Title: Learn to Play Ukulele Label: The Rock House Method Year: 2006 Price: $19.99 Click the image above to visit the product page on Amazon.com Instructional DVDs are important tools for people that do not have access to a live instructor when they are trying to learn the basics of an instrument. I didn’t buy [...]

Before I became interested in the uke, I didn’t even question the way that I was pronouncing the word. Living in Southern Indiana (Columbus), I’d always heard it pronounced as: yoo-ka-lay-lee. Imagine my surprise when I found out that I have been saying it wrong all these years The correct Hawaiian pronunciation is actually: oo-koo-lay-lay.  [...]

Title: My Life Artist: Jake Shimabukuro Label: Hitchhike Records Year: 2007 Click the image above to visit the product page on Amazon.com Tracks: 1. Time After Time (3:06) 2. Going To California (4:05) 3. In My Life (3:30) 4. Somewhere Over the Rainbow (4:14) 5. Here, There and Everywhere (3:09) 6. Ice Cream (4:06) My [...]

My name is Julie Strietelmeier and I’m obsessed with ukuleles. Let me back up a bit… I actually taught myself to play fingerstyle guitar years ago when I was a teenager. I always liked the idea of playing whole songs (melody and chords) all by myself because I didn’t have the opportunity to play with [...]