Stuart Crout Performs “The Final Countdown” on his Kazookeylele
“Epic.” –Ukulele Senior Editor, Greg Olwell
A Ukulele Club Grows in Brooklyn
Calling all New York ukers! The newly formed Clinton Hill Ukulele Social Club will host a public jam session on Saturday, August 2 at Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Park at 4 p.m. “We are really there to entertain ourselves,” the group’s organizer, Liz Rabson…
Tom Freund Performs ‘Queen of the Desert’ on a Collings Tenor Uke
Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Tom Freund stopped by the Ukulele magazine offices recently, and picked up one of the Collings ukes we were reviewing for the Fall 2014 issue. We kindly asked Tom to give us a tune, and he obliged…
The Tampa Bay Ukulele Society Knows How to Host a Jam Session
Written by Julie Garisto, this article appeared in the Fall 2014 issue of Ukulele. On a balmy Saturday afternoon in Largo, Florida, a southern suburb of Tampa, 40 people have gathered with their ukuleles at a palm tree dotted apartment…
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Kids to Compete in Ukulele Contest
Silicon Valley may be the home to all things digital, but this weekend it will be treated to a dose of something altogether analog–the 1st Annual Ukes for Kids SF Bay Area Ukulele Contest in San Mateo, California. Kids from…
Lanikai Partners with Sailor Jerry for Tattoo Inspired Uke
This is one very hip uke. Lanikai Ukuleles has released a new concert model that incorporate artwork by tattoo legend Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins. “The Sailor Jerry legacy has inspired generations of artists and designers around the world,” Lanikai Product Manager Leon Lewis…
Kala Unveils New Ukuleles, Guitarlele, and Tenor Guitar
Ukuleles and guitars come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes the two are merged to make instruments that don’t fit squarely in either category. At this year’s summer NAMM show, Kala Brand Music showed Ukulele contributor Mark Kemp a…
Collings UC1 Concert & UT2K Tenor Ukuleles
By Adam Perlmutter [Editor’s note: Collings has put ukulele production on hiatus since this review appeared.] In its four-decade history, Collings Guitars has made smart, modern interpretations of the widest range of golden-era guitar designs—acoustic and electric, flattop and archtop—not…
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These LuLus Are Real Head Turners
It can be hard being the guy that brings a ukulele to a jam session. Though true lovers of the jumping flea know what joy the instrument can bring, they also know the pain of the groans and guffaws it…
Two Kala Tenors Up For Review
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…