Ukulele Tales

G'Day mates! This week we're heading down under to chat with the awesome Stukulele from Uke Mullum!We chat about loads of different topics, including:FatherhoodBecoming a professional musician at the age of 16Touring the countryGigging alongside BLUEY'S DAD!Headlining a gig over NirvanaTaking James Hill's teacher training classSwitching from drums to the ukuleleWriting and performing with your own familyAnd much, much more!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.comAnd if you'd like to support the show - sign up to https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacher for some awesome bonus content!---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Stukulele:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ukemullumInstagram: instagram.com/stukulele_ausFacebook: facebook.com/UkeMullum Ukulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I chat with the brilliant Katie Denure of One Music School!We chat about loads of different topics, including:Why she did NOT want to go into YouTube originallyReligionMeeting her husbandBeing a black belt in kung fu!The difficulty of teaching your own childrenBluey!When did she start playing music?Moving from guitar to ukulelePerforming at the LA FestivalWriting her own songsAnd much, much more!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.comAnd if you'd like to hear an extra ten minutes of chat between Katie and myself - or just help support the show - check out https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacher for some awesome bonus content!---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Katie Denure:Website: http://www.onemusicschool.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/onemusicschoolInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/OneMusicSchool/Ukulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukulele Tales returns for season 3 with a very special LIVE episode.Recorded at the recent Allegheny Ukulele Soiree in Altoona, PA, our special guest is the amazing MIM from Mim's Ukes!We chat about everything from how she got her start in the ukulele world, where her name comes from, embarrassing herself in front of celebrities at NaMM, combining Dungeons and Dragons with MCing ukulele nights...PLUS, she addresses THAT video to address THE SET-UP CONTROVERSY.And much, much more!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Mim:Mim's Shop: https://mimsukes.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mimsukes/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mimsukesstoreUkulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I chat with musician, friend, and former neighbour: the beautiful Tom Goss!We had a lot of catching up to do, and cover a lot of ground, including:His New Album - “Remember What It Feels Like”Emerging from the pandemic and how that effected his creativityTraveling the world as a musician Using humour to move beyond fearFake people in L.A.Why straight people have kidsStaying positiveHow his song BEARS helped people to discover who they wereThe light and the dark of Tom's musicWhich artists have inspired TomThe idea of exponential goodnessThe hustle of an independent artist SeminaryBuilding lasting relationships with his fansWorking with the homelessAnd much, much more!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Tom Goss:Website: https://www.tomgossmusic.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomgossmusicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomgossmusicUkulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I chat with the awesome British musician, Marc Gallagher about:Memorising songs easily - he has over 700 learnt off by heart!His numerous collabsPerfect Pitch - how he found out he had it, how he puts it to good use, and why it's a blessing and a curseHow many different instruments he playsAttending GNUF as a teenage sound engineer and stealing the show at an open mic setBeing proud to be an openly bi musician, and how that effects his musicMinorities in the ukulele world, and trying to eradicate hate speech in musicReceiving negativity for being open about his sexuality Starting the ukulele at 11 to learn the Crazy Frog theme!Why he'd rather play Led Zeppelin than George FormbyWriting and recording his own music - and his nightmare debut performance at a school talent showAnd much, much more!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Marc Gallagher:Website: https://www.marcgallaghermusic.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcgallaghermusicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcgallaghermusicUkulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm speaking to half of one of the top up-and-coming acts on the UK ukulele scene: Uke Dad!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Uke Dad:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UkeDadInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/uke.dad/Ukulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're talking to the UKE HEADS, the ukulele enthusiasts just like you and me who actually played on the new James Hill album of the same name!We discuss:What the Uke Heads project isHow did people hear about it?Difficulties of recording at homeThe Uke Heads community and what it's meant to everyoneWhat it means to play on a James Hill albumNFTsCelebrating the release of the albumWill the Uke Heads community work together again?What's next!We also get to know a bit about the personal life of the Uke Heads - like how long they've been playing and what drew them to the ukulele!And lots, lots more.If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.James Hill:Official Website: https://www.jameshillmusic.com/Uke Heads: https://www.ukeheads.com/Uketropolis: https://www.uketropolis.com/Ukulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm speaking to Marlowe!We discuss:Getting over her childhood fear of singing in publicWanting to get your music just right before releasing itCollabing and working with others including Brittni PaivaGrowing up in a musical familyHow long it took her to fall in love with the ukulele (and why it wasn't straight away!)Who her ukulele influences and idols wereSome amazing stories about Jake Shimabukuro and what a great guy he is!What made her decide to write and record her own musicWinning a major award for her debut albumTraveling to AustraliaWhy she had to move to L.A. to make it big in musicHer use