Kiku or Guitarlele with Terry Today'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 the guitarlele. You should definitely check it out if you're interested in this sweet new instrument. For 20% off any course or membership at Uke Like the Pros, use the coupon SPECIAL20. He's got a baritone ukulele course coming out...

Goldilocks Jazz with Paul Hemmings Abe's Ukulele Podcast on RadioPublic https://ukepodcast.com is the official podcast website. https://ukuleleabe.com to hear my music. Paul Hemmings' website is here. Duke on Uke Paul's Bach Cello Suite arrangement The Sgt. Peppers album can be heard here. Paul's latest album Play jazz, kids. 😉 Keep an eye out for Bird on Uke, the next book in Paul's ukulele jazz book series. Acoustic image amps Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot...

Jack and the Vox Note: I'm so sorry if the music is too loud! I'm having too much fun listening to my new intro music.😂🙏 For today’s episode I caught up with Victoria Vox and Jack Maher of Jack and the Vox. We talked about songwriting, playing solo and as a band, practice tips, songwriting tips, and more. You can follow Victoria, hear her music, and see where she’s playing next at her website. Her upcoming shows will be in: Maryland, USA New York City, USA Maine, USA Boston, MA,...

Ukulele wishlist This is officially December's episode. It's more of a personal resolution as well as a challenge to all uke players Here's my uke wishlist More Kanikapila Learn songs better so you can teach better Try some new (or old) strings Be aware of humidity Be a good uke friend I'd love to hear from you! What's on your uke wishlist? You can leave a review on iTunes here. Blue Dot Sessions My youtube channel Follow me on twitter or Facebook or Instagram Become a...

Effects pedals for ukulele With the hope of new gear on the horizon for many ukulele players, I wanted to take this chance to cover some pedals that every player should know about. I go over what I think are the essential pedals to be aware of. Do you use any pedals? Let me know which ones are your favorites! Reverb is my first stop when looking for new gear to buy Here’s the video of Jake Shimabukuro breaking down his pedalboard Equipboard is where you can see what famous players...

James Hill and 8-note uke chords I caught up with James Hill again in August. We talked about the new Ukulele Hot Springs he put together and tons of other uke things. Uncle Zac's chord charts can be found here James Hill's website for music and for all of his teaching initiatives. Ukulele Hot Springs Here's an Ukulele Magazine article on the Hot Springs. James Hill playing Jimi Hendrix on the uke James' newest book "Duets for One" Leaving a review on iTunes helps others find...

Teaching with percussive uke My guest today is Bryan LaPlante. News The uke contest winners were decided. The cutest video of my kids picking out the winners can be found here The CT Ukulele Festival is happening on Sept 29th! ctukulelefestival.com Bryan has a great story of his musical upbringing and how he met the ukulele. He is a student of the James Hill Ukulele Initiative and uses percussive techniques in his classroom. You can find Bryan's website here Some of the...

An uke giveaway! and more Thanks for your patience in getting this episode out this month! I'm doing an ukulele giveaway with Uke Life Co! Head over to my Instagram page for details. Listen to the episode for extra chances at winning for podcast listeners! The First CT Uke Fest is happening on Sept 29th in Norwalk, CT! I talked about why you should consider practicing songs more slowly from time to time to check your technique. Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel's music can be found...

My songwriting Today’s episode is a commentary on my first studio album, which came out earlier this year. It’s not a super in-depth breakdown of each song, but a brief discussion in real time on different aspects of the album and the artistic decisions/considerations that went into everything. My hope is that you can gain some insights and inspirations for your own songwriting. I structured it this way to keep it simple and fun. This is my first ever real-time album review. How do you...

For the final episode in this special series, I sat down and talked to Mike Holzer, the chief ukulele evangelist of the Allegheny Ukulele Kollective and Festival Director of the Allegheny Ukulele Soiree. Make sure you get your tickets soon for next year’s. They’ll go on sale around October. The Might Uke was a movie that they screened at a Soiree in the past. Fusion Bags is a company who’s cases I’ve been seeing more and more. They are known for holding two ukes. Mim from Mim’s Ukes was...

AUSS no. 4 features a Steel City Ukes native! Amber Rozel is a teacher and performer that you may not have heard of, unless you’re from Pittsburg, PA. She’s also a classmate of mine from the James Hill Ukulele Initiative in Toronto. She may be the least famous guest I’ve had on the show, but it’s definitely one of my favorite conversations! We talked about teaching tips, playing past the 3rd fret, practice schedules, and so much more. The saddle we were talking about is called a compensated...

