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...
Stories
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...
The Best Apps for Ukulele Players
BY GREG OLWELL | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELEOne of the true joys of learning the ukulele is that all you need is a little box with four strings, ... Read More...
Samantha Muir Spearheads a Growing Movement to Expand the Classical Ukulele Repertoire
British classical guitarist-turned-ukulele virtuoso Samantha Muir is leading a movement to expand the ukulele's classical music repertoire.... Read More...
Cool and Bizarre Uke Ephemera from the 1920s to the 2000s
BY SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY | FROM THE WINTER 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELESome of the best advice my mother gave me in regard to collecting was that the best time to ... Read More...
Cynthia Lin’s Magical Musical Odyssey Takes an Exciting New Turn
From YouTube to U3BY BLAIR JACKSON | PHOTOS BY LILA LEE | FROM THE WINTER 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELENot to be confused with a certain similarly named,... Read More...
Music as Medicine: 6 Big Ideas to Help Keep You Motivated
BY EDDIE SCHER | FROM THE WINTER 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELEI don’t think it’s a radical notion that music makes you feel better. But I’ve often wondered what sc... Read More...
What’s in Your Ukulele Case?
BY HEIDI SWEDBERG | PHOTOS BY STEWART DEANBesides the ukulele, what do you keep zipped away in your case? Your talismans and tools might say more abo... Read More...
The Literary Ukulele: Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Agatha Christie, Sinclair Lewis and Others Write About the Uke
BY JIM TRANQUADA | FROM THE WINTER 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELEWhen 12-year-old Grace VanderWaal and her ukulele won the 2016 season of America’s Got Talent, it’... Read More...
James Hill’s Uketropolis Raises the Stakes for Online Learning
BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE WINTER 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELECanadian ukulele master James Hill has spent the last year building a community called Uketropolis. Y... Read More...