of effects pedalsAnd lots, lots more.If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Marlowe:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marloweoffic/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marlowe.offic/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@marloweofficUkulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Merry Christmas! This week I'm chatting with James Hill and Anne Janelle about their terrific new festive album, The Midnight Clear.We also discuss:What it's like to write and record an album with your significant otherThe importance of Christmas music in today's increasingly fragmented societyThe lengthy incubation period for so many creative projectsHas 2023 been a good year for themPlans for 2024Christmas traditionsTouring with a full orchestraBalancing the ukulele against an orchestra - how?!And lots, lots more.If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.James Hill:Official Website: https://www.jameshillmusic.com/Uke Heads: https://www.ukeheads.com/Uketropolis: https://www.uketropolis.com/Anne Janelle:Official Website: https://www.annejanelle.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annejanellecelloUkulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukulele Tales has been nominated for Best Ukulele Podcast in the 2023 Anarchy In The Ukulele Awards! VOTE HERE!Today I'm chatting with Sammy Turton, aka 4stringboy about all sorts of things including:Writing and recording his first album, Vejr (meaning "Weather")How he and his wife ended up living in Copenhagen thanks to BrexitPerforming live versus performing to a backing trackThe origins of Fingerstyle FursdayThe importance of learning music theoryWhy he resisted joining Instagram for a long timeWhy he makes his own thumb picksHarmonics (aka 'Sparkles') explained!The three biggest influences on his playing styleCollabing with other big stars of the ukulele worldWhy he's called 4stringboy... and it's NOT because of the ukulele!PRINGLESIf you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.comSupport the show and get bonus content! www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacher---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Sammy '4stringboy' TurtonOfficial Website: https://www.4stringboy.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4stringboy/Ukulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm chatting with Will Grove-White, formerly of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Will joined the Ukes when he was just a teenager and spent well over half of his life with the band - so why did he decide to step away?We also discuss:Life after the Ukulele Orchestra of Great BritainWhy he decided to make his own ukulelesWriting music for hit TV shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm and FleabagVisiting ukulele clubs all over the worldSolo projectsAnd lots, lots more.There's also an extra 5 minutes of chat with Will about David Bowie's history with the ukulele, the book that he wrote, and why he probably won't be writing another one! It's available only on my Patreon page - sign up today and help support the podcast!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Will Grove-White:Official Website: https://willgrovewhite.com/Will's Book: https://willgrovewhite.com/get-plucky/Ukulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I'm really excited to be chatting to BBC star Nick Cope, of Nick Cope's Popcast fame! (And so is Percy!)We discuss:Making the transition from indie pop star to kid's tv presenterThe secret of writing a good song for the whole family to enjoyPerfoming for young childrenGetting his show on the BBCGrowing up with a famous dadHow he got started playing musicNot being able to remember the notes on a fretboardAdding the ukulele to his songsWhat guitars and ukuleles he usesA trick for keeping his ukulele in tune while recordingHaving a song banned by the BBC!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.comSupport Ukulele Tales on Patreon for extra content and behind the scenes info!---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!This episode is also sponsored by the Vidami Blue foot pedal - control YouTube with your feet and make your practice time more efficient.Visit https://vidami.com/?ref=uketeacher and use the coupon code UKETEACHER10 for a 10% discount on the awesome Vidami Blue foot pedal.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Vidami Blue Foot Pedal: https://vidami.com/?ref=uketeacher (discount code: UKETEACHER10)Nick Cope: Official Website: https://nickcope.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cope.nick/Ukulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! After an extended summer break, Ukulele Tales returns with an exclusive interview with the world-renowned Cynthia Lin.We discuss:Her ambition to perform in a Broadway MusicalHer new albumTouring Europe with her band U3Finding your peopleBurnout!Why Cynthia was ready to step away from YouTubeThe hundred days of ukulele projectGetting creepy comments onlineThe Zone of GeniusHiring a cinematographer to take her videos to the next levelThere's also an extra 25 minutes of chat with Cynthia available only on my Patreon page - sign up today and help support the podcast!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!This episode is also sponsored by the Vidami Blue foot pedal - control YouTube with your feet and make your practice time more efficient.Visit https://vidami.com/?ref=uketeacher and use the coupon code UKETEACHER10 for a 10% discount on the awesome Vidami Blue foot pedal.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Vidami Blue Foot Pedal: https://vidami.com/?ref=uketeacher (discount code: UKETEACHER10)Cynthia Lin:Official Website: https://cynthialin.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cynthialinmusicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthialinmusicUkulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A week in the life of 'The Ukulele Teacher'.I visit a ukulele festival in Bristol, head to London to see Will Grove-White's homemade ukuleles and take in a show in the West End with Cynthia Lin!---I'd love to hear from you! Please let me know what you think of the show or who you'd like to hear as a guest on future episodes: UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---I'll be appearing at the Yeovil Ukulele Festival on Sunday 10th September. Click here for more info, it sounds like it's going to be a blast!