By Fred Sokolow
Contemporary ukulele virtuosos like Jake Shimabukuro, James Hill, and Herb Ohta have made it clear that just about any type of music can be ... Read More...
By Fred Sokolow
Using a bottleneck or slide is one of the most soulful, bluesy things a guitarist can do—when it’s done right. Slide sounds great when you’r... Read More...
BY SAMANTHA MUIR | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE MAGAZINE
Here’s a simple but effective piece by the 19th-century guitarist/composer Ferdinando Caru... Read More...
BY DANIEL WARD | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE
Many famous musicians have lived their entire professional lives using only chord shapes to guide the... Read More...
BY FRED SOKOLOW | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE
From a right-hand perspective, there are several ways to approach the five-string banjo. Among the m... Read More...
BY AARON KEIM | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE MAGAZINE
Jimmie Rodgers (1897–1933) is widely regarded as the “father of country music.” He rose to wi... Read More...
BY FRED SOKOLOW | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE
In this ukulele lesson, you’ll learn an approach inspired by the blues guitar lexicon. It can also come ... Read More...
BY JIM D'VILLE | FROM THE WINTER 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELE
First off, let’s define what solfege is. Simply put, solfege, from the Italian solfeggio, is applying... Read More...
BY AARON KEIM
Every time I arrive to teach and perform at a festival, people come to me with problems regarding their ukes. They are frustrated with a funny... Read More...
Story and photos by Mim
What does your ukulele want from you? It wants to be played, it wants to be enjoyed, and it wants to be cared for. So, let’s talk ab... Read More...