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In 1982, Tony Cappa took over leadership of the Oasis Senior Center ukulele club. On Monday, at age 97, he stepped down as dozens of friends sent him off with a party that was part luau and part ...
Formerly known as the City of Lights Ukulele Festival, the event is now the shorter Aurora Uke Fest, largely for one reason. “That’s what everyone called it anyway,” said Todd Von… ...
This post was updated Nov. 27 at 8:14 p.m. Dakota Dry is singing what others have trouble saying. Inspired by the Laurel Canyon folk scene of the 1960s, the third-year ethnomusicology student said ...
Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder accompanies himself exclusively on one for his latest album, Ukulele Songs. Meanwhile, every third TV commercial seems to feature a soundtrack of a s Zooey Deschanel ...
Professional ukulele player Bill Tapia isn’t slowing down anytime soon, and he’s 101 years old. That’s right – he’s 101. And he’s still touring and playing live … ...