Greg Olwell

Greg Olwell

Editor, Ukulele magazine Senior editor, Acoustic Guitar magazine

May Workshops and Tour Dates for Bryan Tolentino

Ukulele master Bryan Tolentino is Mainland-bound for a run of East Coast performances and workshops. Following the East Coast dates, Tolentino stops in Northern California for a workshop and then a house concert/kani ka pila with Herb Ohta Jr. With…

A Fiery Vintage Performance of ’12th Street Rag’

The “12th Street Rag” is famous as a showpiece for fleet-fingered ukulele players, including Johnny Marvin, Roy Smeck, and many others who would wow audiences with high-octane renditions. For Throwback Thursday, we offer this version, from an as-yet unidentified player,…

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Uke Tales: A Story Often Told

By Sandor Nagyszalanczy Uke Tales is an exploration of ukuleles with an interesting story, connection, or just a lovely instrument. I think everybody has a story that they simply love to tell. They love it so much, in fact, that they…

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Inside The 2019 Vancouver Ukulele Festival

By Heidi Swedberg The 2019 Vancouver Ukulele Festival celebrated its tenth anniversary with a bang March 22–24, with an all-star concert Friday evening and a weekend of workshops. I spoke to the festival’s organizer, Daphne Roubini, about what made 2019’s…