Watch Dani Joy and Daniel Elliott Play a Sweet Rendition of ‘Sweet Pea’
This duo stopped by the Ukulele magazine booth at NAMM 2016 for this beautifully captured performance
Review: For the Well-Heeled Strummer, the Lichty Long Neck Tenor Delivers Premier Craft and Tone
I receive so many ukuleles and guitars for review that my home office looks like a showroom at Guitar Center (I’m not complaining!). Most of these instruments go unnoticed by my family, but not the freshly made Lichty uke I…
Ukulele Sessions Presents Taimane Gardner at Winter NAMM 2016
We were thrilled when uke virtuoso Taimane (Gardner) agreed to record a Session at the Ukulele booth at Winter NAMM 2016. But fellow uker Brit Rodriguez, who was just about to start shooting her session, was even more thrilled. “I arrived…
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…
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Ruby & Smith: Winter NAMM 2016
The “seriously playful and playfully serious” duo Ruby & Smith stopped by the Ukulele booth at Winter NAMM 2016 to perform one of their originals “Plant My Apple Tree,” off their latest, A Ukulele Album. Penned by “Ruby” aka Daphne…
Brit Rodriguez: Winter NAMM 2016
Brit Rodriguez stopped by the Ukulele booth at NAMM 2016 to perform “Keep Me Warm Tonight” on her Godin Multiuke Koa. Learn more about Brit in this feature from the Winter 2015 issue.
Jim and Liz Beloff: Winter NAMM 2016 Session
By Whitney Phaneuf Jim Beloff and his lovely wife Liz have been evangelizing the uke since 1992, after they purchased one at the Pasadena Rose Bowl Flea Market. The rest, as they say, is history. The Beloff’s company Flea Market…
Da Ukulele Boyz: Winter NAMM 2016
Da Ukulele Boyz (Peter deAquino and Garrett Probst) stopped by the Ukulele booth at NAMM 2016 to perform a song on their Kanile’a ukes. Watch the duo play “G Minor Fleas,” from their recent release Just Cuz.
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Ryo Montgomery: Winter NAMM 2016
Ryo Montgomery stopped by the Ukulele booth at NAMM 2016 to perform “SRV” on his KoAloha Sceptre Ukulele. Check out his performance!
Kalyn Aolani: Ukulele Sessions at Winter NAMM 2016
Kalyn Aolani stopped by the Ukulele booth at NAMM 2016 to perform “Nani Hanalei” on her KoAloha Naupaka Tenor ukulele. We loved Kalyn’s cover of Kai Davis’ Hawaiian language classic. Simply gorgeous! Now, after seeing this two-tone ukulele, you may want to check out our…