
No. 49, Summer 2025
ON THE COVER: NEXT-GEN UKE Feng E, Tyler Donkoh-Halm, Sho Humphries, Victoria Kolasinski, and Andrew Hoyt are making their mark on the ukulele universe.
FEATURES: Daniel Ho continues to push the boundaries with new music and a new 3-string uke; Sandor Nagyzalanczy catalogs the rocking uke offerings from the 1960s; and Steven Espaniola polls his peers on their rigs and offers advice for getting good plugged-in tone.
SONGS TO PLAY: Fred Sokolow shares his slide uke version of the classic blues “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” and Sarah Maisel teaches “Aloha Kakahiaka”
LESSONS: Daniel Ward offers 8 essential tips and Matt Dahlberg shows you how to noodle in a musical manner.
GEAR: We celebrate 20 years of Kala and 100 years of Martin ukuleles by reviewing two Anniversary Tenors from Kala and a Centennial Concert from Martin. Plus, we catch up with Will Grove-White and his wonky ukuleles.
And more!