
James Hill Dives Head First into Creating Community with ‘Uke Heads’
Uke Heads started as an album concept but soon blossomed into a band of 165 players

Uke Heads started as an album concept but soon blossomed into a band of 165 players

By the time he was six, Wynne was writing charts for the family band

Instrumental album features ukulele in moody arrangements that include strings, piano, bass, and synthesizer

Chord-melody is a sophisticated, jazzy approach in which the melody is generally stated in the highest note of each chord
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The list of American celebrities from this era who had their own signature model production ukuleles is considerable

By focusing on each chord as it transitions from one to the next, you can better understand the mechanics of each movement

Though Sokolow came to the ukulele relatively late in his musical explorations, around the age of 50, he dove into the instrument with his characteristic curiosity and passion

These ukuleles don’t do incognito—that’s not what they’re here for
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To say that Mahelona’s violin ukes are rare is an understatement; only a handful are known to exist

Here's a variety of flavors for your ukulele holidays, with four stylistically diverse tunes