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 ...
Ukulele master Herb Ohta has been around long enough to witness his instrument cycle through numerous booms and busts. Known internationally as Ohta-San, the Hawaiian-born virtuoso has carried the uke ...
While libraries are known as quiet places for choosing books and reading, the Jefferson Parish East Bank Regional Library in ...
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 ...
It doesn’t sound as good as one made of Hawaiian Koa wood, but this ukulele made entirely out of Lego bricks works exactly like a regular one and it sounds quite nice. In the words of its creator, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...