BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE WINTER 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELE Canadian ukulele master James Hill has spent the last year building a community called Uketropolis. You won’t find it in a gazetteer, maybe tucked in before Uruguay and Uzbekistan.…
Some people swear by them, some people will never use one. For those who are in between, here's a guide to ukulele picks and why you might want to use one.
BY AARON KEIM | FROM THE WINTER 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELE One of the best features of the modern ukulele movement is that people are taking back the act of making music. Instead of music being mostly a commercial item…
There are a few things to consider in this quest, including material, size, tone, and features. Here’s a list of ukuleles under $200 to help narrow your search.
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BY BLAIR JACKSON | FROM THE WINTER 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELE The Sylvie Simmons story is irresistible. A Brit who has spent close to a quarter-century living on the West Coast of the U.S. (at two different times), she established…
Let’s look closer at what humidity does to ukuleles and what we need to know to keep our instruments healthy
There are many reasons why this rousing patriotic anthem is perfect for the ukulele
BY SARAH MAISEL Of course, the very first thing you will think of when you hear the word “gear” is all the electronics available out there. Though that part of being a musician is fun, I’m talking about something much…
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BY MIM | FROM THE SPRING 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE I teach a workshop called “Proper Care and Feeding of the Ukulele.” The first question I ask the class is “What is a setup?” The answers can be quite varied.…
At a time when concert venues are shuttered, COVID-19 has been especially challenging, both mentally and financially, for guitarists who rely on performing for their livelihoods. When the virus swept through the United States in March, MusiCares—a non-profit that supports…