HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Michael Chock has been making ukulele since the 1980s. Each one is unique, special — a piece of art to appreciate and to enjoy. Chock, a board member of the Ukulele Guild of ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Plinka, plinka, plinka. This is the sound of me, after a decadelong unconsummated crush on a ukulele, finally playing a C chord. In tune. A grin begins to crawl across my face, ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The ukulele has a distinct sound, but have you ever thought about how it would sound if it were to come from the late 1800s or early 1900s? Shawn Yacavone is owner of ...
According to Ukulele magazine, George wouldn’t have fallen in love with the ukulele without George Formby, who popularized the instrument in England in the 1920s. At one point, Formby was the ...
Retired men from the Plymouth Ukulele Group like to go out walking — and share their gift of music. “We stop at coffee shops every morning,” said Jim Malinowski of Plymouth. Informally, a couple of ...
Even while you're sitting in a windowless hotel conference room in Dallas, the soft, sweet sounds of the ukulele transport you to a sunny Hawaiian beach. And they put a smile on your face. That's the ...
The Ukulele Guild of Hawai‘i returned to Bishop Museum this weekend with a special exhibition and workshops, highlighting ...
This is an update to a column I wrote last February on the Olympia Ukulele Players Association, also known as OLUPA. The acronym has a Hawaiian word meaning of "rhythmic refreshment." Group leader Kim ...
A small stringed guitar-like instrument, the ukulele, best known for its association with Hawaiian music and long derided as little more than a novelty, is finally earning some respect. Its size and ...