Lakewood Ranch club Aloha Ukulele is made up of approximately 50 active members who gather and bond through music.

About 30 musicians from the Grand Island area get together twice a month to play the ukulele and other instruments. They also ...

Note that in a set of four ukulele strings there are different thicknesses, that will be tuned G (thin), C (thickest), E (medium), A (thin). The thickness of the strings correlates to the lower ...

Sam Kamaka is showing me the original pineapple ukulele. It's oval, not the usual nipped-in-at-the-waist model. His father, Samuel K. Kamaka, designed this one around 1916, he tells me, and when ...

“The Martin Ukulele,” by Tom Walsh and John King. The most visible brands of ukulele in Hawaii in recent years have been two local firms: Kamaka, founded in 1916, and KoAloha, the "new kid on ...

“Before Lyle Ritz, ukulele players in Hawaii, for the most part, played songs with simple chords, two or three chords,” Yasui said.

He picked up the ukulele. "His hands were so big it was hard to imagine he could get chords out of it. And he played the most beautiful rendition of 'I Can't Help Falling in Love With You.' Elvis.

The ukulele is great for so many reasons. They’re lightweight and portable, which makes them perfect for kids and for adults that want a less intimidating entry into the world of musical instruments.