From “All About That Bass” to all about that Bieber, pop princess Meghan Trainor knows how to deliver a delightful ukulele cover. In the video above shot at German radio network 1LIVE, watch as Trainor turns a Justin Bieber holiday…
They say that the ukulele is the happiest instrument in the world. But is it the fastest? Kevin Kilmartin will find out next spring. According to the Worcester News, Kilmartin, 42, will run in April’s London Marathon whilst toting his very…
Jake Shimabukuro discusses his new education foundation; Elisabeth Robson reports on the UK punk-uke explosion; a profile of Malaysian uke artist Zee Avi; and historian and author Jim Tranquada tells how San Francisco’s 1915 Panama-Pacific Int’l Expo sparked the first…
The adorable and durable Aqulele soprano uke is getting a big brother. Aqulele’s manufacturer, BugsGear, recently announced its plans to release a concert size version of the plastic ukulele in January 2015. To pay for the initial molding cost and first batch production, BugsGear is fundraising on…
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If you’ve learned the basics of the uke and are ready to develop more technique and tackle advanced songs, check this book out! Ukulele Aerobics: A 40-Week, One-lick-per-day Workout Program for Developing, Improving, and Maintaining Ukulele Technique is a comprehensive…
By Derek See Like so many other innovative artists and artisans, the work of German immigrant Hermann Weissenborn (1863–1936) has taken on far greater importance after his passing. After spending several years repairing pianos and violins in New York City…
We’ve just added a brand new product to our store – the Ukulele tote bag. Now you can tote your ukulele, songbook, margarita machine, organic gluten-free grains, or anything else in the Ukulele magazine tote bag. It’s made in America…
Of all the covers of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” floating around the Internet, we’re loving this one by crazy Canadians Walk off the Earth (who famously covered Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know”). Using ukuleles, shakers, and kazoos, they transform the pop song into…
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Ukulele and Stylophone team up for a cover of one of the creepiest movie theme songs ever, “Halloween”. Originally written and performed by the film’s director, John Carpenter, Smokey Stubbs comes on like an unstoppable killer in this cut.