STORY & PHOTOS BY SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY | FROM THE SUMMER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE Whether they’re made by artisan luthiers or manufactured in large factories, most ukuleles are born from a desire to build and sell the instrument itself. But…
Text by Jim D’Ville //Photos: Courtesy of West Coast Ukulele Retreat If you were going to this year’s West Coast Ukulele Retreat, you were encouraged to wear flowers in your hair as an homage to 1967 and the Summer of…
Text by Jim D’Ville // Photos by Eric Max Springtime in the Alleghenies sounds like the title to a Nelson Eddy and Jeanette McDonald musical from the 1940s, but in reality it’s the season and location for the annual Allegheny Ukulele…
COMPILED BY AUDREY COLEMAN Submission Information Listings are free for ukulele events, though we may not have space to include every submission. Deadlines for the next four issues are: Fall 2018 issue May 14, 2018 Winter 2018 August…
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BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE SUMMER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE Casey MacGill’s ukulele playing swings! That swing, that groove, that pulse has landed MacGill roles in major motion pictures and on Broadway, and even a tour de force appearance…
Ukulele is packing up and heading to Reno for the 10th annual Reno Ukulele Festival, May 2-May 5. The Reno fest will be held at a new location this year, the Peppermill Casino, and will include workshops by “Jumpin’ Jim” and…
By Greg Olwell In this video lesson from Taimane Gardner, she shows off a cool strum she uses for “Jolene,” a classic song from Dolly Parton. For this lesson, you’ll need Am, G, and C chords, so your fretting hand…
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BY BILL LEIGH | FROM THE SUMMER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE Ovation has been offering its distinctive bowl-back guitars for more than 50 years. Made of a composite material they call Lyrachord, the round-bodied shape was designed by Charles Kaman—an…
BY GREG OLWELL | FROM THE SUMMER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE One of the first things to know about Pepe Romero Jr. is that he is a member of the illustrious Romero family of classical guitarists. However, instead of following…