazine booth at NAMM 2016 to perform a tune on his Koaloha Tenor Uke. Watch the singer-songwriter perform his breezy, freewheeling songs “Find Some Peace” and “Play the Ukulele,” from his new album You Are Here.
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Cordoba Ukuleles Unveils 24 Series at Winter NAMM 2016
At Winter NAMM 2016, Cordoba Ukuleles released its 24 series, a new line of ukuleles available in Soprano, Concert, Tenor, Tenor Cutaway (with a pickup), and Baritone. Cordoba also released a new mini guitar if any of you ukers want to try a new…
Kala Introduces New Scallop Series at Winter NAMM 2016
At Winter NAMM 2016, Kala Ukulele released its new Scallop Series, featuring mahogany and rosewood, as well as some other new beauties. Watch the video for more info from Michael Upton of Kala.