Roy and Kathy Sakuma Note: This episode was recorded before the main event of Ukulele Festival Hawaii held on July 18th, 2021. Hey there again everyone! I had the incredible honor to hang out virtually with Roy and Kathy Sakuma before the Ukulele Festival Hawaii and talk about the festival and everything that goes into it. Festival website https://www.ukulelefesthawaii.org Ukulele Festival Hawaii on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/RoySakumaProductions Craig and Sarah’s website http://craigandsarah.com Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions You can support the podcast through the tip jar. Or by Buying Me A Coffee Find out more at http://ukepodcast.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/2e797442-e779-461d-90aa-0a5331a0f952

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E46 Roy and Kathy Sakuma

Karlie G Note: This episode was recorded before the main event of Ukulele Festival Hawaii held on July 18th, 2021. Hello everyone! I had the great honor of sitting down and talking story with Karlie G before the Ukulele Festival Hawaii. Karlie’s website https://karliegoya.com Karlie G on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/Karli3G/featured Festival website https://www.ukulelefesthawaii.org Ukulele Festival Hawaii on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/RoySakumaProductions Craig and Sarah’s website http://craigandsarah.com Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions You can support the podcast through the tip jar. Or by Buying Me A Coffee Find out more at http://ukepodcast.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/43a102a2-2892-486b-a9d3-d63398cdaf72

E47 Karlie G

Joe and Kristen Souza Note: This episode was recorded before the main event of Ukulele Festival Hawaii held on July 18th, 2021. Aloha friends! Here's a wonderful conversation I had with Joe and Kristen Souza from Kanile'a Ukulele before the Ukulele Festival Hawaii. We talked about ukuleles, of course, but lots of other things, like trees and forest bathing. Reforest Hawaii https://reforesthawaii.org Kanilea Ukulele  https://www.kanileaukulele.com Festival website https://www.ukulelefesthawaii.org Ukulele Festival Hawaii on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/RoySakumaProductions Craig and Sarah’s website http://craigandsarah.com Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions You can support the podcast through the tip jar. Or by Buying Me A Coffee Find out more at http://ukepodcast.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/db8428b3-279c-4d95-9bb6-847c61ef681b

E48 Joe and Kristen Souza

Jodi and Honoka in Kaimuki Wayyyyyy back in July 2019 I got to sit down with these two fantastic ukulele players at Jodi's school, Ukulele Hale. We talked about the awesome things their doing with their students, as well as Jodi and Honoka's personal music paths. Learn more about Ukulele Hale and Team Hale. Check out Honoka's music here. Ukulele Hale on Instagram Honoka on Instagram Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions You can support the podcast through the tip jar Or by Buying Me A Coffee Find out more at http://ukepodcast.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/e282b98c-6d79-456a-897d-5a987505c71d

E45 Jodi and Honoka in Kaimuki

Mika Kane Mika is an exceptional player from Maui. UkeLogic strings Those strings in action. Mika and Corey play an incredible arrangement of One Summer's Day and talk about tons of other stuff Find Mika's site and music here. The Ukulele Magazine article with Mika. Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions You can support the podcast through the tip jar Or by Buying Me A Coffee Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/f23d854d-ad93-4d88-9ce1-a2b94808fe8c

E44 Mika Kane at Kamaka

Chris Kamaka at Kamaka Chris is currently the Production Manager at Kamaka Ukulele. Kamaka Ukulele Craig and Sarah's Mini Uke Fest Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions You can support the podcast through the tip jar Or by Buying Me A Coffee Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/9b67ba9a-17b7-48af-970f-ae03a1c4edf5

E43 Chris Kamaka at Kamaka

Joe Souza I sat down with Joe at one of the busiest events of the year, Ukulele Festival Hawaii. This was from July, 2019. He's a great player and teacher, but he also makes a great ukulele. We talked about all sorts of things from the beginning of Kanile'a to the different ways ukuleles react to different strings. Kanile'a Ukulele The Mini Ukulele Festival on April 11 Me on Twitter Me on Facebook Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions Support the podcast through the tip jar Or Buy Me A Coffee Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/036ac8f8-75cf-43ba-9182-ff0bf9c69918

E42 Joe Souza in Hawaii

Cynthia Kinnunen It was great to finally sit down and chat with Cynthia. She does a lot in the ukulele world. Cynthia's website The Mini Ukulele Festival on April 11 In case you are new here, JHUI Some of the music Cynthia mentioned Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain James Hill and Anne Janelle Vampire Weekend Sufjan Stevens Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions Support the podcast through the tip jar Or Buy Me A Coffee Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/575c0e29-af80-45eb-aed5-eda40bf88afb

