Oh, The Humidity! How to Avoid Ukulele Disaster by Using Humidifiers

By Ukulele Staff Humidity is a bugaboo of the ukulele universe. It’s this invisible force that can wreck your ukulele over time without you even being aware... Read More...

Homesick Blues: Learn A Tárrega Classical Guitar Prelude on Ukulele

BY ADAM PERLMUTTER According to legend, the great Spanish guitarist and composer Francisco Tárrega became deeply homesick when visiting London sometime in t... Read More...

Things About Strings: What You Need to Know About This Vital Part of Your Ukulele

By Mim For your ukulele to make music you need strings! Sounds easy, right? Well, if you go on the internet and simply ask, “Which ukulele strings are the b... Read More...

Kimo Hussey Takes the Spirit of ‘Kanikapila’ Wherever he Goes

BY BLAIR JACKSON | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE Everybody loves Kimo. Five minutes into an hour-long phone interview, Honolulu-based uke master Kim... Read More...

Daniel Ward Uke Lesson: Get a Handle on Standard and Baritone Chord Shapes

BY DANIEL WARD | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE Many famous musicians have lived their entire professional lives using only chord shapes to guide the... Read More...

The Best Apps for Ukulele Players

BY GREG OLWELL | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE One of the true joys of learning the ukulele is that all you need is a little box with four strings, ... Read More...

Jimmie Rodgers’ Hawaiian Music Advocacy + a Ukulele Arrangement of ‘In The Jailhouse Now’

BY AARON KEIM | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE MAGAZINE Jimmie Rodgers (1897–1933) is widely regarded as the “father of country music.” He rose to wi... Read More...

Raggy but Right: Blues Fingerpicking on Ukulele

By Fred Sokolow Because the ukulele and guitar have so much in common, uke players like me, who started on guitar, are inclined to adapt their guitar skills... Read More...

Classical Ukulele: Samantha Muir Spearheads a Growing Movement to Expand the Uke’s Repertoire and Range

BY BLAIR JACKSON | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE For the five years that I served as editor of Classical Guitar magazine, I was constantly dealing w... Read More...

Learn to Improvise the Blues on Ukulele with Chords, Licks, and Solos

By Fred Sokolow Contemporary ukulele virtuosos like Jake Shimabukuro, James Hill, and Herb Ohta have made it clear that just about any type of music can be ... Read More...