Meet the Bluesy Uke Songstress Fiona Silver
This rocking, blues-infused, soul-singing East Village hipster switches back and forth between tenor ukulele and electric guitar
Ukulele Magazine
Take It Slow: Jake Shimabukuro Shares the Secrets of Effective Practicing
“Practicing everything slow is the greatest approach. When you go to the park and you see those people practicing tai chi, that’s what they do; they’re going through their fluid motions. They’re so slow and graceful. They’re focused on every…
Jake Shimabukuro Keeps Hawaii Close to His Heart As He Conquers the World
by Bob Doerschuk Jake Shimabukuro sits in the green room at the Franklin Theatre in historic Franklin, Tennessee. Vintage guitars adorn the walls. Bassist Nolan Verner, Shimabukuro’s partner in tonight’s duo performance, hovers near the buffet. The atmosphere is subdued, conversations…
Troy Fernandez Talks Life After the Ka‘au Crater Boys and How He Kept Strumming
by Audrey Coleman On a sizzling September afternoon at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center just south of Los Angeles, I meet up with Troy Fernandez, who’s headlining the 2015 LA International Ukulele Festival. He’s easy to spot: Hefty, with close-cropped hair and…
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Where the Wild Ukes Are: A Dad Takes His Four-Year-Old Twins Shopping at McCabe’s
What they taught me could be helpful to any parents looking for their children’s next ukulele
Tiki Madness: A New Box Set Spans Eight Decades of Hawaiian Music
by Kenny Berkowitz If four discs of hula kitsch sounds like a lot, well, it is. But the good news about the new Hulaland: The Golden Age of Hawaiian Music box set is that it’s not too much, even if…
Kamaka Kicks Off Centennial Year With All-Star Concert at NAMM 2016, Featuring Jake Shimabukuro and More
The Anaheim Hilton’s California Ballroom conveyed a glitz that at first seemed removed from the art and craft of making world-class ukuleles. But on January 23, the Friday evening of the five-day NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, sponsors…
Strum-ology: Horoscopes for the Curious Uker
by Leona Moon Aries (March 21–April 19) Is this thing on, Aries? You might feel a little like you’re stuck in one of those dreams where, in the middle of a gig, finishing up a four-chord wonder, your last note…
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Spring 2016
Ukulele’s preeminent virtuoso and most-excellent ambassador Jake Shimabukuro reveals his personal philosophies and more in a candid Q&A that includes a sidebar with his tips on effective practicing. Other features include Folk Uke, the talented duo of Cathy Guthrie and…
How Aquila’s Mimmo Peruffo Revolutionized the Ukulele String
Though Aquila quickly rose as a market leader for gut strings, Peruffo kept searching for ways to improve and modernize the product