To stereotype, Rich James looks more electric guitar than ukulele: One of two guitarists in Durham heavy metal titans Tooth, James is tall, with thick legs and long hair, a stiff beard of brown hair ...

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The ukulele is a dangerous instrument. A little bit of uke, applied by discerning musicians, can be a good thing. Too much of the four-stringed, beach baby guitar, though, can drown a listener so ...

Ukulele-strumming singer-songwriter Jeremy Messersmith recorded his last album, 11 Obscenely Optimistic Songs For Ukulele: A Micro-Folk Record for the 21st Century And Beyond, in a single day and even ...

Ukulele sales have boomed in the past few years, almost doubling nationwide between 2003 and 2017. Experts credit the rise of uke stars such as Grace VanderWaal, the preteen who won "America's Got ...

They come to this swath of grass at the Ventura Harbor every Saturday, most of them decked out in tie-dye, towing music stands, deck chairs and ukuleles. For two hours, they strum songs that range ...

A Port Huron native will attempt to break the record for the world’s longest ukulele performance Saturday. The current record is 25 hours of non-stop ukulele play. Julian Ruck will begin playing at 10 ...

Jake Shimabukuro is a soft-spoken, particularly polite 31-year-old Hawaiian who turns into Eddie Van Halen when he's holding a ukulele. There isn't a "Ukulele Hero'' video game. Any game that could ...

ORONO-- Books aren't the only things enticing Mainers to visit their public libraries. Music is also a big draw, especially ...

Ukuleles, the quirky little guitar-like instrument that originated in Portugal around the 19th century, are quite often looked upon as a toy, kitschy souvenir from trips to the Hawaiian Islands, or ...