Eddie Vedder recently joked to a New York Times reporter that his mission on “Ukulele Songs” was “Can I make this happy little instrument as depressed as I am?” The answer is no. No matter how hard he ...

Your heart is hurting. So the last thing you need is to listen to sad songs of love lost, played on a plaintive little ukulele by none other than Eddie Vedder. Has he no mercy? Still, you take in ...

The ukulele, an instrument once ridiculed for its ties to vaudeville acts and Hawaiian vacations, has gone in and out of favor over its roughly 140-year history. Its recent popularity can be traced ...

Piper Tilton’s interest in the ukulele began at the tender age of 6, after hearing a cousin play the instrument that’s grown in popularity among all ages in recent years. Cousin Allison showed her how ...

Mississippi native's debut on Animal Collective's Paw Tracks imprint finds him working in the realm of schmaltzy barroom pop with a style that's sometimes evocative of Jens Lekman or Stephin Merritt.

Vince Esquire of the band Kanekoa will be among the musicians playing at the 16th annual Maui ‘Ukulele Festival on Sunday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. — DAVID RANDALL PHOTOGRAPHY Ukulele ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. OXFORD HILLS — What started out as a joke for one couple blossomed into an ...

The Unlikely Strummers, an award-winning ukulele band led by Canton resident Cynthia Miller, has been raising spirits in the community over the past five months with its parodies of The Muppets' ...

“Put your finger here,” says the mononymous Suzala, as she instructs Arlene Krassner, both with ukuleles at their chests. Suzala is tutoring Krassner in the B-minor seventh, or Bm7 chord, on the ...

Although Billie Eilish is young, she’s been a professional musician for a while now. In her early, early years, her instrument of choice was the ukulele, and now she has partnered with Fender for her ...

For Kate Friedricks, a Tujunga resident who grew up in Glendale and taught herself to play the ukulele as a girl, the instrument has become an addictive mode of expression that keeps her up at night ...