From the Summer 2016 issue of Ukulele Magazine | BY ANNA PULLEY Charise Sowells, aka “Lake Lady,” has a voice that’s both decidedly modern and world-weary soulful. She started writing songs as a teenager with a Tascam 4-track, along the…
Straight out of Kamloops, British Columbia, Riversong’s Mike Miltimore showed off the company’s new ukulele at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville. The Riversong Trad SE ukulele includes several features unique to Riversong. The neck flows through the Trad…
Luna Guitars showed off its ukulele baritone bass at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville. Luna’s baritone basses, are different from other bass ukuleles, though. The Luna Uke Baritone A/E is made with a baritone body, a 21-inch scale, and use…
From the Winter 2015 issue of Stage & Studio | BY FRAN GUIDRY One of the best ways to improve as a musician is to record your own playing. Sure, it can be frustrating and disappointing when you hear that you’re…
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Cordoba sales manager Ryan Cooper showed off additions to the company’s most popular line, the 15 series, plus new wood choices for the ukulele-like Mini-Guitar. The Cordoba 15TM is a tenor version of the company’s best-selling all-mahogany line. The soprano…
You’ve heard of a pineapple-shaped ukulele, but the new Pineapple from Hawaiian Ukulele and Guitar, introduced at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville, is something else. The bowl-shaped back is carved into from a single piece of golden acacia,…
By Greg Olwell Journey instruments introduced a new “scoopaway” concert ukulele at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville, Tennessee. The Journey J-uke UC770C is made from meranti, a Southeast Asian wood also known as Philippine mahogany. The top is solid meranti,…
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By Greg Olwell At a recent fundraiser for a music in schools program on Oahu’s North Shore, Taimane jammed with her band on a fantastic flamenco-tinged groove. Together with Jazzy Jazz on guitar and Jonathan Heraux on cajon, Taimane shows off some…
Are you struggling to sing and strum at the same time? Don’t worry, James Hill says, everyone has trouble at first. Remember, you’re trying to do three things at once: You’re trying to sing the melody, say the words, and…