One evening in 2013, little Adelaide couldn’t sleep because of some fireworks going off outside. So dad, Benjamin Ames, reached for the bright pink ukulele he had bought her and started playing “Tonight You Belong to Me” in the hopes…
By Pat Moran Not too long ago, 24-year-old jazz singer and songwriter Gracie Terzian was watching ukulele videos on YouTube when she saw “this crazy instrument.” The instrument in question was a harp ukulele, “a normal ukulele with an extra arm…
No cats were harmed in the above photo session! That’s actually my cat, Debbie, a sassy 10-year-old tabby who hates when I stop petting her and pick up my ukulele. For our upcoming Spring issue, we’re requesting your best pet…
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Enter the world of the uke lifestyle and its vibrant community. This special section features a snapshot into the lives of 7 diverse players, including: Julia Nunes, Erin McGrane (of Victor & Penny), Ben Ahn, Brit Rodriguez, Mike Hind, Rio…
Incorporating a beveled edge for greater playing comfort, Kala’s new Comfort Edge tenor ukuleles are the company’s first to add this elegant little feature. The lower bass bout is beveled which some players say makes playing more comfortable, an innovation…
by Audrey Coleman “Hawaii is the Mecca and the Jerusalem of the ukulele,” Paul Moore declared to the audience at Honolulu’s Kapiolani Park, as he introduced the uke orchestra of 12 Israeli Jewish and Arab children that he directs in…
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Reader Edward Hernandez sent us a video of him covering Aerosmith’s “Dream On” on his Teton electric ukulele and we can’t stop watching it. Not only does Edward nail the nuanced rhythms of the song, he also pulls off the…
The adorable, irresistible, hilarious guitar-ukulele duo Garfunkel and Oates has taken a break from its IFC show to release a new album called Secretions. Watch in the above video as Kate “Oates” Micucci (on uke) and Riki “Garfunkel” Lindhome (on…