By Breeze Kinsey / Excerpted from Ukulele No. 6, Fall 2014 The word kala has a handful of meanings in Hawaiian. According to Mike Upton, the founder of Kala Brand ukuleles, the connotations range from “a unicorn fish” to “slang for…
The kids are alright, and may have helped make ukulele history. If Hampshire, England’s bid to best Yokohama, Japan, as the record holder for the largest ukulele strum-along in history is validated you can credit a large number of school kids. “There…
Did they or didn’t they? The verdict is not yet in on whether Hampshire, England, has broken the Guinness Book of World Records mark set by Yokohama, Japan, for the largest ukulele jam in history. To etch its name in…
We’re thrilled to offer greeting cards, t-shirts, and totes from Kooky Uke! Read all about Kooky Uke founder and owner Julia Heatherwick and the mission behind her brand here. “I believe if more people played music (especially the ukulele) there…
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For the incomparable singer known as LP, redemption comes with four strings. After disappointing record sales sent her into a decade-long hiatus, during which she penned hit songs for Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, and Backstreet Boys, LP (born Laura Pergolizzi) has…
Some very happy news from our friends Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel: the ukulele power couple are tying the knot. Chee publicly announced the news via a Facebook status change on Sunday, July 6, and Ukulele magazine wrote about the…
They’re British ukers with a cause. Since January, the Hartlepool Ukulele Group has raised just over $3,400 for Hartlepool & District Hospice by playing gigs around the English seaside town. “Anybody who has lost someone they love after being in the hospice,…
Uke history may soon be made in Hampshire, England. It looks like the Hampshire Music Service is poised to break the current world record for the largest group performance on the ukulele. The current mark, as tallied by the Guinness…
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The ukulele youth movement will soon have another place to call home. The Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has received a $500 grant from the Southern New Hampshire Ukulele Group (SNHUG) to launch a youth ukulele…
Despite a valiant and jovial effort to break the world record for the largest live ukulele ensemble, the Los Angeles Ukulele Expo came up well short of etching its name in the Guinness Book. An estimated 1,000 ukulele players turned up…