Roy and Kathy SakumaNote: This episode was recorded before the main event of Ukulele Festival Hawaii held on July 18th, 2021.Hey there again everyone! I had the incredible honor to hang out virtually with Roy and Kathy Sakuma before the Ukule

Karlie G

Jul 30th, 2021 27m 25s

Karlie GNote: This episode was recorded before the main event of Ukulele Festival Hawaii held on July 18th, 2021.Hello everyone! I had the great honor of sitting down and talking story with Karlie G before the Ukulele Festival Hawaii.Karlie’

Joe and Kristen Souza

Jul 30th, 2021 51m 28s

Joe and Kristen SouzaNote: This episode was recorded before the main event of Ukulele Festival Hawaii held on July 18th, 2021.Aloha friends! Here's a wonderful conversation I had with Joe and Kristen Souza from Kanile'a Ukulele before the Uku

Jodi and Honoka in Kaimuki

Dec 8th, 2020 33m 54s

Jodi and Honoka in KaimukiWayyyyyy back in July 2019 I got to sit down with these two fantastic ukulele players at Jodi's school, Ukulele Hale.We talked about the awesome things their doing with their students, as well as Jodi and Honoka's pe

Mika Kane at Kamaka

Jun 1st, 2020 34m 20s

Mika KaneMika is an exceptional player from Maui.UkeLogic stringsThose strings in action.Mika and Corey play an incredible arrangement of One Summer's Day and talk about tons of other stuffFind Mika's site and music here.The Ukulele Magaz

Chris Kamaka at Kamaka

Jun 1st, 2020 23m 42s

Chris Kamaka at KamakaChris is currently the Production Manager at Kamaka Ukulele.Kamaka UkuleleCraig and Sarah's Mini Uke FestIntro and outro music is by Blue Dot SessionsYou can support the podcast through the tip jarOr by Buying Me A C

Joe Souza in Hawaii

Apr 7th, 2020 29m 57s

Joe SouzaI sat down with Joe at one of the busiest events of the year, Ukulele Festival Hawaii. This was from July, 2019.He's a great player and teacher, but he also makes a great ukulele. We talked about all sorts of things from the beginnin

Cynthia Kinnunen in Toronto

Apr 7th, 2020 31m 53s

Cynthia KinnunenIt was great to finally sit down and chat with Cynthia. She does a lot in the ukulele world.Cynthia's websiteThe Mini Ukulele Festival on April 11In case you are new here, JHUISome of the music Cynthia mentionedUkulele Orc

Bonus

COVID 19 and the ukulele world

Mar 30th, 2020 52m 7s

COVID 19 and the ukulele worldIn this episode I talk with some people in the ukulele world about the impact COVID 19 has had on them.I hope everyone's staying safe and healthy.Here are some relevant links.http://ukulelesoiree.comhttps://ga

Dr. Byron Yasui

Mar 20th, 2020 29m 1s

Dr. Byron YasuiIn July of 2019, I sat down with an uke master to talk about all the things he's been building in the ukulele world. We talk about repertoire and the future of the ukulele.Here's the article I mention in the episode.Here is an

Kimo Hussey

Feb 28th, 2020 44m 34s

Kimo HusseyI finally got to meet this ukulele hero of mine. Kimo is a mighty fine player and teacher. We sat down in Manoa in July and talked story about moveable chord shapes, expensive ukes, baritones vs tenors, and plenty more.A few builde

Jake Shimabukuro in Hartford, CT

Feb 28th, 2020 39m 28s

Jake ShimabukuroCaught up with Jake on his tour through Hartford, CT.We chatted about all sorts of stuff, like songwriting, practice, his favorite artists, and tons of other stuff.Here are some things/artists that were mentionedTube dreamer

Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel from San Diego

Dec 24th, 2019 56m 7s

Craig and Sarah in San DiegoI caught up with Craig and Sarah after their busy year.This episode is really dense with ukulele advice, so buckle up.They just released a holiday album. Check it out at http://www.cheemaisel.com/store/christmas-i

