Summer 2014
Sarah Maisel & Craig Chee: a pop & jazz duo in perfect harmony, God of Uke Bill Tapia, how to select a pick, take your first uke lesson, learn to play a solo using chord melodies, 4 songs to play,…
LP Credits Ukulele With Helping Her ‘Rediscover’ Performing Career
If you don’t already know the singing and strumming sensation known as LP, you will soon. As she prepares to release her latest solo album, Forever For Now (Warner), LP spoke to Ukulele magazine, and credited the four-stringed instrument with…
Herb Ohta Jr. Wins Na Hoku Hanohano Award for Best Ukulele Album of the Year
Herb Ohta, Jr. has received Ukulele Album of the Year by the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts’ Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, which were presented on Saturday, May 24. Ohta Jr. has been playing ukulele for more than two decades, continuing…
Looks like Mighty Uke Day was a whole lot of fun this year!
Watch Tree Town Ukes doing a couple of numbers at that esteemed event.
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Karla Banales Performing Valise Blu
Karla Banales sent us this great video for her original song, "Valise Blu" which was filmed on the beach in Ensanada, Mexico.
Ukulele Sales Remain Hot, Retailers Say
These are boom times for the ukulele. A new survey of retailers conducted by Musical Merchandise Review finds that sales of the ukulele show no signs of cooling off. In fact, 51% of business surveyed said that sales of the…
Watch James Hill Play Ukulele With Chopsticks And A Comb
What do you get when you cross a ukulele maetsro with a set of chopsticks and a comb? A performance that will blow your mind! Enjoy this video from James' sold out concert at Don Quixote's International Music Hall in Felton, California.
Ukulele Magazine Celebrates Bike to Work Day
Ukes in a bike basket can only mean one thing: it’s bike to work day!
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Ukulele Melee Festival Draws Hundreds
The fourth annual Ukulele Melee was, by all accounts, a rousing success.
D’Addario Planet Waves NS Ukulele CapoPro
As with many parents of small children, the last several months of my life have been filled with songs from Disney’s animated film Frozen. The story of two sisters coming into their own has struck a chord with my little…