How to Get the Most out of Your Ukulele Workshop
With great teachers from around the world teaching compelling classes at the same time, the question becomes, “How to choose?”
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Kamaka Hits 100: Five Generations of World-Class Ukuleles
ABOVE: Fred Kamaka Sr. and the Kamaka 100-anniversary headstock. (Fred Kamaka photo by Christopher Phaneuf.) From the Summer 2016 Issue | BY AUDREY COLEMAN The Anaheim Hilton’s California Ballroom conveyed a glitz that at first seemed removed from the art and craft…
Paris, Waikiki, Montreal and More: 6 Not-To-Be-Missed Summer Uke Festivals
BY JENNIFER LOGUE From the Summer 2016 issue of Ukulele Summer is full of possibility and even more so when you’re a uker. It’s the ideal instrument for travel—lightweight, friendly, and capable of fitting in just about anywhere. This summer,…
A Day in the Life: Peek Into the World of 7 Unique Ukers
By Whitney Phaneuf Meet seven diverse artists—some who make their living playing uke, others who perform for the love of it (after working a day job)—and find out what inspires them and what they aspire to. Julia Nunes: Cool and Casual…
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The Aloha Spirit: Exploring Oahu With Eddie Kamae, Kalei Gamiao, and More Ukulele Idols
by Whitney Phaneuf It’s my last day on Oahu, and the mid-morning sky is beginning to mist. I think I might cry, too. My entire trip has led to this interview with the legendary Eddie Kamae—a ukulele virtuoso and founding member…
The Spark that Started the First Ukulele Craze in 1915
The runaway hit of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition came from a lei-bedecked ukulele quintet playing in the middle of the Hawaiian Pavilion.