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 ...

The sound of an ukulele is unmistakable — whether hearing it being played on the beach by a passerby, or on an Iz song on the radio, or by young ones just starting to learn, it’s a light sound that ...

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, ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. BETHESDA, MARYLAND — The unexpected versatility of the small Hawaiian guitar known as the ukulele was on display this month at the annual UkeFest, at the ...

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 ...

One of the first things to know about a ukulele is how to tune it. How to tune ukulele [Pinterest] Learning to play the ukulele is fun, but if your instrument is out of tune, it won’t sound right no ...

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 ...

Equally fearless and peerless when it comes to command of his instrument, Jake Shimabukuro is among the very few people in the world who can be described as a ukulele virtuoso. It has occurred to ...

For us, the strum of a ukulele transports us straight to a warm Hawaiian beach – it's the sound of summer (even when the weather sucks!). Not only do these small-bodied instruments sound great, but ...

Learning to play the ukulele is fun, but if your instrument is out of tune, it won’t sound right no matter how well you play. If you're a beginner, tuning might seem tricky at first, but it’s simple ...