“Rainbow Stew,” the 1981 country song by Merle Haggard, speaks of a utopia achieved through innovation and harmony with one’s neighbors. That dream becomes a reality—for 90 minutes, at least—during ...
Members of SK Sayong Pinang’s ukulele club Koleh Buskers are able to play a variety of modern and folk songs. (Bernama pic) The gentle strumming of the ukulele has become an unexpected draw, ...
Strumming clean and steady is about motion, grip, and patience. On classical, acoustic, or electric, the way your hand flows across the strings decides the sound. Playing vampire chords well is not ...
TWO HARBORS, Minn. — Over 300 musicians, holding ukuleles of all shapes, materials and shades, sit row after row in folding chairs. It’s an unexpected sight — and sound — in the middle of the Lake ...
Each of the strumming patterns in this lesson is progressive in that they build off each other. You may be familiar with one or two of them, but it's still recommended that you go through the entire ...
HUNDREDS of ukulele players from across the UK and beyond are set 'to bring smiles and song' to Wirral later this month. More than 60 bands will take to three stages at the Summer Strum Festival in ...
Plenty of music was to be heard at the Loch Garman Hotel on Saturday, April 26 as up to 50 ukulele players attended the Gorey Ukes 7th birthday party. At the top of the room, a PowerPoint presentation ...
An exuberantly zany evening of fun, spending a night with the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain feels a little bit like stepping into an old Looney Tunes cartoon. The April Fools’ Day show at ...
Playing the ukulele is fun but requires stamina, particularly in your strumming hand. To be able to play longer, challenging pieces without getting tired, it's important to include finger exercises in ...
As temperatures crept up into the high teens Friday afternoon after days of blistering cold, the music of the Hawaiian Islands wafted through the Isabella County Commission on Aging building. Sitting ...
There’s something special about acoustic guitars. The resonance of the wood right up against your ribs is a unique experience. In this lesson, we’ll go over six easy strumming patterns so you’ll be ...