Ukulele Tales returns for season 3 with a very special LIVE episode.

Recorded at the recent Allegheny Ukulele Soiree in Altoona, PA, our special guest is the amazing MIM from Mim's Ukes!

We chat about everything from how she got her start in the ukulele world, where her name comes from, embarrassing herself in front of celebrities at NaMM, combining Dungeons and Dragons with MCing ukulele nights...

PLUS, she addresses THAT video to address THE SET-UP CONTROVERSY.

And much, much more!

If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com

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Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!

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Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!

LINKS:

Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.

Mim:

Mim's Shop: https://mimsukes.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mimsukes/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mimsukesstore

Ukulele Tales:

Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.com

Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTales

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher

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This week I chat with musician, friend, and former neighbour: the beautiful Tom Goss!

We had a lot of catching up to do, and cover a lot of ground, including:

His New Album - “Remember What It Feels Like”

Emerging from the pandemic and how that effected his creativity

Traveling the world as a musician

Using humour to move beyond fear

Fake people in L.A.

Why straight people have kids

Staying positive

How his song BEARS helped people to discover who they were

The light and the dark of Tom's music

Which artists have inspired Tom

The idea of exponential goodness

The hustle of an independent artist

Seminary

Building lasting relationships with his fans

Working with the homeless

And much, much more!

If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com

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Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!

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Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!

LINKS:

Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.

Tom Goss:

Website: https://www.tomgossmusic.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomgossmusic

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomgossmusic

Ukulele Tales:

Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.com

Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTales

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher

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This week I chat with the awesome British musician, Marc Gallagher about:

• Memorising songs easily - he has over 700 learnt off by heart!
• His numerous collabs
• Perfect Pitch - how he found out he had it, how he puts it to good use, and why it's a blessing and a curse
• How many different instruments he plays
• Attending GNUF as a teenage sound engineer and stealing the show at an open mic set
• Being proud to be an openly bi musician, and how that effects his music
• Minorities in the ukulele world, and trying to eradicate hate speech in music
• Receiving negativity for being open about his sexuality
• Starting the ukulele at 11 to learn the Crazy Frog theme!
• Why he’d rather play Led Zeppelin than George Formby
• Writing and recording his own music - and his nightmare debut performance at a school talent show

And much, much more!

If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com

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Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!

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Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!

LINKS:

Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.

Marc Gallagher:

Website: https://www.marcgallaghermusic.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcgallaghermusic

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcgallaghermusic

Ukulele Tales:

Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.com

Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTales

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher

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This week I'm speaking to half of one of the top up-and-coming acts on the UK ukulele scene: Uke Dad!

If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com

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Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!

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Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!

LINKS:

Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.

Uke Dad:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UkeDad

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uke.dad/

Ukulele Tales:

Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.com

Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTales

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher

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This week we're talking to the UKE HEADS, the ukulele enthusiasts just like you and me who actually played on the new James Hill album of the same name!

We discuss:

• What the Uke Heads project is
• How did people hear about it?
• Difficulties of recording at home
• The Uke Heads community and what it’s meant to everyone
• What it means to play on a James Hill album
• NFTs
• Celebrating the release of the album
• Will the Uke Heads community work together again?
• What's next!

We also get to know a bit about the personal life of the Uke Heads - like how long they've been playing and what drew them to the ukulele!

And lots, lots more.

If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com

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Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!

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Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!

LINKS:

Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.

James Hill:

Official Website: https://www.jameshillmusic.com/

Uke Heads: https://www.ukeheads.com/

Uketropolis: https://www.uketropolis.com/

Ukulele Tales:

Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.com

Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTales

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher

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This week I'm speaking to Marlowe!

We discuss:

• Getting over her childhood fear of singing in public
• Wanting to get your music just right before releasing it
• Collabing and working with others including Brittni Paiva
• Growing up in a musical family
• How long it took her to fall in love with the ukulele (and why it wasn’t straight away!)
• Who her ukulele influences and idols were
• Some amazing stories about Jake Shimabukuro and what a great guy he is!
• What made her decide to write and record her own music
• Winning a major award for her debut album
• Traveling to Australia
• Why she had to move to L.A. to make it big in music
• Her use of effects pedals

And lots, lots more.

If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com

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Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!

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Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!

LINKS:

Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.

Marlowe:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marloweoffic/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marlowe.offic/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@marloweoffic

Ukulele Tales:

Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.com

Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTales

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher

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Merry Christmas! This week I'm chatting with James Hill and Anne Janelle about their terrific new festive album, The Midnight Clear.

We also discuss:

• What it's like to write and record an album with your significant other
• The importance of Christmas music in today's increasingly fragmented society
• The lengthy incubation period for so many creative projects
• Has 2023 been a good year for them
• Plans for 2024
• Christmas traditions
• Touring with a full orchestra
• Balancing the ukulele against an orchestra - how?!

And lots, lots more.

If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com

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Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!

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Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info and bonus material!

LINKS:

Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.

James Hill:

Official Website: https://www.jameshillmusic.com/

Uke Heads: https://www.ukeheads.com/

Uketropolis: https://www.uketropolis.com/

Anne Janelle:

Official Website: https://www.annejanelle.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annejanellecello

Ukulele Tales:

Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.com

Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTales

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher

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Ukulele Tales has been nominated for Best Ukulele Podcast in the 2023 Anarchy In The Ukulele Awards! VOTE HERE!

Today I'm chatting with Sammy Turton, aka 4stringboy about all sorts of things including:

• Writing and recording his first album, Vejr (meaning "Weather")
• How he and his wife ended up living in Copenhagen thanks to Brexit
• Performing live versus performing to a backing track
• The origins of Fingerstyle Fursday
• The importance of learning music theory
• Why he resisted joining Instagram for a long time
• Why he makes his own thumb picks
• Harmonics (aka 'Sparkles') explained!
• The three biggest influences on his playing style
• Collabing with other big stars of the ukulele world
• Why he’s called 4stringboy... and it’s NOT because of the ukulele!
• PRINGLES

If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com

Support the show and get bonus content! www.Patreon.com/UkeTeacher

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Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!

LINKS:

Kala Brand Music: https://kalabrand.com/uketeacher for a 10% discount on any Kala products.

Sammy '4stringboy' Turton

Official Website: https://www.4stringboy.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4stringboy/

Ukulele Tales:

Website: http://www.UkuleleTales.com

Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/UkuleleTales

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher

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