---If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Ukulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comPatreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week is part two of my conversation with the amazing Danielle Ate The Sandwich. If you haven't heard part one yet, go back and check it out!This week we delve back into the origin story of Danielle Ate The Sandwich - primarily, how she landed on her chosen moniker, and why she didn't think she was cool enough for to be called Danielle Ate The Pizza.We also talk a bit about how we first met at the 2015 Los Angeles Ukulele Festival, and why only one of us remembers it.And we discuss how Danielle is now attempting to transition into the world of comedy.If you'd like to book a place on her upcoming songwriting masterclass "Life As A Songwriter" you can find more information and tickets here - but act fast, it starts in just a few days time!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Danielle Ate The Sandwich:Official website: http://danielleatethesandwich.com/"Life as a Songwriter" Songwriting Course: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/life-as-a-songwriter-virtual-songwriting-course-tickets-626641269907YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/daniellesmagicUkulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comPatreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week is part one of my conversation with one of the OG's of the YouTube ukulele scene - Danielle Anderson, aka Danielle Ate The Sandwich!,Next week we'll talk all about her origin story - how she got the name Danielle Ate The Sandwich, as well as her transition into the world of comedy. But today we focus on songwriting - particularly her 24 Album songwriting challenge, and the difficulties she faces as an artist whose life is seemingly settling down.It's a really insightful conversation and Danielle has lots of wisdom to impart. If you'd like a place on her upcoming songwriting course "Life As A Songwriter" you can find more information here.If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Danielle Ate The Sandwich:Official website: http://danielleatethesandwich.com/"Life as a Songwriter" Songwriting Course: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/life-as-a-songwriter-virtual-songwriting-course-tickets-626641269907YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/daniellesmagicUkulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comPatreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're in conversation with Michela Consiglio, the founder of Ukulele Safari!Michela shares how the Ukulele Community saved her life, and inspired her to combine her passion for the ukulele with her job as a safari guide - to create Ukulele Safari!She also gives her unique perspective on the world, talks about her idea for a ukulele board game, how she put her neighbours' children through school by selling jewellery made out of old CDs, and asks why there's no good Google search results for "How do you get rid of a 5 tonne hippopotamus?"If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---This episode is sponsored by the Vidami Blue foot pedal - control YouTube with your feet and make your practice time more efficient.Visit https://vidami.com/?ref=uketeacher and use the coupon code UKETEACHER10 for a 10% discount on the awesome Vidami Blue foot pedal.---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Michela Consiglio:Ukulele Safari: https://ukulelesafari.co.ke/Ukulele Safari Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ukulelesafariOne Ukulele in Kenya Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ukulelesafariUkulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comPatreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm speaking to teacher, performer, and all-round ukulele great, Peter Luongo!You may have seen Peter in the 2006 documentary The Mighty Uke, or you may have seen him performing as part of the Legacy Ukulele Ensemble. Or perhaps you know him best as James Hill's ukulele teacher.Either way, the man is an absolute dynamo, and I was privileged to manage to get him to sit still(ish!) for about half an hour at the end of NaMM and have an in-depth conversation about everything from his thoughts on why it's important to teach the ukulele properly, to how he got started playing music, to his relationship with James Hill.Peter is headed to the U.K. next week where he will be attending the Grand Northern Ukulele Festival, and also hosting a day-long retreat for ukulele teachers! Sadly I can't make it, but if you guys can please go and tell him I said hello!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Peter Luongo:Langley Ukulele: https://www.langleyukes.com/Legacy Ensemble: https://www.legacyukes.com/Ukulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comPatreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm speaking to the brains behind the excellent All For Uke website/YouTube channel: Kevin Presbrey.Kevin has been a recording artist - both as part of a band, and solo - since the early 2000s, and his music has appeared in hit TV shows on MTV, VH1 and more. He's also shared a stage with the Doobie Brothers and members of the band Train, as well as writing some terrific songs in the course of his long and illustrious career.In this interview we talk about how a tongue-in-cheek video he posted called "The Prettiest Ukulele Song In The World" led to him becoming a full-time YouTube teacher. We also talk about how fatherhood has changed our perspective on work and music.If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Kevin Presbrey:Official Website: https://www.kevinpresbrey.com/All For Uke Website: https://www.allforuke.com/Ukulele Tales:Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comPatreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You may have seen Anne Reburn and her clones in some terrific YouTube cover videos on her channel (Mr. Sandman, with over 9 MILLION views is perhaps the most famous one!), but she also writes and records her own music, produces and directs her own videos, and has done voiceover work for a Netflix animated series.She was also one of the first musicians that I met when I was living in the U.S.A. and the one of the first people to collab with me., so it was great to catch up with her when I was back in L.A. last month for NaMM.If you have any thoughts, comments or suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Anne Reburn:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AnneReburnOfficial Website: https://www.annereburn.