Greg Olwell

Watch Jake Shimabukuro and Chris Kamaka Play “Hi’ilawe”

By Greg Olwell We just can’t resist this outtake from the PBS series Craft in America, which shows ukulele hero Jake Shimaburkuro playing one of the most beautiful songs ever to come from Hawaii, “Hi’ilawe,” with Chris Kamaka and Chris Kamaka Jr.…

May the Fourth Be With Uke

By Greg Olwell Star Wars fans everywhere celebrate May 4 as special holiday. Say “May the 4th be with you” out loud and you’ll see why these pun-loving fans picked today as the day to celebrate their love for a…

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Colbert Celebrates 1,000,000 Subscribers With Ukulele Video

By Greg Olwell One of America’s favorite late-night hosts knows the power of ukulele. Why else would Stephen Colbert include his ukulele cover of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” in a video to celebrate his YouTube channel‘s one-millionth subscriber? This time, Stephen,…

Ukulele Album of the Year Nominees Announced

By Greg Olwell The nominees for the Na Hoku Hanohano awards were announced  April 15, with five nominees in the the category for Best Ukulele Performance. The Na Hoku Hanohano awards are from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts and…

Reno Ukulele Festival Kicks Off

By Greg Olwell One of the largest events in the ukulele scene kicked off today in Sparks, Nevada. The 2016 edition of the Reno Ukulele Festival features workshops from many of the most recognizable names in the community and many…

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Happy Birthday to Tiny Tim

  By Greg Olwell It was one minute and forty-eight seconds of bizarre and memorable music when Tiny Tim’s ukulele-driven hit “Tip-toe Thru’ the Tulips with Me” swarmed radio and television in 1968. Born Herbert B. Khaury in New York…

Learn the ‘Arrested Development’ Theme Song

By Greg Olwell In some corners of the world, folks will claim that Arrested Development was one of the all-time funniest TV shows. The show, which was about the highly dysfunctional Bluth family, spent three seasons on Fox before it…