"It's about letting Syracuse hear its own voice again." Jean MacLeod is talking about the rebirth of interest in playing the ukulele, a small instrument of four strings that’s easy to master. There’s ...

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The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The merry sound of a dozen ukuleles being strummed to the likes of the Beatles ...

HONOLULU — In the beginning there was the guitar, and the guitar ruled. There was Eric Clapton playing his hymn to “Layla,” there was Jimi Hendrix celebrating the national anthem on his Stratocaster, ...

PL AY THE UKE. DOUG: AT THE CONCORD CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC THE UKULELE IS THE INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE FOR THESE ENTHUSITIAS NEW STUDENTS. YOURS TRULY PICKING UP THE NIFTY 4 STRING FOR THE FIRST TIME EREV ...

Maui Fire Survivors receive their new ukulele from the Kanikaplia Project thanks to funding by the Rotary D5000 Foundation Fire Relief effort. Courtesy photos KAHULUI–The Kanikapila Project is an ...

Music comes in every size. At Pellegrino Music Center, it comes in children's sizes, too. On Saturdays, some of the smallest musicians take the spotlight as they learn to read music, play music and ...

After a quick count in, the strumming began, and the jaunty tune of the Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” emerged from the group of musicians seated around the small table in the side room of the grocery ...

Judging from the evidence, the sound of happiness is 29 ukuleles playing I'd Do Anything from the musical Oliver! in a bar in east end Toronto. It's a Wednesday night at the Dominion, the pub where ...

What is it? A tiny, four-stringed guitar that can look comical or cute when strummed, first popularised in early 20th-century Hawaiian music. Who uses it? Although there are still some leading ...