Great Ukes: The Harmony Roy Smeck Vita-Ukulele
First sold in June 1927, this uke had an unusual lute-like shape that was sized somewhere between a soprano and a concert ukulele.
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27 Ukulele-Heavy @Instagram Accounts We Love
By Greg Olwell There’s simply no way to list everyone we love on the popular photo-sharing app, but there are a few accounts that keep posting the good stuff that we love seeing in our @ukulelemagazine feed. Looking for some favorites of your…
Japan: The Colorful History of the Ukulele’s Second Home
From the Winter 2016 issue of Ukulele | BY KEVIN C. CROWELL You may have seen the bumper sticker with a picture of a ukulele and the words “I’m Huge in Japan.” Well, it’s true. Totally true. Why is the…
Gods of Uke: Ohta-San’s Cool Touch
From the Summer 2016 issue of Ukulele | BY AUDREY COLEMAN The opening moments of “Stardust” come in leisurely phrases, as if the musician is pausing to reflect on cherished memories. Each note has a purity. As the song’s regular…
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Arthur Godfrey and Doris Day Sing the Glass Bottom Boat
By Greg Olwell With Arthur Godfrey’s birthday falling on August 31, we want to share this video of Godfrey playing with Doris Day. The two perform the title song from the 1966 comedy The Glass Bottom Boat and cap it off with…
New Releases from Jake Shimabukuro and Danielle Ate the Sandwich
Jake Shimabukuro Nashville Sessions (JS Records) Of course, like everyone else Jake Shimabukuro has relied on acoustic tones and high-fidelity recordings for prior studio albums, like the orchestral accompaniment of 2012’s Grand Ukulele or the sparse solo ukulele work on 2007’s…
Meet Del Rey, One of the Ukulele’s Most Important Players and Teachers
BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE WINTER 2016 ISSUE OF UKULELE What happens when you give a certain little four-year-old girl a classical guitar and make her practice every day? In this case, you get Del Rey, one of the…
Uke Events: Camps, Festivals & Adventures in November and December
From the Fall 2016 issue of Ukulele | BY AUDREY COLEMAN TAMPA BAY UKULELE GETAWAY November 4–6, 2016 St. Petersburg, Florida Cast your eyes on the sparkling white sands and surf of St. Pete’s Beach, a shell’s throw away from…
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2017 Reno Uke Fest Lineup Announced
By Greg Olwell The 9th annual Reno Ukulele Fest, one of the largest ukulele events anywhere, returns to the in Sparks, Nevada, April 6-April 9. Registration opens Thursday April 6, with early-bird workshops and a reception. Most of the action happens on…
Ukulele Sessions Presents Andrew Molina
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…