The Strum Shop in Roseville, California Stakes its Claim as California’s Ukulele Motherlode
This is the story of how in a strip mall in Northern California's Gold Country became the birthplace of the ukulele destination known as The Strum Shop.
Throwback Thursday with a Fleet-Fingered Bob Brozman Performance
By Greg Olwell For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re dialing it back to 2009 for a clip of late master of the ukulele, Bob Brozman at the Santa Cruz Ukulele Club. In this video, the fleet-fingered Brozman plays through the classic…
12-Year-Old Star Heads To the Finals of ‘America’s Got Talent’
By Greg Olwell Thanks to another show-stopping performance, a 12-year-old singer-songwriter-ukulelelist heads to the finals of a popular talent show. With her Luna Uke Tattoo Concert and a small band backing her, Grace VanderWaal debuted a new song, “Light the…
NFL Rookie Brings Down the House with this John Legend Ukulele Cover
By Greg Olwell At 6’ 4” and 315 pounds, Nila Kasitati seems born to be an offensive lineman in the NFL. The 23-year-old rookie, who will be playing guard for Washington D.C.’s professional football team this season, recently picked up…
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Letter from Cairns Ukulele Festival
By Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel Just as there are many different styles of ukuleles (and styles of playing them), ukulele festivals also come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Every great uke fest includes a mix of workshops…
Picking in the Pines at the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop
By Jim D’Ville Imagine six days of music immersion in the beautiful environs of a Pacific Northwest pine forest surrounded by like-minded musicians. That’s the idea behind one of the most prestigious music camps in America, the Puget Sound Guitar…
Ukulele Master Daniel Ho Teams Up with Two Romeros to Reimagine Classical Guitar Repertoire
Ukulele player Daniel Ho, who started out as a classical guitarist, has teamed up with the two Romeros on a duet album and a new signature ukulele.
Dennis Quaid’s Backstage Ukulele Band
By Greg Olwell Cast members on the sets of movies and TV shows are known for bonding together backstage. While some antics are notable for legendary stories of intemperance, the backstage exploits of a British crew sounds a lot more…
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12-Year-Old Grace VanderWaal Wows the Crowd Again
By Greg Olwell The 12-year-old ukulele-playing singer who is wowing the crowd and judges of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, returned to the show’s stage last night. Grace VanderWaal, of Suffern, New York, performed her song, “Beautiful Thing,” live in front…
Collaboration Generation: Powerful Digital Tools Make it Easier Than Ever for Musicians to Work Together Remotely
From the Summer 2016 issue of Stage & Studio | BY ADAM PERLMUTTER Musicians have collaborated since the earliest musical instruments were made, some 40,000 years ago, but it’s only recently that they’ve been able to do so without ever…