KoAloha ukuleles are one of the most popular Hawaiian made instruments on the market. When I was shopping for my first uke, I kept reading good comments about them, but their looks kept me from actually purchasing one. The pictures that I saw on the web made them look a little boring as they didn’t [...]

Title: Parlour Music - Ragtime & Classical duets for uke and guitar
Artist: John Kavanagh
Year: 2006

Tracks:
1. Temptation Rag (4:41)
2. Sonatine in D minor (2:51)
3. Sonatine in D major (3:18)
4. The Honolulu Cakewalk (3:11)
5. Gnossienne #3 (2:52)
6. Maple Leaf Rag (3:38)
7. Sonata in D - Allegro (3:08)
8. Sonata in D - Adagio (1:24)
9. Sonata in D - [...]

If you want to learn to play the ukulele, but you’re on a tight budget, which brand do you buy? While there are many inexpensive ukes on the market these days, you might spend your money on one, only to find out that it is hard to play or has issues with intonation. Today, I [...]

I taught myself to play fingerstyle guitar when I was a teenager. I would sit on my bed for hours at a time with various tablature books that I had purchased from Elderly Instruments. It was a surprise that as soon as I found myself interested in the ukulele, that I began searching for tablature [...]

If you have been searching for an affordable solid wood ukulele with a traditional Hawaiian look and sound, you should take a look at a new line of instruments created by luthier Casey Moore of Kelii Ukuleles. The Koa Pili Koko ukes are not made of Koa as their name implies, instead they are constructed [...]

We’ve all heard of ukuleles that are made with popular woods such as Koa, Mahogany, Cedar and Spruce. But how about a ukulele made of Bamboo? No, I’m not making that up. Just ask Chuck Danford as the Bambukulele is his creation.

The Ko’olau Pono PKC 1-E was the first ukulele that I purchased when I came down with the uke virus last October. Pono’s are Ko’olau’s economy line of ukuleles. They are built in an Indonesian factory, on the island of Java and then their final adjustments and set-up are done on the island of Oahu, [...]

Since I recently started playing a ukulele, I’ve been interested in various accessories that go along with playing a stringed instrument. Admittedly, there aren’t many. But the main accessory that I use every time I sit down to play (or try to play) a song, is a tuner. A month ago, I took a look [...]

Title: A Flying Leap
Artist: James Hill
Label: Borealis Records
Year: 2006

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Tracks:
1. Uke Talk (2:11)
2. Song for Cheri (4:23)
3. Down Rideau Canal (3:36)
4. Little Wing (3:09)
One Small Suite for ‘Ukulele:
5. I. Allegro con brio (3:30)
6. II. Largo cantabile (3:54)
7. III. Vivace giocoso (5:09)
8. Fleas My Dog Has (2:32)
9. [...]

Ok, maybe I shouldn’t call this posting an actual review as I only had this instrument in my hands for about an hour before I boxed it back up and shipped it back to ukulele4u. I ordered it because I wanted to find out if a soprano sized ukulele felt ‘better’ to me than a [...]