E41 Cynthia Kinnunen in Toronto

COVID 19 and the ukulele world In this episode I talk with some people in the ukulele world about the impact COVID 19 has had on them. I hope everyone's staying safe and healthy. Here are some relevant links. http://ukulelesoiree.com https://gaithersburgukefest.com https://www.kevincarroll.net https://www.mimsukes.com/pages/onlinelessons https://www.thetinman.co Here's the Mini Uke Fest that Craig and Sarah are putting together. It's gonna be awesome! http://www.cheemaisel.com/minifest Let's do what we can to support our friends in need. Mim's page is a great place to start, but don't forget those closest to you. Support the podcast through the tip jar Or Buy Me A Coffee Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/2d2e3977-a837-40d7-ab54-794681b6206e

COVID 19 and the ukulele world

Dr. Byron Yasui In July of 2019, I sat down with an uke master to talk about all the things he's been building in the ukulele world. We talk about repertoire and the future of the ukulele. Here's the article I mention in the episode. Here is another written by Dr. Yasui about chords, transitions, and notation. You can reach him at byasui@hawaii.edu Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions Support the podcast through the tip jar Or Buy Me A Coffee Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/f621ef9d-4bfd-4c6c-bb1f-89890d82c06b

E39 Dr. Byron Yasui

Kimo Hussey I finally got to meet this ukulele hero of mine. Kimo is a mighty fine player and teacher. We sat down in Manoa in July and talked story about moveable chord shapes, expensive ukes, baritones vs tenors, and plenty more. A few builders mentioned Lichty Devine Here are some videos of Kimo playing and teaching. Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions Support the podcast through the tip jar Or Buy Me A Coffee Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/0d6fcf5e-9721-4844-ba75-6dd7058c7751

E38 Kimo Hussey

Jake Shimabukuro Caught up with Jake on his tour through Hartford, CT. We chatted about all sorts of stuff, like songwriting, practice, his favorite artists, and tons of other stuff. Here are some things/artists that were mentioned Tube dreamer pedal Dearling is Dave Preston's other band Pink Floyd Jacob Collier Chris Thile Bela Fleck Edgar Myer Victor Wooten Paco de Lucia Al Di Meola Carlos Montoya Andres Segovia Winnipeg Folk Festival is when Jake and James played together Benny Chong Abe Lagrimas Bryan Tolentino Mika Kane Byron Yasui Britni Paiva Taimane Honoka Herb Ohta Jr. Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions Support the podcast through the tip jar Or Buy Me A Coffee Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/2627ad8c-b7d4-45c2-96f1-fd503a53fd6c

E37 Jake Shimabukuro in Hartford, CT

Craig and Sarah in San Diego I caught up with Craig and Sarah after their busy year. This episode is really dense with ukulele advice, so buckle up. They just released a holiday album. Check it out at http://www.cheemaisel.com/store/christmas-island Craig and Sarah teach online here https://artistworks.com/ukulele-lessons-craig-sarah At the time of posting, there's a 50% off sale on 1 year memberships. There's a lot of related links today ? Tampa Bay Ukulele Getaway Port Townsend Ukulele Festival Tunes in the Dunes Berliner Ukulele Festival GNUF Sunshine Coast Ukulele Festival Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish is in NYC Christmas in LA Lyle Ritz's How Bout Uke Abe Lagrimas' New Album One of Bryan Tolentino's albums Ben Folds Ekolu A performance by Hapa Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions Support the podcast through the tip jar Or use the Buy Me A Coffee page Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/bdf069a9-6e21-477c-86dd-e9b81c5c6f92

E36 Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel from San Diego

Paul Okami of KoAloha Paul Okami is the Mini Boss, or Vice President of KoAloha Ukulele. I got to sit and chat with him back in July when I visited Oahu. https://www.koaloha.com Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions Support the podcast through the tip jar Or use the Buy Me A Coffee page Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/7eab7b19-f0a8-4840-9a3f-89aa4a92488c

E35 Mini Boss of KoAloha Ukulele

Brad Bordessa from the Big Island In my first semi-high-tech remote interview, my guest was Brad Bordessa, an ukulele teacher and player located on the Big Island of Hawaii. We talked about strings, baritones, performing, and more. We also talked about how to pronounce ukulele. ???? Here's a great article Brad wrote about it. Brad's website can be found here His baritone ukulele site is here. You can hear/buy Brad's music here. For those curious about the situation regarding the Thirty Meter Telescope, check out this page. And this Facebook page The two sites mentioned for strings were Strings by Mail and Just Strings Ukulele Review Video Podcast with Brad Bordessa Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions Become a supporter of the podcast here Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abes-ukulele-podcast/226c9f5e-9024-427a-a123-8ba63a44cdd8

E33 Brad Bordessa on the Big Island

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