Mini Boss of KoAloha Ukulele

Dec 24th, 2019 38m 30s

Paul Okami of KoAlohaPaul Okami is the Mini Boss, or Vice President of KoAloha Ukulele.I got to sit and chat with him back in July when I visited Oahu.https://www.koaloha.comIntro and outro music is by Blue Dot SessionsSupport the podcast

Brad Bordessa on the Big Island

Dec 2nd, 2019 33m 59s

Brad Bordessa from the Big IslandIn my first semi-high-tech remote interview, my guest was Brad Bordessa, an ukulele teacher and player located on the Big Island of Hawaii.We talked about strings, baritones, performing, and more.We also talk

Jenny Peters and Ukulele for All

Nov 29th, 2019 44m 10s

Jenny PetersBack in July I got to chat with Jenny Peters, teacher and author of many great ukulele books.We talked about classroom teaching, teaching challenges, pedagogy, and more.You can find more about Jenny at her site hereGift for list

James Hill in Ashokan

Nov 8th, 2019 38m 36s

James Hill at AshokanIn May of 2019, I got to catch up with James Hill at the Ashokan Ukulele Festival in New York. We talked about his new album, technology, throat singing, playing without monitors, and plenty of other interesting things.Ja

Casey MacGill in Ashokan

Sep 30th, 2019 27m 46s

Casey MacGill in AshokanMy guest today is Casey MacGill. Casey is from Southern California and I caught up with him at the Ashokan Uke Fest. This is the second episode from my Ashokan series.Ashokan Uke FestCasey's websiteWatch Casey play a

Ukulele Underground Crossover Pt. 1

Aug 2nd, 2019 42m 54s

Ukulele Underground Crossover part 1I visited Kauai and hung out with the Ukulele Underground crew for a day. We did two podcast episodes and this is the first one. We talked about playing, performing, chickens, and more.Note on Kauai: it is

Bryan Tolentino at the Magic Fluke Co.

Jul 1st, 2019 33m 12s

Bryan Tolentino at the Magic Fluke Co.Back in May, I travelled up to the Magic Fluke Co. in Sheffield, MA to chat with Bryan Tolentino.He was doing a little workshop/concert tour through the Northeast USA.Find Bryan's website hereLive strea

Gerald Ross in Ashokan

Jun 28th, 2019 40m 12s

Gerald Ross in AshokanI had the wonderful opportunity to spend a day at the Ashokan Uke Fest in Olivebridge, NY.It was a beautiful place filled with lots of wonderful music-making. This episode is one of a few that I will release featuring in

Banjolele or firewood? with Christopher Davis-Shannon

May 23rd, 2019 37m 48s

Banjolele or firewood?😅 just a jokeThis is the 2019 Allegheny Ukulele Soiree Special number 3.Learn more about Chris and hear his music at http://www.thetinman.coSome of the things he has coming upPennsylvania Folk CollegeNJ Uke FestLA

The Ukes of Mim

May 21st, 2019 18m 10s

The Ukes of MimAllegheny Ukulele Soiree Special number 2.Mim sells and sets up ukuleles in Floyd, Virginia, USA.She's also a great entertainer and puts a lot of thought into the way an ukulele feels when you play it.I think that's the bigge

Catching up with Mike

May 17th, 2019 14m 19s

Catching up with MikeAllegheny Ukulele Soiree Special number 1.This was a short chat I had with Mike Holzer. It was early Sunday morning, the last day of the festival.We sat down with my phone between us since we didn't have much time, hence

Kiku or Guitarlele with Terry

Apr 20th, 2019 39m 39s

Kiku or Guitarlele with TerryToday's episode is all about ukulele, as usual, but also guitarlele, or the kīkū, not as usual.Terry Carter was my guest. He's a great teacher and performer from California, USA.Terry's got a brand new course on