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hearanneroar/Ukulele Tales:New website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comPatreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week journeyman musician Phil Doleman stopped by on the way to a folk music festival for lunch and a chat!We talk about:Being a ukulele YouTube OGPlaying on Top of the PopsPerforming at Downton AbbeyWhy he's "not an Ed Sheeran guy"Why he took his music down from SpotifyThe importance of keeping old music aliveHis comedy double-act The Re-EntrantsGetting over stage fright And lots, lots more. Give this one a listen, as Phil is a really knowledgeable guy with bags of personality!Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Phil Doleman:Official website: https://www.phildoleman.co.uk/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PhilDolemanBandCamp: https://phildoleman.bandcamp.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pdoleman/Ukulele Tales:New website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comPatreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2016 Ron Telpner received a cancer diagnosis and was told he had just months to live. Instead of feeling sorry for himself, he decided to learn how to play the ukulele, posting a new song to Instagram every single day to chart his progress. Now seven years later, Ron is alive and kicking, and he credits the uke with helping him outlive his diagnosis.This is a must-listen episode, as Ron is full of positivity and has an incredible story to tell which I feel honoured to share with you.We talk about:His diagnosisHis pre-cancer career working in marketing for several multi million dollar companiesLearning the ukulele to fight cancerHis unique dress senseHis positivityPerforming at NaMM and nearly getting the entire Kala booth closed down!Ukes Not Nukes - his annual virtual flashmob for peaceThe naked ukulele player!And lots, lots moreRon is an absolutely terrific guy, and I think you're going to love getting to know him just as much as I did. If you have any thoughts, comments or suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com ---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Ukulele Tales:New website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comPatreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacherRon Telpner:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rontelpner/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm chatting with Davide and Claudia - collectively known as Italian musical duo "Daudia", who I met up with at NaMM 2023.We talk about:What's the ukulele scene like in Italy?Appearing on the X FactorWhat's Simon Cowell really like?Why didn't they stay in England after X factor?Did social media make them or break them?How success on YouTube brought them fame around the world, including Kenya and Argentina and South AfricaHow did Covid affect their growth?Which do they prefer - performing live or making YouTube videos?Their new album coming out ---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Ukulele Tales:New website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comPatreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacherDaudia:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@daudiaofficialOfficial Website: https://www.daudiaofficial.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daudiaofficial/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm chatting with Simon and Aaron - collectively known as musical comedy duo "Plastic Jeezus". There's lots to talk about, including how they got their start, their musical backgrounds, their award-winning shows and their attention-grabbing performances at ukulele festivals up and down the land.But it turns out that Simon and I were actually in the same class at school together and haven't seen each other for over 20 years so there's also a fair amount of chat about GCSE music lessons, underage drinking, and the famous Bournemouth music venue, Mr. Smith's!If you haven't heard of Plastic Jeezus before, do yourself a favour and check them out - they're hilarious, and they're going to be huge. The video E for Effort, which we discuss briefly in the interview, is a great place to start.---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Ukulele Tales:New website: http://www.UkuleleTales.comPatreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacherPlastic Jeezus:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlasticJeezusOfficial Website: https://www.plasticjeezus.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Plastic_Jeezus/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I went to the 2023 NAMM music convention in Anaheim, California. Although I collected lots of interviews while I was there, this episode is my audio diary of exactly what I got up to while I was away!The people I met, the places I went to, and all the things I did and saw are all covered in this audio diary adventure of my brief trip to L.A.---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I met Magnus Sjöquist - Swedish U-Bass Supremo, and fello Kala Brand Artist - at NAMM last year. We didn't get to chat for long but among the topics that did come up were his 15-piece Steely Dan tribute band(!), his thoughts on using the bass as a lead instrument, and duetting the U-Bass with a bassoon back in his native Sweden.Magnus also talks about how he decided to take up the U-Bass... after reading a review of it in a magazine!There's also some fall-out from last week's episode that I need to address directly at the start of the show.---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacherMagnus:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playubass/Official Website: https://playubass.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bassMAGics Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I'm speaking to Aryy - the girl who made headlines around the world last September when she led a ukulele singalong at 30,000 feet for Southwest Airlines!Unfortunately, this interview took place before that happened, so we don't talk about it at all But we do talk about her awesome music, being a proud representative of the LGBT community, growing up on YouTube (believe it or not, she's been on it even longer than I have!), being a multi-instrumentalist, and her terrific new single, Villain Arc.Aryy is a great musician and was a lot of fun to chat with, so be sure to subscribe to Ukulele Tales now - available in all the usual podcasty places - so you don't miss it!------Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacherAryy:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aryyzona/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aryyzonaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@aryy Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grammy award-winning musician, Danny Weinkauf, has composed music for television, film, children, and - for the last 20+ years - has been the bass player for They Might Be Giants. Not only that, but on their 2002 kids album No he became the first person to write and sing a song on a TMBG record that didn't have the name John.I caught up with him about a week into the current TMBG world tour, and we spoke about everything from how he started out as a musician, playing and performing with They Might Be Giants, wedding bands, the music of The Simpsons, his solo children's music projects, songwriting on the ukulele, and helping to produce his son's first record. We also learn the secret of the red pants, and find out exactly where they do make balloons!They Might Be Giants have been one of my all-time favourite bands ever since I was a child, so this was a real thrill for me, and Danny didn't disappoint. If you want to hear more from him I really recommend you check out his latest solo album, Light Up Your Love, released at the beginning of this year, and available now on all streaming services.---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.---LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Victoria Vox is a true independent spirit! I met her at the L.A. Ukulele Festival last year and we had a great chart about what it means to be an independent artist, how she played mouth trumpet on the Jay Leno show, how and why she came up with the name Victoria Vox, and lots and lots more besides.We also talk a great deal about her phenomenal latest album, Nirvana In R.E.M. - including where the title comes from (it's nothing to do with Kurt Cobain or Michael Stipe...), the original artworks that inspired the songs, and the exciting directions she's taking the ukulele with the use of sampling, octave pedals, and other cool effects.We chatted for nearly two hours, so this hour-long episode is just the edited highlights! But if you want more I'll be posting some extra inserts on my Patreon page very soon - so be sure to sign up for that if you want bonus content and to get a warm fuzzy feeling that you're helping support the show!---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Victoria Vox:Official Website: https://www.victoriavox.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victoriavoxlovesyou/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/70xVEpgMP5GXlfPHRRP7yITwitter: https://twitter.com/VictoriaVoxInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriavox/Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vince Esquire has played guitar and ukulele with the Allman Brothers, Willie Nelson, G Love and Adam Sandler - as well as being an excellent musician in his own right. We talk about his rock influences - including how the Eddie Vedder ukulele album changed things for him. We also talk about his band Kanekoa, their new album Songs from the Great Disruption, and all the collabs they did for it, including one with Jake Shimabukuro. We also talk about playing Hot Cross Buns on the recorder!There's also a great ukulele story from listener Nick Witherow who tells us all about the limited edition signed George Formby banjolele that his father left him - and whether or not it would be a good idea to get it fixed.Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.LINKS:Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Vince Esquire:Official Website: https://vinceesquire.com/Kanekoa Official Website: https://kanekoa.live/Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode is a bit of a break from the norm, as I take a trip to a local ukulele festival in Box - a small village of less than 400 people in the South West of England. Let me know what you think of the format, I'd love to do some more shows like this in the future if you enjoy them :)Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.A big thank you to The Mother Pluckers for putting on this incredible event and being so welcoming and friendly!LINKS:Kala Brand Music: Click here for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Mother Pluckers: FacebookSad Ken: YouTubeDorothy House: Official websiteUkulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony Ka'Uka Stanley - is a ukulele virtuoso, and also an incredible hula dancer. He's been playing the ukulele since the age of 4 and dancing since the age of 2! I had a chat with him at NAMM and he spoke openly about what it was like growing up in a musical family, as well as Hawaiian musical culture in general.As well as this, there's also our first Uke-Story! Listener Nick DiSanto shares with us the incredible story of his favourite ukulele, and why it will always be special to both him and his son. I'd love to hear the story of your favourite ukulele, so if you want to message me, drop an email to uketeacher@grabyouruke.com and I'll read it on air. Please include pics if possible.Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.LINKS:Kala Brand Music: Click here for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Anthony Ka'uka:Heali'i's Polynesian Revue Website: https://www.healiis.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@anthonykaukaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonykauka/Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boris Mogilevski - aka Boris Ukulele - is a musician, composer, and performer, based in the Netherlands, where he teaches the ukulele at the University of Delft.We spoke at NAMM last year about how he got started playing the ukulele, finding his audience on social media, what other musical instruments he plays, and taking his ukulele on safari to raise money for musical instruments for schoolchildren in Kenya.Ukulele Tales is now sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.LINKS:Kala Brand Music: Click here for a 10% discount on any Kala products.Boris:Official Website: https://www.borisukulele.