Barry Maz, author of What Ukulele Players Really Want to Know and operator of the Got a Ukulele website, has a wonderful list of Ukulele Festivals that will take place during 2012.
The list covers festivals in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Asia — all over the globe — with links to the official website for ticket [...]
This week, sunny San Diego, California plays host to the San Diego Ukulele Festival July 14-16, 2011.
Events include concerts by ukulele masters Jake Shimabukuro and James Hill, and performances by Ukulele Bartt, Derick Sebastian, Fred Thompson and the Ukulele Orchestra of Southern California, Uncle Dave, Jim D’Ville, Sarah Maisel, Oasis Ukulele Club, the USA Ukulele Club, Ukulele [...]
Ukulele maker Kala is getting ready to debut a new line of colorful soprano ukuleles with artwork on the face (no doubt to compete with the Magic Fluke Company’s Flea and Fluke ukes).
The first of the new ukes will be of special interest to tiki-lovers: the Tiki Uke features artwork created for the Wine Country [...]
If your keyboard skills outweigh your uke-playing ability but you still want the classic Hawaiian sound, Tiki Records’ new Concert Ukulele instrument files for Logic EXS and Kontakt4 sample instruments may do the trick. Features include:
Samples are recorded at 44.1k/24bits
10 velocity levels on each note
Every note on a concert uke (C2 to A3)
Finger picked and [...]
Apparently the ukulele is hot this year — or at least it’s getting hot enough that manufacturers better known for their guitars have decided to get into the ukulele business. Fortunately, instead of copying established ukulele body shapes and materials, each is bringing their own unique style and attitude to the instrument.
Note: the links below [...]
Designed by visual artist and musician Tiki King, the Tiki Mug Fluke features a rosewood fretboard (with metal frets), a walnut neck, and wood bridge. Prices start at $289.
[ August 2, 2007 to October 21, 2007. ] Providing an in-depth look at an eclectic musical tool, Evolution of the ‘Ukulele presents the history, development, fine craft, and contemporary fanaticism of this popular instrument. Some of the finest ‘ukuleles ever crafted will be on display, drawn from local and national private collections.
For more information, visit the Museum of Craft and Folk Art website