Guests: Mary Agnes, Robin Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Well, the heat goes on, as we live through the hottest summer on record, and we can’t get enough of GNUF. So in this episode we invited back Mary Agnes, one of the founders of the Grand Northern Ukulele Festival, and Robin, long-time GNUF volunteer and Guiness Book Record holder, along with a rich tranche of topics from Doug Brown. Subscribe on iTunes:...

Guests: Bernadette, Matt Stead, Phil Doleman, Peter Luongo, Boris Mogievski, Elisabeth Pfeiffer, Marc Gallagher, The Mayor of Dorkshire, Uke Dad Host: Doug Brown From far across the Pond, we bring you this special edition of the OokTown Podcast recorded at the Grand Northern Ukulele Festival in Huddersfield, England, with many new and returning guests, all interviewed by my co-host Doug Brown! Make a donation: https://donorbox.org/info-ooktown-com-ooktown-podcast-donations Subscribe on...

Guests: David Blake Hosts: Stuart Yoshida Links: - The Kanakapila Project website https://www.kanikapilaproject.org/ - Tickets for Live Concert and Dinner for Kapi’olani Medical Center on 4/30 in Oahu (with Jake Shimabukuro, Kimmo Hussey, Zanuck Lindsey and Roy Sakuma): https://buytickets.at/thekanikapilaproject/853722 - Donation Link to help Kapi’olani Medical Center for Woman and Children fund a new music therapy program: https://www.mightycause.com/event/Kapiolani - The Kanikapila...

Guests: Marlén Rodriguez-Wolfe Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown While the snows falls on Los Angeles and solar flares pummel the earth, we find our warm and safe spot for wellness with the CEO of the Ukulele Kids Club, Marlén, and learn about the history, programs, and Big Hairy Audacious Goal of the UKC for 2023. PLUS, hear about how you can help kids in Ukraine, AND the return of Casa Bonita in Denver, Colorado! Links: - The Ukulele Kids Club: https://theukc.org/ - Corey Bergman Music...

Guest: Brittni Paiva Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Hey, Internet, we’re back! And we have a GREAT show for you with the amazing Brittni Paiva, Hawaii homegrown ukulele performer, producer, and songwriter who has shared the stage with Santana and Tommy Immanuel, and she’s just getting started! She shares her humble roots growing up in the small town of Hilo, and she surprised us years ago with an unexpected rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” and it’s probably not what you think. So...

Guest: James Hill Hosts: Stuart Yoshida On the show this fine spring day is James Hill to tell us about his collaborative ukulele album called Uke Heads, where you can get to play on his album, get an NFT Uke Head picture of your own, and get your ticket to a once-in-a-lifetime experience to help him make music! Plus, we learn that Tony Danza had a talk show. All coming up next... on the OokTown Podcast. Links: - The Tony Danza show (2004-2006): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421470/ - Tony...

Guest: Victoria Vox Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Like the arrival of Spring, we welcome back long-time friend of the show Victoria Vox, who brings us soooo songs that she performs live from her upcoming new album, as we get to hear her loop her way through Nirvana in REM, talk about how art inspired her to write new songs, and catch up on all her ukulele happenings. Links: - Victoria Vox: https://www.victoriavox.com/ - The last time VV was on the Podcast:...

Guests: Cali Rose Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Coming to you straight outta Culver City just outside the City of Angeles, Cali Rose - yes, that’s her real name - comes to talk to us about the beginnings of the CC strummers, affirms the power of the ukulele in music therapy, and takes us through her journey from studying nursing to full-time musician. So buckle up all you pandemic pluckers and players, as we come back to you after our winter break to give you a big dose of original songs...

Guest: Marlowe Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Not even a power outage could prevent Marlowe from joining the show, and we’re so glad she persevered! Coming up next is a stellar ukulele artists who’s traveled from her home state of Michigan to seek her fortune in LA. Find out all about her musical journey, and stick around because to the end to hear an exclusive sneak peak of a song from her upcoming album, and learn whether she’s an MCU or DCEU fan. Support us on Patreon:...

Guests: Bernadette Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown With the new school year right around the corner, what better way to kickstart your education than a podcast with the YouTube sensation and ukulele teacher Bernadette from Bernadette Teaches Music. Hear her incredible story of teaching school in a small town in  California, to getting ukuleles into the classroom in Okinawa, Japan, and then coming back home to the states to conquer the Internet. You won’t want to miss this, coming up next......

Guests: Gerald Ross, Victoria Vox, Matt Stead Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Welcome to part two of our 100th episode and 10th anniversary show. We have one of our first guests back on the show, Gerald Ross, plus fan favorites Victoria Vox and Matt Stead. Our show is loaded with reflections on past shows, what new things we started doing over the last year, how to collaborate over the internet, and much more! ... all coming up next, on the OokTown Podcast. Support us on Patreon:...

Guests: Lucy Laforge, Aaron Keim Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown We’ve reached a milestone I never expected to happen: This is our 100th episode and 10th anniversary show. Somehow, there’s symmetry and meaning there, but I’m not quite sure what it is. Come join Lucy of Lucy and La Mer, Aaron Keim of the Quiet American duo as they join us for a very special two-part show. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Make a donation:...

