OokTown - The Ukulele Podcast

Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Andy Andrews, EP Davis, Doug Brown

This show is all about Ukulele Clubs, and we go in-depth about how the Santa Cruz Ukulele Club started, tips on starting and running a Club, how big should a Club be, and more.

Become a Patron of the Ukulele by supporting our Podcast! Visit www.patreon.com/ooktown

If you have feedback or questions, please drop me a line at [email protected]. You can also follow me on the Twitter @ColoradoUkulele.

Andy Andrews’ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/andyinhawaii

EP Davis’ website: http://hanaleiep.com/

Denver Ukulele Community website: http://www.den-uke.com/

Recorded September 28, 2014.

Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Gerald Ross, Doug Brown

Introducing a new feature on the show called “Tech Talk,” and this episode we talk about the Blues, and boy do we have some great stuff for you try out and think about. Plus the importance of knowing key changes, learning riffs, playing rhythm ukulele as part of the band, and more.

Become a Patron of the Ukulele by supporting our Podcast! Visit www.patreon.com/ooktown

If you have feedback or questions, please drop me a line at [email protected]. You can also follow me on the Twitter @ColoradoUkulele.

Gerald Ross’ website: http://geraldross.com/

EP Davis’ website: http://hanaleiep.com/

Recorded August 17, 2014.

Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Gerald Ross, Doug Brown

I give shout-outs to Lisa Weldy, Walter Bates, and a listener who wrote in but my email to him bounced, talk about the Reno Uke Festival, improvising on the ukulele, James Hill’s new endeavor, and much more.

Become a Patron of the Ukulele by supporting our Podcast! Visit www.patreon.com/ooktown

If you have feedback or questions, please drop me a line at [email protected]. You can also follow me on the Twitter @ColoradoUkulele.

Gerald Ross’ website: http://geraldross.com/

Doug Brown and the Denver Ukulele Community website: http://den-uke.com/

Recorded July 20, 2014.

Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Star Belle trio, Aldrine Guerrero, Doug Brown, Chris Kennison

It’s a special edition of the OokTown Podcast recorded LIVE at the Denver Ukulele Festival 2014. And, oh no! We talk about the ukulele as state instrument, but only because DOUG brought it up; where do we see ukulele festivals going; ukulele festivals overseas; ukuleles in the classroom; and much more!

Become a Patron of the Ukulele by supporting our Podcast! Visit www.patreon.com/ooktown

Recorded June 7, 2014.

Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Danielle “Ate The Sandwich” Anderson, Gerald Ross, EP Davis, Chris Kennison

It’s the “Re-visited” Podcast where we talk about the art of songwriting (again), the ukulele as State Instrument (again), crowd-funding (again), finding your crowd and creating a fan base, and more.

Links for Danielle Ate The Sandwich:

http://danielleatethesandwich.com/

https://www.facebook.com/DanielleAtetheSandwich

http://www.patreon.com/danielleatethesandwich

Links for Gerald Ross:

http://geraldross.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Q4w8SfjgU

Link for EP Davis:

http://hanaleiep.com/Hanaleiep/EP_Davis.html

Links for Chris Kennison:

http://steelguitarwizard.com/

http://hsga.org/

Recorded May 28, 2014.

Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Molly Lewis

Special guest co-host Molly Lewis, winner of the 2007 Ukulele Video of the Year, joins me to talk about all kinds of tips and approaches to songwriting on the ukulele, why the Geek shall inherit the earth, the almost big controversy of the Ukulele as the state instrument of Hawaii, and much more.

Links for Molly Lewis:

mollylewis.bandcamp.com

mollylewis.fanbridge.com

patreon.com/molly

PLUS: MUSIC ROBOTS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlqe1DXnJKQ

Recorded April 27, 2014.

Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Aldrine Guerrero, Gerald Ross, EP Davis, and Doug Brown.

Selecting the right ukulele size; how to adapt songs to the ukulele; using loops and pre-recorded music at live shows; what happened at this year’s NAMM show; and much more.

Support our OokTown Podcast by becoming a Patron of the show! Visit www.patreon.com/ooktown

Aldrine Guerrero and the Ukulele Underground’s website is at http://ukuleleunderground.com/

Gerald Ross’s website is at www.geraldross.com

EP Davis’ website is at www.hanaleiep.com

Doug Brown and the Denver Ukulele Community website is at www.den-uke.com

Recorded March 2, 2014.

Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Phil Doleman, EP Davis, Doug Brown.

The ukulele in Great Britain; finger-style playing; the “third wave” of the ukulele and why it works so well on YouTube; upcoming ukulele festivals; and much more!

Support our OokTown Podcast by becoming a Patron of the show! Visit www.patreon.com/ooktown

Phil Doleman’s website is at www.phildoleman.co.uk

EP Davis’ website is at www.hanaleiep.com

Doug Brown and the Denver Ukulele Community website is at www.den-uke.com

Recorded February 9, 2014.

Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown, EP Davis, and Gerald Ross.

It’s our first podcast of 2014! We talk about the Patron crowd-funding model; what makes someone a great music teacher; who uses a strap to hold your ukulele and when is it appropriate; and much more.

Support our OokTown Podcast by becoming a Patron of the show! Visit www.patreon.com/ooktown

EP's website is at http://hanaleiep.com/

Geral Ross' website is at http://geraldross.com/

Doug Brown and The Denver Ukulele Community website is at http://den-uke.com/

Recorded January 26, 2014.

Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Jeff Jaros, Doug Brown, EP Davis, Chris Kennison, and Gerald Ross.

Our Christmas Wishlists, the Ukulele Year in Review, selecting an ukulele, and much more!

Support our OokTown Podcast by becoming a Patron of the show! Visit www.patreon.com/ooktown

Denver Folklore Center website is at http://www.denverfolklore.com/

EP's website is at http://hanaleiep.com/

Geral Ross' website is at http://geraldross.com/

Chris Kennison's gig at the Arizona Opry is at http://www.azopry.com/

Doug Brown and The Denver Ukulele Community website is at http://den-uke.com/

Recorded December 15, 2013.