By Sandor Nagyszalanczy No matter how good or how bad the experience, we always remember our first times: a first kiss; a first time driving a car; a first musical instrument. Some months ago, I wrote about the first instrument I…
The arrival of spring also bring the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain to the United States for a series of dates in Midwest, Southwest, and California. The shows are happening now, so don’t delay if you’re near any of these…
By Eddie Scher Uke Tales is an exploration of ukuleles with an interesting story, connection, or just a lovely instrument, available only at UkuleleMag.com. I bought my 1928 Gibson Style 0 soprano ukulele about 10 years ago at Real Guitars, a crowded…
Workshop Jedi and Ukulele contributing editor Jim D’Ville is swinging through Southern California for a mid-March clutch of workshops before returning to the Land of Enchantment for more workshops and an event with the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. …
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By Sandor Nagyszalanczy Uke Tales is an exploration of some of the author’s ukulele collection, which numbers 400+ instruments, and other instruments that have an interesting story. After considering the amount of candy consumed during and after All Hallows’ Eve, I…
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…
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…
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by Jim D’Ville // Photos by: Shari Ballard How do you pull off presenting a wonderful ukulele festival for 200 people without charging admission? The answer is: with heart. The 4th Annual Waterford Township Ukulele Festival was held Saturday, September…
Come visit Ukulele magazine as the team travels to the Los Angeles International Ukulele Festival, September 22. We’ll be at the show, with many items from our shop, and of course, magazines. The all-day event happens at the Torrance Cultural…