Guests: Michael Kohan, Stephen Cox Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Like Meghan Trainor says, it’s “All About That Bass.” That’s right, it’s time we revisited the U-Bass. And with us we have first time guests Michael Koh-han(d), a U-Bass gear-geek and Patron of the show, and Stephen Cox, bass instructor with his own YouTube channel. Come with us to explore all things U-Bass, strings, amps, and all kinds of things. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Make a donation:...

Guests: Lisa Kljaich, Phil Doleman Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Make a donation: https://donorbox.org/info-ooktown-com-ooktown-podcast-donations There’re all kinds of things about online ukulele instruction that’s been fermenting while we’ve been in lockdown, and guests Lisa Kljaich and Phil Doleman to let us know what been growing in their respective countries. Plus, ideas for your video lessons and workshops, bear safety is a real...

Guests: Meredith Harper, Brad Bordessa, Molly Lewis Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Make a donation: https://donorbox.org/info-ooktown-com-ooktown-podcast-donations On our first Podcast of the new year, we welcome first time guests Meredith Harper and Brad Bordessa, plus one of our favorite internet pals is back: Molly Lewis! Sit tight for some deep dives into the motivations for their podcasts, nerdy gear talk, and learn how Molly and...

Guests: Gerald Ross, Mary Agnes Krell Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Make a donation: https://donorbox.org/info-ooktown-com-ooktown-podcast-donations ‘Twas the night before solstice and all through the Podcast, we had Mary Agnes and Gerald Ross give us an amazing fun broadcast. Come with us as we figure out what we can salvage from this dumpster fire of a year, what we’re looking forward to, and in the end we bring laughter, hope, and...

Guests: Andy Andrews, Aldrine Guerrero Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown It's our Kama'aina episode with Hawaii residents Andy Andrews and Aldrine Guerrero joining me and my co-host, Doug Brown, to talk about ukulele thankfulness, maintaining your ukulele, the state of the ukulele in Hawaii, Craig and Sarah's new gig with the Ukulele Festival Hawaii, and WAIT FOR IT... an original song about Loco Moco and the Tip Top Cafe performed by Aldrine, but you gotta stay till the end... and it's all...

Guests: Dani Joy, Marlowe Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown t’s Halloween, a blue moon, and we’ve got fire in the sky! Come along to hear what first time guest, singer-songwriter Dani Joy and returning guest and ukulele instrumentalist Marlowe have to say about scary gig stories, what to do with your ukulele in lockdown, how to arrange cover songs, and much, much more. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Make a donation:...

Guests: Matt Stead, Ben Hassenger, Jeff Krebs Host: Stuart Yoshida It’s officially the Fall in the year of the Pandemic, and this month we dive into Retail-palooza. On the show we’ve got returning guest Matt Stead of The Uke Room in the UK; Ben Hassenger, the unofficially-official ukulele ambassador of Michigan; and Jeff Krebs of Yooptone music. Come join us for a conversation about how they’ve been dealing the changes to their ukulele shops brought on by COVID-19. Support us on Patreon:...

Guests: Stephanie Epstein, Heidi Swedberg Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown We’re taking a break from the Pandemic to talk about ukuleles and music therapy. And I guess we said their name three times on the show, because we have Stephanie Epstein, president of the Ukulele Kids Club charity. And and also joining us is regular guest Heidi Swedberg, performer extraordinaire. And did you know that Kermit is the secret name of Heidi’s wrist cast? Come along and learn all about the healing power of...

Guest: Ben from Ukulele Roadtrips Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown This could be the start of a Bromance as we welcome back Ben from Ukulele Roadtrips to have another Nice-olation podcast on ukuleles and the Pandemic. It soon goes off the rails as we bounce from Batman tee-shirts, to Swedes, to GNUF, and to a box of ukuleles falling the stairs, and that’s just in first 15 minutes. You might just have to watch this one on YouTube. So grab your favorite drink, so back and enjoy another...

Guests: Sarah Goodroad, Mary Agnes Krell, Ben Hassenger Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown It’s May 2020 in the year of the pandemic, and we’re still hunkered down trying to figure out how to do things like: having virtual ukulele strum along and festivals! And we’ve got an all-star panel of guests with Sarah Goodroad of the Boulder Ukulele Group, Mary Agnes Krell of GNUF, and Ben Hassenger, the self-proclaimed Ukulele Ambassador of Michigan. Now, grab your favorite self-isolation beverage,...

Guests: Ray Ortega, Abe Deshotel Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown While we hunker down in place, I’m holding a special Podcasters summit to talk about Ukulele in the time of the Corona Virus Pandemic. Special guests Ray Ortega of the Podcasters’ Studio, Abe Deshotel of the Ukulele Podcast, and my co-host Doug Brown join in to share their thoughts on making it through these difficult times. Oh, and then we totally geek out on Podcasting equipment. Subscribe on iTunes:...