UKEonomics

We had a lot of fun with the "why do you love the ukulele" contest. Congrats to Cecile from Utah! He loves the ukulele because ...

You've got a shot to win this toy Schoenhut Ukulele ! Actually, you've got a lot of shots to win it with the "Why I love the ...

Congrats to our contest winners! Mervin Keith is our first place winner with his "Couch Uke" picture with 43% of the vote. Runner ...

These 5 ukuleles need to find a new home with a new wall hanger! Look through the pictures and vote using the form below to tell us which is...

Storing your ukuleles on the couch? Maybe on the coffee table, kitchen counter, or in the corner of the room? All the more reason for yo...

And the winner is......

This beautiful new Lanikai concert size TunaUke (complete with a very nice hard case) can be yours!  Yeah, that's right!  Just fill ou...

Wow!  It's been awhile since I had a chance to sit down and blog.  For anyone that might be wondering what happened to me, don't wor...

Wow!  It's been awhile since I've blogged.  Let's just say between my job and my family, life has been a little bit crazy.  Re...

The other day as I was perusing YouTube videos, I stumbled across this documentary of ukulele great George Formby.  For those of you that do...

Making Music has recently released released a ukulele issue featuring a nice write up and interview with Jake Shimabukuro.  You do have to o...

This past Friday night this documentary premiered nationally on PBS.  It is a must watch not only for Jake Shimabukuro fans, but for ukulele...

My Dog Has Fleas - perhaps you've heard someone sing this phrase when describing the re-entrant tuning that a ukulele is commonly played...

Why am I always the last to know?  Well, it certainly seems that way sometimes.  I just found out about a new initiative from Lanikai that...

Jake Shimabukuro (whose name I still fail to pronounce correctly) is a ukulele virtuoso who has sort of taken the musical world by storm. ...

Was reading through a few of the blogs that I follow the other day and stumbled upon this video of the history of Kamaka Ukulele.  I found i...

You might have seen the acronym UAS posted on ukulele forums, blogs, websites, etc.  Maybe you're wondering what it means.  It stands ...

Boy, there's a lot of ukulele festivals out there!  Barry Maz of www.gotaukulele.com has a fantastic resource on his site for finding...

We are very excited to announce a big ukulele sale on Etsy!  We're very happy to be a part of this 5 shop Etsy collaboration which fea...

  I figured it was time for another post about the new Outdoor Ukulele, formerly known as the plastic ukulele on Kickstarter.   As ...