Tree Town Ukes perform “Ukulele Holiday,” an original song written and recorded for the Ukulele magazine Holly Jolly Song Contest (Ensemble Category). October 22, 2013 at Oz’s Music in Ann Arbor, MI.
YouTube Stars: Danielle Ate the Sandwich and four other uke sensations are lighting up the Internet, with profiles of Victoria Vox, Julia Nunes, Sophie Madeleine and Lila Burns; Play a Jake Shimabukuro arrangement of the Beatles’ “Here, There & Everywhere”;…
After a ukulele is built, the biggest impact on its tone (besides the player) is the choice of strings. There are a variety of different string types from which to choose, but there is no “best” string for everybody and…
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Kala offers a huge range of ukuleles, and this year, the company has added a line it calls “All Solid Mahogany Lite.” Built using plantation-grown African okoume wood, the line includes several models and sizes of ukes. We had a…
Boulder Creek is known for its distinctive line of guitars featuring a “dual port” sound- hole system, and the company’s Riptide line of ukuleles will doubtlessly be recognized by anyone familiar with those instruments. We had a chance to check…
Enjoy a feature lesson on the uke chords, licks, and solos you need to play the blues, and an interview with uke virtuoso and songwriter James Hill. Also in this issue; uke pioneer Jim Beloff on his role in the…
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I was just experimenting with playing some basic shapes and found “Old Folks at Home.” It’s a beautiful tune. I hadn’t really thought much about it, but the melody is really gorgeous. It uses really simple chord shapes but the…
A dexterous Grammy-winning guitarist fluent in swing and traditional folk lead and accompaniment flatpicking styles, Marcy Marxer has played the ukulele almost as long as she has the guitar, having studied with legendary uke master Roy Smeck in the 1980s.…