Coming Soon: Our Online 'Ukulele School!

Sarah and I are thrilled to announce our partnership with ArtistWorks to create an online 'ukulele school. What makes ArtistWorks different than other online schools is the Video Exchange Program. Once you've gone through lessons, you can record a video of yourself, upload it to us, and WE will answer you in a video response. It combines the best parts of an online structured curriculum and the individual attention and care from private lessons. Best of all, anyone enrolled in the school can see all of the other students' video exchanges as well!

We've been working on this for well over a year now and it is almost time for the school to be in session. If you'd like to learn more about our upcoming 'Ukulele School, please click on the link below and sign up. You'll get news and discounts on our school.  We anticipate it being up and running by late March/early April. Don't miss out on the pre-sales! 

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I've been behind on updating the blog as we were extremely busy gearing up for this launch. Last month we were in Napa, at ArtistWorks head quarters, recording 9 hours a day, 6 days in a row. It was a pretty intense process, but we learned so much from it. A huge thank you to the Artistworks crew! They were amazing to work with and made filming as easy as possible. We can't wait to get to work again!

Some behind the scenes photos:

Merry Christmas!!!

I'll have to write about the amazing Uke Cruise to the Caribbean once we get home after Christmas but in the meantime, Sarah and I wanted to thank everyone for such an incredible year. We got to meet some of the funniest, unique, inspiring and warm people from all over the world as well as see many friends we have made along the way. We hope this video helps convey how truly appreciative we are for your support. Merry Christmas! 

Much love and aloha,

Craig & Sarah

Festivals, Weddings and New 'Ukuleles!

Wow what a whirlwind this year has been! After the Bend 'Ukulele University, Sarah and I popped over in Oakridge for their new and improved festival! We got to see some familiar faces and new ones. I was very happy to finally spend some time with Neal Chin who is now based in Eugene, Oregon. A really great guy and fantastic player. This is my second time in Oakridge and with the new leadership, there are many great things that have been improved upon! Looking forward to watching this one grow!

After Oregon, Sarah and I jetted off to the East where we stopped by the great Steel City 'Ukuleles in Pittsburgh! They have such a fun and active group, we can't wait to be back! Then we headed to Reston to revisit the Northern Virginia 'Ukulele Society. We really excited to see where this group goes. They are starting to perform out a lot more and many are really wanting to push themselves musically. Many great singers as well! 

We then headed up to Rhode Island for a intimate workshop/concert and it was gorgeous! It was our first time in the area and we wish we had a few days off just to explore... next time for sure!

We capped off the tour with the New Jersey 'Ukulele Festival. What a fun event! We joined Lil' Rev, Jim and Liz Beloff, Steve Boisen and Christine DeLeon for an incredibly fun weekend that was packed full of workshops and concerts. There were many attendees who were so thirsty for more 'ukulele instruction and we can't wait to get back to teach more! It had a great turnout and we are certain this festival will be another great festival to keep an eye on as they expand and grow! 

Photos from the East Coast Trip can be found here: East Coast Tour Photos

As soon as our tour ended we headed to Hawai'i where ... we got married! With storms surrounding the islands, it was humid and rainy all week before the wedding. But during the actual wedding, not one drop fell from the sky! It was incredible. Very hot and humid but it beat being rained out! We were honored to some of our favorite musicians in the whole world join us such as Bryan Tolentino, Chris Kamaka, Halehaku Saebury, Herb Ohta Jr, Del Beazley, Kalei Gamiao, Benny Chong, Byron Yasui... thank you for making it such a memorable moment for Sarah and I! Sarah and I were also surprised with our new custom Kanile'a 'Ukuleles!!! I have some photos and our first video of them below. They were created specifically for the new sound that Sarah and I have... we hope you enjoy them as much as we do! 

Thank you to Ukulele Magazine for the wonderful wedding wishes! 

Up next is Tunes in the Dunes this weekend then the Los Angeles International 'Ukulele Festival the following weekend! 

Bend ‘Ukulele University 2015!

Sarah and I had an incredible time in Bend! Such a thriving uke community. We came bearing gifts from Kanile‘a ‘Ukuleles including a gorgeous Super Soprano and beautiful Islander (by Kanile‘a) ukes for the Ukes for Youth program in Bend. Below are some of my favorite photos, the whole gallery can be found here: Bend ‘Ukulele University Photos.  

There was a ton of jamming between workshops and the two concert nights were fabulous! The weather was perfect as well :) Thank you to the Bend ‘Ukulele Group (BUGS!) for having us and all of the amazing attendees and sponsors. We can't wait to be back! More info about the Bend festival here: Bend ‘Ukulele University