How the Love of Ukulele is Helping People Get Through the Pandemic
FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELEWith the pandemic raging on and club and festival gatherings still on hold just about everywhere, we all need to find ... Read More...
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Kimo Hussey Takes the Spirit of ‘Kanikapila’ Wherever he Goes
BY BLAIR JACKSON | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELEEverybody loves Kimo. Five minutes into an hour-long phone interview, Honolulu-based uke master Kim... Read More...
MusiCares Launches Wellness in Music Survey
At a time when concert venues are shuttered, COVID-19 has been especially challenging, both mentally and financially, for guitarists who rely on performing for... Read More...
New Mexico’s Pimentel & Sons Guitarmakers Branch Out with Custom Ukuleles
BY JIM D'VILLE | FROM THE FALL 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELEIn 1951, Lorenzo Pimentel, a native of “old” Mexico, opened a guitar shop in New Mexico. Over 70 years ... Read More...
‘Anyone Can Play The Ukulele’: How J. Chalmers Doane Promoted Ukulele as Canada’s Primary Musical Education Tool
BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE FALL 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELEUsing the fish-to-pond ratio as a measure of notoriety, outside of the ukulele universe, the name J... Read More...
Dino Muradian and his Amazing Ukulele Pyrography
BY BLAIR JACKSON | FROM THE FALL 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELEYou are to be forgiven if you looked at the word “pyrography” in the title of this article and had no... Read More...
Inside Craig & Sarah’s Not-So-Mini Uke Fests
BY CRAIG CHEE & SARAH MAISEL| FROM THE FALL 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELESarah: Craig and I were sitting drinking our morning caffeinated beverages when Cr... Read More...
Andrew Molina goes from Hendrix to Satie on his Latest Record, EVOLV3
BY BLAIR JACKSON / From the Fall 2020 issue of UkuleleMaui uke phenom Andrew Molina is the first to admit that what he wants to convey on his albums is var... Read More...
Uke Master David Kamakahi Honors and Moves Beyond the Legacy of his Legendary Father
BY BLAIR JACKSON | FROM THE FALL 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELEFor many years, I’ve been curious to learn more about the multitalented uke player, singer, and songw... Read More...
The Ukulele World has Responded to the Global Pandemic with Creativity, Ingenuity, and Compassion
FROM THE FALL 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELE | BY HEIDI SWEDBERGThere are moments in time when historic events frame and create a personal narrative. Usually th... Read More...