Neil Armstrong Played Ukulele in Quarantine After Returning from the Moon
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but oh, how we wish we had a video of this moment!
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Vintage Hawaiian Vibes, Circa 1924
By Greg Olwell Let’s look at some vintage film shot in Hawaii for Aloha Friday. Throughout the ’20s, the mainland US was enthralled with the culture and music of the Hawaiian Islands and this nine-minute film, made by the Ford Motor Company…
Watch Laurel & Hardy’s Slapstick-ulele
By Greg Olwell With the ukulele’s popularity still soaring during the world’s first wave of ukulele love, it’s no surprise that one of the all-time great comedy duos used a uke in one of its famous slapstick romps. For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we…
Desperately Seeking Ukuleles at Folk Alliance International
By Mark Kemp Well, folks, I’m here in Kansas City, Missouri, this week for the annual Folk Alliance International Conference, where more than 3,000 players and singers from more than 20 different countries will be strutting their stuff in the…
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#ThrowbackThursday To My First Ukulele
By Greg Olwell For this week’s Throwback Thursday, I wanted to make a personal post about my first ukulele. After playing guitar for many years, I fell in love with vintage Hawaiian music back in the mid-’90s. Soon after I…
Da Ukulele Boyz: Winter NAMM 2016
Da Ukulele Boyz (Peter deAquino and Garrett Probst) stopped by the Ukulele booth at NAMM 2016 to perform a song on their Kanile’a ukes. Watch the duo play “G Minor Fleas,” from their recent release Just Cuz.
Kalyn Aolani: Ukulele Sessions at Winter NAMM 2016
Kalyn Aolani stopped by the Ukulele booth at NAMM 2016 to perform “Nani Hanalei” on her KoAloha Naupaka Tenor ukulele. We loved Kalyn’s cover of Kai Davis’ Hawaiian language classic. Simply gorgeous! Now, after seeing this two-tone ukulele, you may want to check out our…
From the Land of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard Comes … Ukes in Schools
In Bakersfield, California — birthplace of the honky-tonk country sound popularized by Buck Owens (he of the red, white, and blue acoustic guitar) and Merle Haggard — a retired music teacher is pumping new energy into elementary school music education. How? By…
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Tour the Fender Ukulele Line at Winter NAMM 2016
By Greg Olwell At Winter NAMM 2016, Fender’s Ryan Zalevsky takes Ukulele magazine on a tour of its uke line.
Blackbird’s New Ekoa Uke Is Indestructible
Uke makers converged on Anaheim, California, this week–along with makers of musical instruments of all kinds–for the annual Winter NAMM Show, and among the highlights this year will be San Francisco-based Blackbird Guitars’ new Farallon. It’s a tenor ukulele…