Here’s 3 of 5 from the Allegheny Ukulele Soiree! Today’s episode is with Danielle Ate the Sandwich. More info on the Soiree can be found here. The club that puts it together can be found here. There are many ways to listen to this podcast and be notified of new episodes. Pocket Casts is my preferred way. You can also listen through Apple Podcasts, the Google Play Store. There are many other apps and services, like player.fm, podcast fanatic, podcast addict, overcast, and many more. I’d...

This is the second installment of a special uke fest series I’m putting out as quickly as I can. These episodes were all recorded on April 21, 2018 in Altoona, PA. In today’s episode I sat down with Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel. *audio note: there is a workshop going on in the next room, so the audio quality is not quite perfect, but I think it adds to the overall feeling of the series Craig and Sarah’s website, as well as all of their music, lesson info, and touring schedule can be found at...

Here is part one of a special series I’m doing on the Allegheny Ukulele Soiree. I was invited to attend and had a wonderful time at this festival in Altoona, PA, USA. It was located in a giant lodge on the side of a mountain in the middle of a forest. With raised walkways through the trees and plenty of ukes to go around, it was a rejuvenating experience. The Soiree website can be found here: http://ukulelesoiree.com In this first of the series I had a chance to sit down and chat with Jim...

I’m so excited to share today’s episode with you! I was able to sit down with Jake Shimabukuro for an interview last month when he came through Fairfield, CT for a concert. Jake’s website can be found here. From there you can read more about him, hear his music, see where he’s playing next, and more. The song at the beginning and end of our conversation is “Missing Three” by Jake Shimabukuro from the album Grand Ukulele. Nashville Sessions is his most recent album. You can hear it on...

This episode I’m sharing a few of my favorite ukulele players to give you some inspiration. They all have a big presence on Instagram and I highly recommend checking them out on that platform. As you may know, I love hearing and discovering the uke in many different scenarios. All of these players do what I think is a great job at exploring what the uke can do. This is not some ultimate list, just me sharing with you what I think are great sources of learning and inspiration. First up is...

I’m back with another episode about practice and other ways to improve as a musician! I talk about listening to a diverse collection of music. Here is the Great ukulele songs playlist on Spotify. Bandcamp! Oddisee is a Brooklyn-based hip-hop artist. You can hear his music here. The Lone Bellow isn’t exactly country, but alt-country or Brooklyn country. Allen Stone is definitely an artist to check out. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts are here. There’s also a video and audio podcast version. The...

This month I was honored with a chance to interview Jim Beloff. The background music for this episode is Jim’s own ukulele concerto “Uke Can’t Be Serious.” You can hear the full version of it, including a live version, here. You can find his music, books, and just plain awesome website for all things ukulele at Flea Market Music. Here are a few of the artists that were mentioned. We encourage you to check them out! Uke Mag has a great article on Lyle Ritz here. His album “How About Uke”...

Hey everyone! It’s been a long time, but I’m back. This time I’m talking about practice, teaching, great new ukes, and some ideas for musicians to check out. Here‘s an article/video about effective practice by NPR and TED-Ed. The metronome app I use when I practice is Tempo. The Ukulele App is another nice app for practice/learning ukulele. Yousician is another app for learning uke. It also teaches piano, guitar, and bass. There are so many resources out there for learning! What are your...

Episode 2 Back in July I got a chance to sit down with James Hill and talk to him about the ukulele. We talked about teaching our own kids the uke, the future of the ukulele, and how to get started as an ukulele teacher. You can check out James Hill at https://jameshillmusic.com http://jhui.org and https://www.theukuleleway.com You can learn more about me, including my recent studio album at ukuleleabe.com Thanks everyone for listening! Let me know what you think and please keep in...

Episode 1 Here’s the first episode of my ukulele podcast! It’s mostly just me rambling on about the ukulele. I introduce myself and cover a few topics from new instruments and just starting out as an ukulele teacher. My goal with this project is to learn more about the ukulele and share that knowledge with you. Of course that means having lot of fun. As I’ve never done this before and I’ll be learning as I go, it might be a little rough, so I ask for some patience as I perfect my...