OokTown - The Ukulele Podcast

We welcome back Victoria Vox and Lucy Laforge to the show and the scoop on their new CD and Kickstarter project, discussed putting albums onto vinyl records, plus song production techniques, and much more.

This episode is dedicated to ukulele technology and all manner of gadgets for the ukulele. You will not believe how much fun we can have talking tech with first time guest Jon Howard, plus Doug Brown and Chris Russell.

We welcome Cynthia Kinnunen from Guelph, Canada, and Ben Hassenger from Lansing, Michigan, on the show again to talk about their recent ukulele festivals, try to figure out the "Why" of these festivals, and the healing power of the ukulele.

I've got a Podcast LIVE from the Grand Northern Ukulele Festival over in Jolly Old England. Astraluna, The Hedge Inspectors, We Tigers, Victoria Vox, and Mary Agnes Krell talk about GNUF, ukulele podcasts, and cool projects the artists are working on.

We've got EP Davis here to talk about the Ukulele Acquisition Syndrome - what it means, and how to begin. Plus, there's a bunch of shoutouts to ukulele groups, ideas for starting your own ukulele Podcast, and part 4 of the Subversive Ukulele.

Interview with Lorraine Bow, founder of Ukulele Wednesdays in London and "Learn to Uke." We talk about why and how she started Ukulele Wednesdays 10 years ago, ideas for starting your own Podcast, and much more.

It's the 10th Annual Denver Ukulele Festival with my guests Greg and Jere Canote, Aaron Keim, Aldrine Guerrero, John Nash, and Chris McGarry, along with my co-host Doug Brown. We share our favorite Ukulele Festival stories, plus much more.

Plenty of shoutouts this month, a NEW guest, John "The ukulele teacher," newlyweds Erin and Jeff, along with my co-host Doug Brown; and we talk about whether it's better to just make music versus be a good musician; the ukulele as connector; trends.

Returning to the show are Cynthia Kinnunen, along with Chris Kennison, a regular on this show. We go deep to talk about letting go of old beliefs about playing ukulele, and then all the things we love about grassroots music festivals.

We have a full docket starting with talking about Abe's Ukulele Podcast, the origins of some of the first ukulele festivals, and 20th anniversary of the death of Bruddah Iz.

We take on the Recorder controversy once again, with music technologist and teacher Chris Russell. Plus, Greg Olwell, editor of Ukulele Magazine, joins in the conversation.

We talk about blending ukulele with other instruments on a song, using effects pedals, and how we might use ukuleles to keep teenagers engaged in life.