Over the past year, the weekly Rocky River Senior Center Ukulele Club has emerged with roughly 30 members, whom Wooley describes as being serious performers. This interest has led to various gigs.
Courtesy photo Fourth grade students at McAuliffe Heights play ukuleles during a music class as part of a pilot program. Stephanie Pardee of Altoona surprised herself at a recent ukulele jam at ...
Christmas has an island vibe at First United Methodist Church Missouri City this year — thanks to a band of carolers strumming ukuleles. The classics, like “Away in a Manger,” “What Child Is This?” ...
Foot-tapping and laughter were among the swinging sounds filling the main room of the Senior Activity Center along with the notes of “Chattanooga Choo Choo” on a recent summer Thursday.
What are the most popular ukulele songs of all time? Evoking serenity, perhaps America’s most spectacular nature, and the mindset of throwing caution to the wind, Hawaii and ukulele songs alike are ...
CHARLEVOIX — It’s a blustery Tuesday night near Lake Charlevoix as the members of the Drawbridge Uke Band make their way into Kelsey’s Bar and Grill for their weekly “performance.” Several tables have ...
“We were able when Grindstone Elementary School opened (in 2011) to get a grant from The Education Foundation to get ukuleles,” Smith explained to the large board meeting crowd. “It originally started ...
The growing group is one of many that meet at Inverclyde Shed, and is built around a core of 20 musicians who attend weekly Monday sessions. Group member Karen Gurney has been part of the shed for ...
Ramona is not the place you’d expect to hear traditional Hawaiian music, much less on a ukulele. But the Island-style songs are rapidly catching on, thanks to Karla Brustad, who has been playing the ...