Monday, December 31, 2001
Friday, December 28, 2001
Tuesday, December 18, 2001
Here's a question: if there were a beautiful ukulele-enthusiast's magazine full of stories about past and present ukulele players and makers, as well as articles about neat old ukulele sheet music, playing tips, and information about conventions, shows, and dealers, would you subscribe (at four issues per year for $25)? Tell me here.
Thursday, December 13, 2001
I would love to find out who the regular readers of Ukulelia are. This site gets about 40-50 visitors each day. Please write a little about yourself here.
Monday, December 10, 2001
Wednesday, December 05, 2001
Tuesday, November 27, 2001
Monday, November 26, 2001
Janet Klein is an extraordinary LA-based ukulele player and singer. Her backup band includes such luminaries as Ian Whitcomb and members of The Cheap Suit Serenaders. Her newly designed web site is loaded with good stuff. Check out the links section for good music sites you might otherwise overlook. Link Discuss(Thanks, Gary!)
Friday, October 26, 2001
Thursday, October 25, 2001
Tuesday, October 23, 2001
Tuesday, October 09, 2001
Wednesday, October 03, 2001
Hey, DC area ukers! I received the following from Adrienne Mazzone, the Media Relations Director, ActingWorld.com. You can contact her by emailing her at Age18Forevr@aol.com: "Hello, I'm looking for w Ukulele player to perform a little tune at an Expo in DC on 10/11 & 10/12 & 10/13 or any of those dates...any suggestions or can you post something." Discuss
Monday, September 10, 2001
"Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach's St. Matthew's Passion on a ukulele: The instrument is too crude for the work, for the audience and for the performer." -- Ben Bagdikian, Esquire, March 1967. I guess this guy (kind of) proves him wrong! Link Discuss
Friday, September 07, 2001
Proof that ukulele players are geniuses:
"Dr. Curtis Marshall, a retired Baltimore neurologist whose interests ranged from underwater diving and building kites to plunking 1920s and 1930s tunes on his favorite ukulele, died Tuesday from Parkinson's disease at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. He was 82."Link Discuss
This article about Native Hawaiian products quotes the founder of Mele Ukulele.
"We were inspired to pursue the ukulele business once we realized there was a solid demand for the instrument, which was mainly because of the renewed interest in Hawaiian culture," says Cheryl Rock, co-owner of Mele Ukulele. "We also cater to a lot of tourists through our retail shop as well as our dealers outside of Hawaii and the Internet."Link Discuss
Sunday, September 02, 2001
Tuesday, August 21, 2001
Some flight attendents are singing the pre-flight safety instructions while they strum ukuleles. Link
Monday, August 06, 2001
Friday, August 03, 2001
Monday, July 30, 2001
Thursday, July 26, 2001
I'm not quite sure what's going on here, but there seems to be a band called The Haoles and you can listen to the music here. It's good! Link(Thanks, Roots!)
Friday, July 20, 2001
Friday, July 13, 2001
Wednesday, July 11, 2001
Thursday, July 05, 2001
Monday, July 02, 2001
Wednesday, June 27, 2001
Monday, June 25, 2001
Thursday, June 21, 2001
Monday, June 18, 2001
Tuesday, June 12, 2001
I love this cute japanese "ukulele lesson" site.
"The rhythm is very important thing,but I haven't say about rhythm .You may say 'Why have you tell me about the rythm' and cry. But I decide to say below.Ukulele lesson Discuss
'Because I am poor musician' So I've never play good like a score book."
Thursday, June 07, 2001
Tuesday, June 05, 2001
Monday, June 04, 2001
Friday, June 01, 2001
Thursday, May 31, 2001
From the Billings Gazette: "Dozens of computer monitors and printers, dozens of office chairs and desks, cell phones, watches, surplus police cars -- and one new ukulele, still in the box -- will be auctioned off by the city of Billings on Saturday." Maybe it's a Kamaka, maybe it's a Hilo. If you live in Billings, check it out! Link
Wednesday, May 30, 2001
There's a great new installment of musicologist Ian Whitcomb's semi-monthly "Letter from Lotusland." This time, he talks about working with director Peter Bogdanovich on the forthcoming movie, The Cat's Meow starring Kirsten Dunst. Last time I saw Ian perform, he played a tape recording of an amazing song ("After You've Gone") that Dunst sang to the accompaniment of Ian on the ukulele. The song will play as the credits roll at the end of the movie. Link
Tuesday, May 29, 2001
Monday, May 28, 2001
Friday, May 25, 2001
I like Ukulele Man's songs. They combine old-style arrangements with contemporary subjects. Sample titles: "Pee-Wee, Where Have You Gone?" and "Facist Girl." Link
Article about Tom Harker, aka Ukulele Man.
"I told someone once that a lot of the songs are a Carl Jung/Gestalt kinda thing," explained Harker. "Things bother me, get my interest, toil around inside me, then gush out." That speaks partly to Harker's more topical tunes, like I've Never Been to Stuckey's, Jesus Chrysler and Fascist Girl.Link
Thursday, May 24, 2001
Saturday, May 19, 2001
Steve Arbuss sent me these Israel Kamakawiwo'ole links:
Good .ram of Rainbow/Wonderful World
"Farewell" articles
For the Iz otaku
Good .ram of Rainbow/Wonderful World
"Farewell" articles
For the Iz otaku
Friday, May 18, 2001
If you live in Southern California, then mark your calendars for two ukelele extravaganzas on Sunday, May 27, at McCabe's music store in Santa Monica. There's the Uke workshop from 2-4 pm, where you'll learn new strumming and picking techniques. I went to the last one and had a blast. Then, at 7 pm, it's the UKEtopia concert featuring Ian Whitcomb, Janet Klein, and Jumpin' Jim Beloff. Call for reservations. (310-828-4497)
Thursday, May 17, 2001
Ukulogist Ian Whitcomb wrote this great story about the "Father of Surfing" for American Heritage magazine. Lots of good stuff about Jack London and his wife in old Hawaii. Link
Wednesday, May 16, 2001
Tuesday, May 15, 2001
Does anybody have an idea if or when the movie Stanley's Gig, about "an emotionally dysfunctional ukulele minstrel," is coming out? It stars Faye Dunaway, and British-Invasion-pop-star-cum-ukologist Ian Whitcomb as "Smiling Jack."Link
Monday, May 14, 2001
Wednesday, May 09, 2001
Here are two cool freeware programs called UKE and UKEPIX for IBM-compatible PCs. "UKE adds ukulele chord fingerings to ASCII files of chords and lyrics while UKEPIX adds chord fingering diagrams, too." Link
Tuesday, May 08, 2001
Sunday night marked the debut appearance of The Studio City Islanders with Mark and Carla on uke, and Grant on Bongos. We played two songs ("On the Beach at Waikiki" and "The Hawaiian War Chant") at the Poe Zone in North Hollywood. Here's a picture of us. Link
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