BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE In 1959, the luxury liner SS Mariposa steamed from the harbor in Sydney, Australia, bound for San Francisco. Onboard with his family was six-year-old Anthony J. Leonard. After visiting…
BY BLAIR JACKSON | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE Everybody loves Kimo. Five minutes into an hour-long phone interview, Honolulu-based uke master Kimo Hussey is calling me “buddy,” and I feel like I’ve known him for years. OK,…
And so, dear friends, we arrive at the end of our month-long ukulele holiday journey filled with spirit and good cheer—and with high hopes for a Happy New Year! You know, in digging through YouTube to unearth these gems, we…
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BY UKULELE STAFF It seems as though this year, more than ever, “We need a little Christmas,” as the classic Johnny Mathis song goes. After the year we’ve all endured, we wouldn’t be surprised (and you would be forgiven) if…
BY BLAIR JACKSON | PHOTOS BY LILA LEE | FROM THE WINTER 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELE Not to be confused with a certain similarly named, mega-popular Irish band that makes anthemic stadium rock, has sold 170 million albums, and won…
By Ukulele Staff There are a lot of Christmas cover songs out there, and so many of them seem to lend themselves well to the ukulele. While that’s great for those of us looking to learn and play some fun…
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