Sometimes small things can bring the greatest joy. This is very true, especially in the case of the ukulele, the four-stringed instrument known for its melodic tones. It is said that the Hawaiian word ...

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For many, hearing the plucked nylon strings of a ukulele instantly conjures Hawaiian beaches and perfect surf, grassy hula skirts and Don Ho. But to hear South Portland resident Joel Eckhaus pick his ...

Whether an experienced player, the occasional strummer, or an utter beginner, all were welcomed to the 2018 Los Angeles International Ukulele Festival at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center on Saturday.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There’s something distinctly different about Mika Kane’s ukulele artistry. In his hands the four-stringed instrument takes on a different vibe. “I like to think my style is ...

A group of students filed into a music room at Anchorage’s East High School last week and plugged their instruments into a large audio mixer. A cacophony of sounds followed as they strummed chords and ...

• View this story alongside more photos, a slideshow and a video. When Frank Ford and Richard Johnston first met as college students back in the 1960s, introduced by a mutual friend, it was evident ...

The ukulele, the small, four-stringed instrument traditionally associated with Hawaii, will be the star of two musical festivals in Honolulu this summer. Ingram, who died on Jan. 29 in Los Angeles, ...

When a friend began suffering from dementia, Andy King wanted to help him retain his memory. So, he created something memorable. A ukulele orchestra. If the very idea sounds whimsical — this humble ...

The electric guitar is arguably the coolest instrument of all time but the ukulele is having a moment. A member of the lute family of instruments, it was developed in the 1880s in Portugal and ...