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@borisukuleleInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boris.ukulele/Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Singer-songwriter Abby Lyons is a classically trained musician who wrote her first song at the age of 12. After toiling for five years on YouTube, she was recently commissioned to perform on the soundtrack for The Wheel Of Time, an Amazon Prime Original TV show.We spoke after the L.A. International Ukulele Festival and she opened up to me about all sorts of fascinating stuff including how she got the opportunity to perform on an Amazon show, recording the music in her closet during the pandemic, navigating the choppy waters of social media, and working for Fender.We also talk about a conversation we had at NAMM a few years ago that sent me into the depths of existential despair - although it turns out that I may have misremembered some of what she said!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.LINKS:Abby Lyons:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@helloabbylyonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/helloabbylyons/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helloabbylyons/Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkeTeacherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Molina is a Hawaiian-born musician, from a rich musical heritage. He started learning the ukulele at the age of 13 and within a year was touring the islands playing to crowds of over 800 people.Now a full-time musician, Andrew is a composer, performer and teacher, having recently launched his own online Andrew Molina Ukulele Academy.I got to chat with him at the L.A. International Ukulele Festival last year and we spoke about all of this and more, including:* Which ukulele star inspired Andrew to start playing (hint: she's already been on the show!)* Which ukulele star challenged Andrew to a fight at GNUF!* What it's like to perform with your Dad* His initial fear of live-streaming during the pandemic.We also talk about the importance of visualisation, and how Andrew uses it to accomplish his musical goals.If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.LINKS:Andrew Molina:Official website: https://andrewmolinaukulele.com/Andrew Molina Ukulele Academy: https://andrewmolinaukuleleacademy.teachable.com/p/homeYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewMolinaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmolina/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewUkulele/Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkeTeacherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christopher Davis-Shannon is not your typical musician! Based in Philadelphia, he plays soprano ukulele and the double bass, somehow managing to alternate between one of the smallest and one of the biggest instruments you can possibly play. With a unique fashion sense, and a love of music old and new, the Banjolele Tinman is quite a character.In this hour-long walk through Hyde Park in London, we talk about everything from the meaning of the 'Tinman' nickname, the third wave of ukulele, his impeccable fashion sense, and the great Roy Smeck.I think Chris might be the first musician I've ever come across whose merch includes his own line of ukulele strings.Chris has also just released an album of jazz standards "FIFTY/50" with French accordion player, Jacques Pellarin.If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.LINKS:Christopher Davis-Shannon:Official website: https://www.thetinman.co/Bandcamp: https://music.cdavisshannon.com/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BanjoleletinmanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/banjoleletinman/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cdavisshannonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/cdavisshannon/Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkeTeacherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brittni Paiva is an award winning half-Portuguese, quarter-Danish, eighth-Japanese, and eighth-Hawaiian musician who started learning classical music at the age of four! She picked up the ukulele at 11 years old, using her classical training to teach herself, and hasn't looked back since.We talk about how she released her first album at 15, and how it inspired another famous Hawaiian musician to take up the ukulele.We also cover all kinds of topics including producing music for herself and other artists, her EDM side-projects, and of course her unique image.We also find out why having perfect pitch is both a blessing and a curse!If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.LINKS:Brittni Paiva:Official website: https://brittnipaiva.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iambrittnipaiva/Twitter: https://twitter.com/brittnipaiva/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brittnipaivamusic/Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkeTeacherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bakithi Kumalo is the South African musician who shot to fame as the bass player on Paul Simon's Grammy award winning album Graceland. This album was part of the soundtrack of my childhood and it was a thrill to chat to him about all sorts of topics.As well as performing with the likes of Sting, Gloria Estefan and the Grateful Dead, we also talk about Bakithi's impoverished childhood, and how music was his passport to a better life. We also talk about his relationship with Paul Simon, and, of course, that solo in You Can Call Me Al.As well as playing the bass guitar, in recent years he's also taken to playing the U-Bass (electric bass ukulele) and is even working on his own signature model.Bakithi is a hero of mine, and after this conversation I'd like to think of him as a friend too. He's also the first ever Grammy Award Winner we've had on the show, as far as I'm aware!It was an absolute thrill to have him on the podcast and I think you're going to love listening to this episode.If you want to support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also help fund it by signing up to my Patreon where you'll get additional content, occasional bonus mini episodes and the chance to ask questions to future guests.LINKS:Bakithi Kumalo:Official website: https://www.bakithikumalobass.