Tom Petty was on the receiving end of many a late-night ukulele jam session with George Harrison. He reserved those sessions for his closest friends. He fell in love with the instrument’s sound and ...

Jason Arimoto grew up in Hawaii where the ukulele is an inseparable part of the island culture. “Instead of learning the recorder or the flute, everybody learns how to play the ukulele” Jason ...

Seasons greetings! Today on World Cafe, we're trading in your typical winter wonderland for Christmas on the beach with ...

One unusual instrument is uniting students to the tune of a whimsical island sound. The ASU Ukulele Club combines musical practice, inclusiveness and community service to create an environment for all ...

Thomas Ruggles has no plans to end his ritual of spreading cheer. — -- An 89-year-old Massachusetts man is continuing his own Christmas tradition of spreading holiday cheer by playing his ukulele ...

Although Billie Eilish is young, she’s been a professional musician for a while now. In her early, early years, her instrument of choice was the ukulele, and now she has partnered with Fender for her ...

In a 2019 interview with Rolling Stone, Caine said he was close with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Caine said, “I knew all the Beatles, all the Rolling Stones. I knew everybody in the music ...

SANTA CRUZ >> The ad hoc juke box of 150 ukulele lovers that keeps the beat near the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor on sunny Saturdays will keep strumming, for now. Playing with two strings tied ...

The best ukulele strings for you depends entirely upon which type of uke you have. It’s also important to keep in mind where you are in your ukulele playing journey, as some uke strings are better ...

A pensioner has been quite literally strumming the pounds away thanks to her unique method of dieting. Dorothy Rogan, from Darlington, has helped herself lose 4st by picking up her ukulele to stave ...