Tiger Music sent me two ukuleles as review samples and giveaway items. As some of you may know, my very first ukulele is from Tiger and I still like it very much. So I was interested to see how their products compare now a couple of years later and how their solid wood ukulele plays.Continue reading “Ukulele Intro – Tiger Soprano UKE 14”
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Nikky.and.UkeFrank
Everyone in the German and many in the international ukulele scene know UkeFrank by now. He is a welcomed guest at many ukulele festivals and a regular at Open Mics. I’ve know him through Facebook for a while now and at Austrian Ukulele Festival in May we finally met in person.
Ruhrkulele 2019
From 22.11-24.11.2019 the second Ruhrkulele Festival took place in Essen, Germany. Since everyone was raving about last years festival I knew that this was the place to be and booked my tickets as soon as they went on sale.
And the winner is…
Thank you all for participating in my recent giveaway sponsored by Spot on Ukes. A random number generator decided the winner from all the 149 entries…
Ukulele Expectations vs. Reality: It’s magical
Here’s another blog from my little series on Ukulele Expectations vs. Reality. I feel like there’s quite some misconceptions out there about the ukulele so I wanted to share my point of view on these topics.Today: It’s magical.
Giveaway: Spot On Ukes Soprano Ukulele
(SPONSORED BY HRICANE UKULELE, WERBUNG) It’s my birthday (yeah, me) and I want to celebrate by doing another giveaway. This time I’ve teamed up with Spot on Ukes and you have the chance to win this beautiful soprano ukulele made of bamboo. This ukulele is perfect for beginners, as it offers a color coded systemContinue reading “Giveaway: Spot On Ukes Soprano Ukulele”
Open Mics @BerlinUkuleleFestival
You’ve probably read my blog about this years Berliner Ukulele Festival. There were lots of opportunities to play open mics and since I was too chicken to play last time I was here, I wanted to make up for it this year.
Ukulele Expectations vs. Reality: It will be easy
I want to do a little series on Ukulele Expectations vs. Reality. I feel like there’s quite some misconceptions out there about this instrument – and I totally bought into some of them.First up: It will be easy.
Berliner Ukulele Festival 2019
From 25th to 27th of October it was time again for Berlin Ukulele Festival at UFA Fabrik. I had a great time last year so I didn’t want to miss it. I even came a day earlier than last year and stayed until Monday to make sure, that I could enjoy the whole festival.
Ukulele Retreat – a neverending encounter with the Fraud Police
I spent the first weekend of October in a lovely ukulele retreat in Lower Austria. It was organized by my ukulele friends Manuela and Markus (who also joined me at UFO Festival). They opened up their beautiful home and hosted a fun weekend.