We’ve been busy stocking the Ukulele store with awesome products sourced from artisans around the world and are excited to share our latest finds with you. Today, meet the Mermaid Ukulele Duet Print! We instantly fell in love with this…
One of last night’s Oscar highlights was famed Italian composer Ennio Morricone winning best original score for The Hateful Eight. At 87, Morricone is the oldest Oscar winner ever—a fact confirmed today by the Academy—and, surprisingly, this is his first…
BY GREG OLWELL I couldn’t help but notice something odd when violin-maker Andrew Carruthers lead me the backyard his freshly varnished violins and cellos dry in the golden California sun. I saw a large open headstock, like you’d see on an old…
By Greg Olwell For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we are celebrating the birthday of one of the most famous ukulele players, George Harrison. The Beatles’ guitarist and songwriter was known for many things, including writing some of the catchiest hooks…
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We’ve been busy stocking the Ukulele store with awesome products sourced from artisans around the world and are excited to share our latest finds with you. Today, meet the ‘Ukulele Convention’ Tea Towel! We instantly fell in love with this…
Now living in Los Angeles, he looks back on those heady—and later heartbreaking—days with bittersweet nostalgia
Well, we asked and boy, did you guys answer! The launch of our Ukulele showroom now has an official date and time, and you are all cordially invited to join us. Come on down to our new showroom and…
Aloha makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean all the way to Spain thanks to Daniel Ho and classical guitarist Pepe Romero’s new album Aloha España. Both play instruments made by Romero’s son, luthier Pepe Romero Jr. Learn a more…
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We had so many great reader-submitted photos of ukuleles and pets that we couldn’t fit them all into one spread in the Spring issue (see below). Here’s every adorable dog pic, and — if you’re a cat person — check out…
A reader posted this cool vintage clip to our Facebook page and we had to share. Watch the short film “The Making of a Ukulele,” created by Ford Motor Company around 1917 for educational purposes. The clip depicts a…