Roy Sakuma has been inducted into the Ukulele Hall of Fame. The first person to be inducted since Sam and Fred Kamaka in 2012. In celebration, the Governor of Hawaii declared 27th July Roy Sakuma Day. Two members of Ukrainian band Alcohol Ukulele have been killed during Russia’s invasion: Anton Derbilov and Dimon Yegorenkov. The […]
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– Ukulele hip hop collaborator, Einer Bankz interviewed. – Learning the uke in prison. On Video – Chaz Chase eats a ukulele. (Via Ukulelia) – Kevin Bacon serenades his alpacas. – I only just found out Finneas’s character on Glee was a ukulele player with the same name as me. Window Shopping – Flame ukulele […]
The Uke Hunt Black Friday sale is up and running with up to 70% off tab ebooks. James Hill and Anne Janelle have a new Christmas record on the way: Midnight Clear. Madonna’s ukulele sells for $300K after she kissed and licked it. Ukulele magicians attempt to fool Penn and Teller. Window Shopping – The […]
Australian ukulele group banned by the council. Attempting to spell ukulele BoyWithUke has revealed his face to promote his latest album. Window Shopping – 4stringboy’s signature Flight uke. – Pelem nano uke. – There’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time. – Custom Mya Moe resonator. Patreon A massive thanks to all Uke […]
New Releases – Jake Shimabukuro has a new guest-packed album out: Grateful. – 4stringboy’s debut album Vejr is out now. – Mark Stivvy has a new ep: 4/4 Freda. On Video – A group of ukers caused a ruckus at the Grand Canyon when they jumped a barrier for a precarious session. Window Shopping If […]
Ukulelists have been raising money to support those affected by the Maui wildfire with Eddie Vedder and Jack Johnson auctioning off ukes, and Taimane playing a benefit. Plus, Jake Shimabukuro is donating profits from his Hana Hou Festival to the fund. You can buy tickets to the online stream the event here. On Video – […]
Fred Kamaka Sr has has died at the age of 98. Fred and his brother, Sam Kamaka Jr, took over running Kamaka Ukuleles from their father in the 1950s and have made Kamaka one of the most respected names in the ukulele world. He and his brother became he most recent inductees in the Ukulele […]
French luthier Rachel Rosenkrantz makes a ukulele out of mushrooms. Somerset man plays ukulele to surgeons who saved his fingers. A lecturer at UMASS has ditched the piano and is using the ukulele to teach music theory. Possibly the most bizarre story I’ve ever seen in fifteen years of doing this: Colleen “MirandaSings” Ballinger responded […]
Will putting helium in a guitar turn it into a ukulele? The songs people most want to learn to play on ukulele (#1 will leave you completely unshocked). Ukuleleist Iam Tongi has won American Idol. Window Shopping – RIGuitars Bo Diddley style uke. – Lichty build a family of ukuleles from one tree and a […]
Meghan Trainor is playing a uke with strings made of human hair to promote some hair goop. Kala have teamed up with British luthier Pete Howlett to create The Revelator. Ukulele duo, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer have a musical All Wigged Out about Marcy’s cancer diagnosis. You can read an interview with the pair […]
