Cute Cartoon Animals? Stop Motion and Ukuleles? U900 Has it All!
The Japanese duo, U900, has suckered us in with their cuteness and awesome ukulele skills. Consisting of stop motion animated crocheted animals, the duo sing and play covers of classic songs like...
View ArticleFeasting on the Uke Recipes: Heidi Swedberg’s New Mexico Red Chili Sauce and...
Recipe: Heidi Swedberg’s Basic New Mexico Red Chili Sauce In New Mexico, says Heidi Swedberg, “every meal is forwarded with the question ‘red or green?’ Chili is not a spice on our foods, but an...
View ArticleFeasting on the Uke: Food, Travel, and Music Combine at These Festivals and...
By Karen Peterson If playing the ukulele stimulates your appetite for more, here’s a nourishing tip—find ukulele workshops that place as much emphasis on good food as good music. “Enjoying good food...
View Article#TBT To A 1927 Hula Girl
Kalama’s Quartet, in one of the only known photos of the group. For this #tbt, we’re going back to a thoroughly astounding short film of one of the finest groups of the 1920s. Featuring two steel...
View ArticleWatch Madonna Play Ukulele and Perform ‘La Vie En Rose’
“Can you hear my ukulele,” Madonna asks the crowd before launching into a sultry cover of Édith Piaf “La Vie En Rose” in Québec City — a place where they’ll judge you if your French is bad! The pop...
View ArticleA Day in the Life: Peek Into the World of 7 Unique Ukers
Meet seven diverse artists—some who make their living playing uke, others who perform for the love of it (after working a day job)—and find out what inspires them and what they aspire to. Julia Nunes:...
View ArticleRiding the Wave: Maui’s Kanekoa Takes the Uke on a Strange Trip [VIDEO]
by Jon Woodhouse Playing what it describes as “ukulele-powered Hawaiian reggae fusion rock from Maui,” the band known as Kanekoa is riding a wave of renewed interest in the instrument most closely...
View ArticleStudy: Playing Ukulele Benefits Kids’ Attitudes
The sixth annual Ukulele Kids’ Jam in Dunedin, New Zealand A new study from the University of Toronto-Mississauga reveals what uke players already know: the instrument inspires positive behavior. Group...
View ArticleThe Ukulele Holiday Gift Guide!
With the holidays just around the corner, our staff has been busy getting ready for the season by scouring the internet for fun themed videos and images to share, writing up holiday articles, and...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving: Learn ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ on Ukulele
Fifty years ago this Thanksgiving, in 1965, Arlo Guthrie drove to the Berkshires to have dinner with friends…and the rest is music history. Check out the above ukulele cover of “Alice’s Restaurant...
View ArticleThe 2015 Holiday Gift Guide
Spread some ukulele cheer with these great gifts. Christmas Songbooks for Ukulele From classic carols to popular hits, It’s a Ukulele Christmas includes over 80 holiday favorites arranged for ukulele....
View ArticleNashville Uke Society Fosters Good Times, Unity, and Inspiration
The Nashville Ukulele Society. Donn Jones Photo. By Bob Doerschuk It’s June in Nashville, Tennessee, and the school day has ended at Harding Academy. Now it’s the adults’ turn to play. Cars pull into...
View ArticleWelcome the Retro Ukulele Print to the Uke Store!
We’re continuing to stock the Ukulele store with awesome products sourced from artisans around the world and are excited to share our latest finds with you. Today, help us welcome the newest addition...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Watch Iz Kamakawiwo’ole Perform ‘White Sandy Beach of...
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”...
View ArticleMeet the Ukuladies, a Female Uke Club in Milwaukee [Video]
Get ready to want to move to Milwaukee, Wisconsin just to hang out with the Ukuladies, a female uke club that welcomes all genders. Watch in the above video, produced by the Milwaukee Journal...
View ArticleWatching Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Play Ukulele Never Gets Old
Add “The Rock” (aka Dwayne Johnson) playing ukulele to your list of internet treasures. You may remember the above clip from his 2012 movie Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, in which he plays a former...
View ArticleUke Party Recap
Last Friday, the Ukulele Showroom had its first public debut at our magazine headquarters. We invited anyone local to come join us for some uking fun and, boy, did we have fun! With a large turnout of...
View ArticleWatch George Formby Perform ‘When I’m Cleaning Windows’ in the 1936 Film...
This week’s Throwback Thursday goes way, way back to the 1936 film Keep Your Seats, Please, which stars English ukulele player and comedian George Formby. In this high-quality clip (which I searched...
View ArticleLearn the ‘Arrested Development’ Theme Song
By Greg Olwell In some corners of the world, folks will claim that Arrested Development was one of the all-time funniest TV shows. The show, which was about the highly dysfunctional Bluth family, spent...
View ArticlePreview the Summer Issue and Watch Cover Artist James Hill Perform ‘Voodoo...
Starring in the first-ever Ukulele magazine featuring fringe on the cover (why did we wait so long?), uke virtuoso James Hill was never one to take himself too seriously. This is a guy who can play...
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