By Greg Olwell Without a doubt, Ledward Kaapana is one of the true living masters of the ukulele. For decades now, the Big Island native has been one of the premier musicians from Hawaii with his work on ukulele and…
By Greg Olwell While on a West Coast tour, Maui’s own Andrew Molina stopped by with his father Jay Molina to perform for this Ukulele Session. Andrew, who was also named as one of our five artists to watch, reports that…
While resonator ukuleles are known for volume, they also have a uniquely sweet tone when played at lower volumes. Here are 7 modern reso-ukes tested by us!
By Greg Olwell Equipped with a 6-string tenor ukulele, Casey MacGill breezed into the Ukulele studio and wowed us with a few songs from his playlist, his easy charm, and great sense of humor. MacGill performs regularly in the the Seattle area on cornet,…
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The string section of an orchestra usually includes dozens of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. For one night in November, the Michigan Philharmonic Orchestra will add a ukulele for a special concerto. “Jumpin’” Jim Beloff will be performing his piece Uke…
James Hill and Anne Janelle play three songs for our cameras on this Ukulele Session, including two old-time classics and an original written by James Hill.
By Greg Olwell When Sara Watkins was recently touring in support of her latest solo album, Young In All the Wrong Ways (New West), the singer and fiddler from Nickel Creek showed up at our studio with a ukulele, an acoustic guitar, and…
By Greg Olwell Before he came by our studio to play three songs for our “Ukulele Sessions Presents” video series, I’d been hearing a lot about Azo Bell. More than just buzz on a forum or YouTube chatter, some of today’s top…
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By Greg Olwell For her finale performance on America’s Got Talent, the wildly popular Grace VanderWaal played “Clay,” onstage September 13. Like last week’s performance, the 12-year-old singer-songwriter from Suffern, New York was backed by a cellist, percussionist, and pianist. Watching…
By Greg Olwell Today, we can’t get enough of “We Were the Only Ones,” a new video single from Danielle Ate the Sandwich. Known to her parents as Danielle Anderson, the Fort Collins, Colorado-based singer-songwriter just released her sixth album…