Hawaiian natives Joe and Kristen Souza say the greatest reward of
their ukulele business is spreading aloha through music.
In fact, there's probably no better way to end this post than with a video of Mr. Buffett playing
ukulele duet for charity with Jon Bon Jovi.
If you can believe it, he's a pretty good
ukulele player and even writes his own songs.
If this seems like a stretch for you, start with a simple instrument like
a ukulele and take just 20 minutes every day to practice and play.
The group, which released its fourth LP in 2014, is now a quartet, and Rudder primarily plays the guitar and
ukulele.
The store's
Ukulele Jam — now 12 years old — spawned the Durham
Ukulele Orchestra.
Blue Collar Millionaires «Kanile'a
Ukulele»: Joe and Kristen Souza's business, Kanile'a «
Ukulele, has become one of the leaders in the homemade
ukulele industry.
(His dad has been known to play a little
ukulele.)
Buffett was introduced with a video of him singing,
ukulele in hand, «I'd like to Teach the World to Sing» from Coke's classic hilltop commercials.
If only the same could be said for
your ukulele playing.
Tuning guitars, bases,
ukuleles, mandolins etc. etc. etc. is a pain, but these things clip to the headstock, are chromatic and thus very easy to read and use, are quite accurate, run on long - lasting batteries, and let you play around with tuning on the fly once you know the right pitches.
You can usually find me there on Sunday mornings reading the newspaper or playing
the ukulele.
The higher quality koa
ukuleles, meanwhile, cost between $ 800 and $ 1,200, but some versions can get even pricier.
Today, two decades later, the multimillion - dollar company is among the top three
ukulele distributors in Hawaii, says the couple on CNBC's «Blue Collar Millionaires.»
Kanile`a «
Ukulele is truly a husband - wife collaboration.
Then I got stuck in L.A. for a couple of days, and I didn't have a guitar to practice on, so I ended up buying
a ukulele, and now I just play ukulele all the time.
«In its purest form, true success is found by going with your passion,» Joe says on the episode, «and to me, it's just incredible that we're able to provide this wonderful instrument to the world, to be able to spread aloha through
ukulele.
Their handcrafted
ukuleles are made from koa trees, a plant indigenous to Hawaii, and because of the products» meticulous construction, the brand is widely considered the «Cadillac of
ukuleles,» Joe tells CNBC Make It.
Kanile`a «
Ukulele was born.
Ukulele making may sound kitschy, but «make no mistake,» says the show's host, «they put as much blood and sweat into their craft» as any other business.
He may be considered the most successful investor of the 20th century, but in his «spare» time Buffett likes to play
the ukulele.
Coco Palms Hui has planned since 2014 to set aside land at the resort for a community non-profit that will offer lessons in Hawaiian culture, including hula, lei making, Hawaiian language and
ukulele.
He enjoys creating ceramic art, photographing wildlife and ships and playing
his ukulele.
Warren's
ukulele skills have been seen on
Warren Buffett loves to play
the ukulele.
Though he is known to play Mele and Oscar Schmidt
ukuleles, Warren also owns one of two custom - built Dairy Queen ukes.
More than 65 years have passed since Warren first picked up
the ukulele.
If you only came here for
the ukulele, skip to the 2:59 minute mark.
There's a lizard involved, but
no ukulele:
(
Ukulele fits into a smaller bag.)
It's not just in the topics chosen (see me here blog - blathering about
the ukulele), but in the chatty voice, the supersized diction, and, most of all, the completion: A blog entry must, by its nature, gesture at thoughts it lacks the time, will, and form to develop.
They involve family and a few friends in a backyard and the entertainment is family members from young kids to tutus (grandmothers) getting up to dance the hula or join uncle who is playing
ukulele.
Even after returning borrowed books and
ukuleles to generous friends, I'm sitting amidst a pile of art project leftovers and bulk pantry remainders.
Mum's passion for playing
the Ukulele was borne at around the same time as her passion for cooking.
She is always occupied with one project or another, the latest being
her Ukulele band.
LAS VEGAS — Kumukahi
Ukulele & Hula Festival brings together acclaimed hālau and musicians from around the country for a celebration of music and dance honoring Hawaiian history and culture at Sam's Town Live!
The Kumukahi
Ukulele & Hula Festival serves as a vehicle for hālau and
ukulele musicians to share their talents and obtain true Aloha and Lōkahi (unity), while immortalizing the hula styles of their respective hula lineage.
Greg Montesano, who plays
the ukulele, once rewarded a good shot with an impromptu concert.
He hired Yo - Yo Ma to play his birthday party and handed
him a ukulele at the door.
The list of 16 song titles taped to the back of
his ukulele is his «lineup card.»
FAVORITE FOOD: Ice cream (mint chip preferred) PLAY TIME: When she is not playing softball (which leaves little time), Jordan enjoys play - ing the piano and
the ukulele.
They weren't exactly playing
ukuleles and washboards or anything — they were totally plugged - in and jamming to Katy Perry's «Firework» over and over.
Of course, some things have worked out better than others: the pram turned out to be a god - send, giving control over our crazy kids in busy train stations (but less handy going up and down subway stairs); the child - carrier allowed us to take the kids on a multi-day trek in New Zealand and
the ukulele has brought joy to neighboring rooms in hotels across Japan and Korea.
My son Truman, who actually plays the guitar, began asking the rest of us to join in on various instruments we had collected over the years (a harmonica,
a ukulele, a drum box and a tambourine) and it turned into some of the best spontaneous fun around.
Harry LaCoste is a performer, teacher, and
ukulele rockstar.
She loves playing the piano, violin,
ukulele, and guitar.
When I'm not having fun with my Kesem Krew, I like to play
my ukulele, act with my theatre company on campus, and tell as many corny dad jokes as possible.
Mr. Dave Music offers small group lessons on everything from
ukulele and guitar to drums, keyboard and vocals.
As a child growing up in Arlington Heights, Mr. Lyons watched his father play
the ukulele and was inspired to learn guitar.