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 ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Hours before playing a sold out concert, an acclaimed group of musicians took time to play with the Santa Barbara Ukulele Club at the harbor. It was a special treat for the ...

If you’ve never heard Tom Petty or the theme from the movie “Shaft” played on the ukulele, you’ll get your chance this week. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain was started in the 1980s in part ...

An original musical ensemble featuring only ukuleles of various sizes and registers, accompanied by just the natural voices of the performers, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain are best known for ...

When George Hinchliffe first heard a recording of Felix Mendelssohn and his Hawaiian Serenaders, one of Britain's most popular bands in the 1930s and '40s, he was drawn more to the sharkskin drums ...

Created in 1985 by Kitty Lux and George Hinchliffe, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is a group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players, using instruments bought with loose change, which ...

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain isn’t an orchestra at all. It’s a great rock ‘n’ roll cover band that sets itself apart from all the rest by using ukuleles and only ukuleles to bring their ...

SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) – The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is back in San Diego by popular demand and performing at the Balboa Theatre Friday night. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is the ...

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain doesn’t have a flashy name or even a flashy look. But don’t let that fool you. While the ensemble takes its collective picking skills quite seriously and its ...

Don’t let them fool you. It ain’t as easy as it looks. But it’s definitely as fun. The ukulele is often billed as a good beginner’s instrument, easy to pick up and pluck, less intimidating than a ...

Lighthearted, musically intelligent and funny Ukulele Orchestra. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain has become a global sensation and nothing short of a UK national treasure. Their new show, ...