Anyone can play a ukulele. It has only four strings, and you can learn the three chords to accompany a song in half an hour or less. Even if you just play the open strings — my-dog-has-fleas — you're ...

Eddie Vedder hunches silently over his stool, ragged flannel and ragged soul. Alone onstage, he cradles a tiny wooden instrument. Bass Concert Hall holds its breath. We'd sat in neat rows waiting for ...

Jake Shimabukuro considers his new cover of Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" to be a tip of the hat, or the ukulele, from one loopy guy to another. By Gary Graff Jake Shimabukuro considers his new cover of ...