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bakithikumalobass/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bakithikumalo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bakithikumalomusic/ Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkeTeacherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy new year! This week I want to know all about your goals and aspirations for 2023.I talk to listeners on my Patreon, Facebook and Instagram pages to see what you have planned, and then share a few of my new year's resolutions too.We talk about everything from improving our music theory, songwriting, performing live to playing at the National Dutch Ukulele Day. People from all over the world are represented in this episode, and we're giving ourselves accountability by putting these out there for the world to share. So let's do another one of these next year and see how we got on!If you want to help support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also directly fund it and receive bonus content by signing up to my Patreon.LINKS:Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkeTeacherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's conversation is with Lendl San Jose - aka Ukulenny.After a quick chat about how the last few years changed things for musicians, the talk takes some weird and wonderful tangents about all sorts of things from pasta to parenthood. We talk about Lenny's love of the saxophone, how he creates his famous multi-track videos using loop pedals and other technology, and we try and put a number on just how many songs he actually knows - they don't call him the human jukebox for nothing!Lenny also tells us why it's always a good idea to always keep a musical instrument in the trunk of your car... just in case!If you want to help support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also directly fund it and receive bonus content by signing up to my Patreon.Next week we'll be talking about all of your goals and resolutions for the new year, so if you haven't already done so, drop me an email or a message on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Patreon to let me know yours.LINKS:UkuLenny:Official Website: https://www.UkuLenny.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ukulenny/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ukulenny/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ukulennyUkulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkeTeacherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I'm chatting with Mandi Harkett - one half of the tremendous duo, Opera-Lele!We talk about what happens when you're about to have the biggest year of your career when a global pandemic strikes. And how do you build back up once things start to open up again? What do you do when Facebook takes down the page you've spent years building? And does she really have a DeLorean?We also talk about what ukuleles you got for Christmas!Enjoy :)LINKS:Opera-Lele:Official Website: https://www.opera-lele.co.uk/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theoperaleleUkulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkeTeacherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's conversation with Jake Shimabukuro was recorded at the Grand Northern Ukulele Festival in Huddersfield, back in the summer. A big thank you to Jake, for being so generous with his time, his manager Brett Lind for coordinating everything, and also to Mary-Agnes Krell, the GNUF head honcho for making it all possible.We discuss how emotional it was performing live again following Covid, and what an important role the ukulele played in bringing everyone back together again. Jake also talks about how he puts together - and constantly evolves - his fantastic arrangements of classic tunes. And he even tells the story of how he once played for the Queen! If you want to help support the podcast, please share it with your ukulele friends and communities. You can also directly fund it and receive bonus content by signing up to my Patreon.Next week's episode is the last one of the year, so let me know your ukulele new year's resolutions now and I'll read some of them out on the show. Until then, I wish you all a very, merry Christmas.LINKS:Jake:Official Website: https://jakeshimabukuro.com/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHvWv6d-IWyWquyq_xuFAuQInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakeshimabukuro/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jakeshimabukuromusic/Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/jakeshimabukuro Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkeTeacherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm up in London talking to Tyler Austenfeld aka TenThumbsPro on YouTube. Like me, Tyler is one of the OG online ukulele instructors and has seen and done it all. Not only has he been a full-time online music instructor for over a decade (although he hates to be referred to as a YouTuber!), he also has a passion for traveling, and an insatiable appetite for learning music.We discuss everything in this hour-long episode, and if you're still hungry for more at the end of it there's a bonus ten minutes available on my Patreon page!Next week's episode is the Christmas special, with Jake Shimabukuru! Let me know how the ukulele fits into your festive plans this year. Are you performing in any concerts, going carol singing, playing in church? Let me know! Also what ukuleles or uke-related items are you hoping to find in your Christmas stocking?Enjoy :)LINKS:Tyler:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/TenThumbsProductionsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenthumbspro/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tenthumbsproductions/Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkeTeacherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm having a chat with the one and only Bernadette Teaches Music. We've both forged fairly similar paths as online YouTube ukulele instructors and as there aren't many of us about it's important we stick together! Bernadette is an open book and tells us everything we could possibly want to know: from how she got her start as a YouTuber, all the way through to going into labour during a ukulele festival... and still finishing the festival!ALSO: I need your help! What are you doing ukulele-wise for Christmas this year? Are you playing any concerts, going carol singing, playing in church? Let me know! Also what ukuleles or uke-related items are you hoping to find in your Christmas stocking?Enjoy :)LINKS:Bernadette:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/bernadetteteachesmusicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plazi/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bernadetteteachesmusic/ Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkeTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marlén Rodriguez -Wolfe is the CEO of the Ukulele Kids Club - a charity that provides ukuleles to sick children in hospitals around the world. In this episode of Ukulele Tales, she tells us how the charity got started, the benefits that music can have on sick children, and how we can help the UKC continue to expand and grow.I'm currently auctioning off my limited edition Twenty One Pilots ukulele to raise money for the UKC - you can bid on it here!