ukulele links

Individually hand crafted ukuleles made from woods locally grown on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Keywords: ukuleles, koa, hawaii, hawaiian musical instruments

Ukulele chord finder, tuner and metronome. 1000s of chords in standard or alternate tunings. Slash and power chords included. Unique songbook feature. Hear how each chord sounds. Easy and intuitive to use.
Keywords: tool, ukulele, chord, finder, mobile, phone, metronome, tuner, standard, alternate

Chronicles the recent ukulele renaissance that we are experiencing.
Keywords: article, news, trends, popularity

Rockers are reportedly dumping the guitar and switching to the ukulele. The uke shows up on recent recordings by artists such as Jack Johnson, Andy Partridge, Nickel Creek and Jens Lekman. Eddie Vedder did a whole album of uke music.
Keywords: article, rock music, eddie vedder, trends, news

Some interesting thoughts on the factors behind getting a great ukulele sound recording.
Keywords: article, recording, tone, tips

Nice tutorial on some of the different strumming patterns for ukulele. Includes music notation and video examples.
Keywords: article, strumming, patterns, video, tutorial

Seems to be a lot of film interest in the ukulele lately. This documentary is about the life and times of Bill Tapia (Hawaiian jazz ukulele performer).
Keywords: film, documentary, bill tapia

This is a curious company that makes cigarbox and lunchbox ukuleles. Very offbeat.
Keywords: shopping, unusual, boxalele, makers

Very sweet interview with ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro who demonstrates the insrument's versatility. Beautiful performance of George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
Keywords: audio, jake shimabukuro, george harrison

Excellent article from the Honolulu Star Bulletin on the occasion of Ohta-San's lifetime achievement award from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts.
Keywords: article, ohta san, herb ohta, hoku awards