BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE A biography of Ralph Shaw’s life could easily be titled How to Parlay a Physics Degree into a Career as an Internationally Known Ukulele Entertainer. His is the story of…
BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE “Build a better ukulele club, and the world will strum a path to your door.” —Unknown So, you want to start your very own ukulele club. And, without a single…
Sponsored by Fender Inspired by Southern California’s famous beaches, Fender’s California Coast ukuleles are the perfect companion for any creative adventure. With stage-ready style and player-oriented features, a California Coast ukulele – and its uplifting, inspiring sound – is a…
Compiled by Audrey Coleman Submission Information To be included, email event name, date(s), and contact information to editors.uke@stringletter.com. Listings are free for ukulele events, though we may not have space to include every submission. Deadlines for the next four issues…
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The new Fender Grace VanderWaal signature ukuleles just landed at the Ukulele magazine offices. The young star has two new signature ukuleles that just debuted, the Grace VanderWaal Moonlight soprano and a concert-sized Grace VanderWaal Signature. Both feature Fender’s distinctive…
BY DANIEL WARD | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE Devices like smartphones and tablets are the new Swiss Army knives of modern life. They can do just about anything, armed with powerful apps that can keep us in…
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BY E.E. BRADMAN | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE In the last few years, Kala’s line of U-Basses has made quite a splash. The company’s nearly 20 bass ukulele models—including fretted, fretless, and left-handed models made of mahogany,…
Happy Uke-tober, everyone! Let’s kick it off with something to get us in the mood for Halloween–the always amazing Del Rey playing a Memphis Minnie song, “Haunted Blues.” Here she’s playing the song on a Kamaka 8-string tenor. Check out…