(NOTE: If you downloaded this in the first few hours it was up, please re-download as there was a problem with the audio which I've now fixed)LINKS:Ukulele Kids Club:The Ukulele Kids Club website: https://theukc.org/UKC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theukulelekidsclub/UKC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UkuleleKidsClubUkulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkeTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thanks to James Hill for being the first guest on my brand new podcast, Ukulele Tales! James was super generous with his time, and we spoke about everything from Wayne Gretzky to washing dishes.James is currently working on a brand new album, Uke Heads, which you can be a part of, so be sure to check out the links below to follow him and find out what he's up to.There's also a ten-minute long bonus clip exclusively for my Patreon supporters, where James goes into detail about his infamous Billie Jean arrangement: how and why he did it, and how long it took him to actually perfect it. So be sure to check it out! Patreon helps me fund this project, and there's also going to be tons of bonus content for supporters as well, so if you can sign up to support me, I'd really appreciate it.Don't forget, I'd love to hear your Ukulele Tales too! Specifically:* Tell me about your favourite ukulele* How long have you been playing forThere's a new episode of Ukulele Tales every Wednesday, so be sure to subscribe now - it's available wherever you get your podcasts from.LINKS:James:James's new album: https://www.UkeHeads.comJames's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameshillmusiqJames's Teaching materials: https://www.uketropolis.com/Ukulele Tales:Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacherTwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/UkeTeacherInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkeTeacher Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukulele Tales is launching officially on Wednesday November 23rd with a feature length interview with James Hill, followed by weekly interviews every Wednesday with some of the best ukulele players and personalities in the worldI'll be chatting to the following:* James Hill* Victoria Vox* Jake Shimabukuru* Operalele* Plastic Jeezus* Abby Lyons* Bernadette Teaches MusicAnd many, many more!You can message me on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook or sign up to my Patreon page to let me know who else you'd like me to interview, and also access lots of great bonus content.Be sure to subscribe to Ukulele Tales now to add it to your rotation so you never miss an episode - available on Apple Music, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukulele Tales is launching officially on Wednesday November 23rd with a feature length interview with James Hill, followed by weekly interviews every Wednesday with some of the best ukulele players and personalities in the worldIn the meantime, I'm dropping a short teaser episodes each Wednesday where I want to hear YOUR ukulele tales!Specifically, I'd love to hear from you about any of the following:What's your favourite song to play?Tell me about your favourite ukulele!Have you ever performed live?You can message me on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook or sign up to my Patreon page for additional ways to get involved and lots of bonus content too.Be sure to subscribe to Ukulele Tales now to add it to your rotation so you never miss an episode - available on Apple Music, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukulele Tales is launching officially on Wednesday November 23rd with a feature length interview with James Hill, followed by weekly interviews every Wednesday with some of the best ukulele players and personalities in the worldIn the meantime, I'm dropping a short teaser episodes each Wednesday where I want to hear YOUR ukulele tales!Specifically, I'd love to hear from you about any of the following:How often do you practice the ukulele?What's your favourite song to play?Tell me about your favourite ukulele!You can message me on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook or sign up to my Patreon page for additional ways to get involved and lots of bonus content too.Be sure to subscribe to Ukulele Tales now to add it to your rotation so you never miss an episode - available on Apple Music, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone has a tale to tell!In this brand new podcast l'll be in conversation with some of the very best ukulele players and personalities in the world, talking anything and everything ukulele.I'II be chatting with everyone from James Hill to Jake Shimabukuru, and from Bernadette Teaches Music to Baghiti Khumalo, sharing tales all about your favourite four-stringed instrument - the ukulele!These are in-person, face-to-face meetings, where I get to ask people up close and personal questions, as they reveal tales they haven't shared anywhere else before!I also want to hear from you, so send me a message on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or email uketeacher@grabyouruke.com and let me know who you'd like to hear me speak to, and why you started playing the ukulele. If you send me a voice memo I might even play it on the show!For bonus content, shoutouts and behind the scenes gossip check out my PatreonEpisode one will be a feature-length interview with James Hill himself, on Wednesday November 23rd, so I hope to see you there! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.