Special Advertising Section from Ukulele Magazine Shopping for a uke-playing loved one? Looking for yourself before the holidays hit? Either way, our Holiday Gift Guide is a great resource for scouting out all the best goodies. From music to play to…
By Heidi Swedberg (From time to time, ace ukester Heidi Swedberg checks in with reports from her travels. Apologies for the lateness of this one; problems on our end, not hers! —Blair J., Editor, Ukulele) On Friday, Aug. 23, the…
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by Jim D’Ville My high school years encompassed the halcyon days of early to mid-’70s FM rock radio. The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, and my favorite band, Electric Light Orchestra, were cranking out rock radio classics.…
Sponsored by Enya Music: Different ukulele tonewoods do make a difference. The type of wood that the uke is made out of will influence the way the instrument sounds, and also how it looks and feels. Learn more about different…
Think nobody actually wins those giveaways you see in magazines? Think again. Congratulations to Jerry Posner of western Massachusetts, who was chosen out of more than 3,000 entries as the winner of the grand prize from our most recent giveaway,…
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By Laurence Vittes Ben Carr‘s life as a ukulele player began in 2005, the same year he moved from New Orleans to South Vermont and took a trip to Hawaii. Nearly two decades later, this graduate of the James Hill…