Ukulele Player Molly Lewis Tells Us What’s in Her Case
Molly Lewis She provides a checklist of things every ukulele player should carry, selected with the kind of care that allows aficionados to choose which gear will work best for them as well.
Stephanie Powell
This Kanile’a Ukulele Will Help Plant a Forest
By Stephanie Powell It started with a simple idea: Plant a koa tree for every ukulele that Kanile’a built. But thriving forests don’t exist with only one species of tree, and so the dream turned into a challenge: create a…
Taimane Offers Tips on Stage Fright & Talks Upcoming Tour
BY LAURENCE VITTES After a busy concert season, playing music in all genres including her own compositions in brilliant, innovative ways on the ukulele, winning new fans for her and her instrument wherever she goes, Taimane returned home to Honolulu…
Meet ‘The Shenanigans’: Not Your Average Ukulele Band
By Stephanie Powell Earlier this month, the Atlantic‘s weekly Friendship Files column featured a quartet of women who channel the spirit of the ukulele on a regular basis. Fate led them each to an Illinois-based, 20-piece strumalong group the Hummers…
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Grace VanderWaal Donates Signed Ukulele for Scholarship Fund
By Stephanie Powell A $5 donation could land you with America’s Got Talent alum Grace VanderWaal‘s autographed Fender ukulele. The singer-ukulele player offered up her instrument to the Rockland County Day School Scholarship Fund as a way to raise money…
Cordoba’s Vintage-Style Updates to the 25 Series Ukuleles at 2017 NAMM Show
By Stephanie Powell Cordoba unveiled an update to its popular 25 series ukuleles at the 2017 NAMM Show. The vintage-style rope binding and rosette detail previously only available on the soprano model is now available across the entire line. Additionally, the 25 series is…
Throwback Thursday: Watch Iz Kamakawiwo’ole Perform ‘White Sandy Beach of Hawaii’
This sunny Throwback Thursday is dedicated to the legendary Iz Kamakawiwo’ole. Stationed aptly on a beach with ukulele in hand, watch Bruddah Iz perform his rendition of “White Sandy Beach of Hawaii” off his 1993 album Facing Future. It’s sure to help…
Kala Introduces New Elite Series
Kala has released the 2016 collection of its California-made Elite series. The 2016 lineup is comprised of three different series: Elite Koa Ukulele 1, 2, and 3. “Each series from 1 to 3 offers their own distinct and striking Hawaiian Koa…
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Lil’ Rev Announces ‘Scatter the Ashes’ Tour to Honor His Wife
By Stephanie Powell Lil’ Rev will kick off a Scatter the Ashes tour July 7, in honor of his wife, Carol Alvaraz, who died of lung cancer in December. With his daughter Mariela in tow, Lil’ Rev will head out on his standard…
Go Behind the Scenes of Daniel Ho and Pepe Romero’s New Album ‘Aloha España’ [Video]
Aloha makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean all the way to Spain thanks to Daniel Ho and classical guitarist Pepe Romero’s new album Aloha España. Both play instruments made by Romero’s son, luthier Pepe Romero Jr. Learn a more…