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Ukes on Screen: From Buster Keaton to Marilyn Monroe to Adam Sandler, the Little Uke Played a Big Role in Movie and TV History
No Limits for Uke Player Nick Acosta
Inspiring player now teaches uke, too By Greg Cahill “I don’t even know how to describe how I play,” Nick Acosta once told a reporter when asked to describe his technique. Let’s just say a lot of determination has gone…
Peter Luongo is Taking Ukulele to the MAX
BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE FALL 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE You never know what will happen when you give a five-year-old an accordion. For Vancouver, British Columbia–native Peter Luongo, it set him on a musical journey that would eventually…
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An Empire of Ukuleles
By Jim D’Ville About 300 miles due east of Seattle, Washington, lies the vast Inland Empire. Known mostly for its agricultural contributions—they grow more lentils than anywhere else in the USA—you’ll also find a bumper crop of ukulele players. From…
The Ukulele Can Be Anything to Byron Yasui, A Composer and Professor Who has Spent a Lifetime Raising the Bar
Ukulele Events: MARCH, APRIL, MAY & JUNE 2019
Submission Information To be included, email event name, date(s), and contact information to editors.uke@stringletter.com. Listings are free for ukulele events, though we may not have space to include every submission. Deadlines for the next four issues are: Summer 2019 February…
Bryan Tolentino & Herb Ohta Jr. Ukulele Friends: The Sequel
BY GREG OLWELL Considering their long-term friendship, Honolulu’s tight musical scene, and the fact that their first Ukulele Friends collaboration earned them a major award for “Ukulele Album of the Year” from the Hawaiian Academy of Recording Arts in 2016,…
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Ukulele Events: Summer 2018
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…
Teenage Phenom Aidan James is Taking the Ukulele To New Places
From the Summer 2017 issue of Ukulele | BY STEVEN ESPANIOLA Though only 15 years old, Aidan James exudes a sense of confidence usually reserved for only the most seasoned music veterans. By the time he was 11, this prodigious Centennial-generation…