Hawaiʻi's premiere ukulele power duo tell all! From integrating into the Hawaiian uke scene to fundraising for Maui to the DIY ukulele artist experience.

- Craigh and Sarah's website: https://www.craigandsarah.com/
- Four Strings at a Time: https://fourstringsatatime.org/

- Music & Meals for Maui Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGHFq-CE2JI
- Kākoʻo Maui Fund: https://www.hawaiiancouncil.org/helpmaui/kakoomauifund/
- Maui Food Bank: https://mauifoodbank.org/

- Jason Jerome/Lahaina Music: http://www.lahainamusicmaui.com/
- Raiatea Helm: https://www.raiateahelm.com/
- Carly G: https://karliegoya.com/
- Kalaʻe Camarillo: https://www.kalaecamarillo.com/
- Jiggy: https://jiggywithviggy.com/en-usd/
- Honoka: https://www.honokamusic.com/
- Anthony Pfluke: https://www.facebook.com/anthonypfluke/
- Kalei Gamiao: https://www.youtube.com/user/KaleiGamiao
- Corey Fujimoto: https://www.theukulelereview.com/2017/09/05/corey-fujimoto/
- Mike DeSilva: http://www.ukemaker.com/ukemaker.php
- Cairns Ukulele Festival: https://cairnsukulelefestival.net/
- NAMM show: https://www.namm.org/
- Hawaiʻi Island Ukulele Retreat: https://hawaiiislandukuleleretreat.com/
- Artistworks: https://artistworks.com/online-music-certificate/ukulele
- Christmas Island holiday album: https://www.craigandsarah.com/store/p/2lvs3g4eg1dkg8ya8ecccjwd37pf2d
- Ukulele Retreat: https://www.craigandsarah.com/calendar/craig-sarahs-ukulele-retreat-hawaii

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- Hosted, produced, edited, and mixed by Brad Bordessa
- Theme music by Brad Bordessa: "Fallout," "Eat You," and "Sister's Got a Gun" available on https://bradbordessa.bandcamp.com/

How to adapt material for any stage of your learning and use it for more purposes.

- Ukulele Chord Shapes print version: https://liveukulele.com/store/ukulele-chord-shapes/print/
- The Ukulele Way: https://www.uketropolis.com/theukuleleway
- "Kawika" by The Sunday Manoa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obd87eTV1CA
- The Groove Workshop by Victor Wooten (now available as a digital stream): https://hudsonmusic.com/product/groove-workshop/
- My newsletter: https://liveukulele.com/signup/
- Live Ukulele store: https://liveukulele.com/store/

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- Theme music by Brad Bordessa: "Fallout," "Eat You," and "Sister's Got a Gun" available on https://bradbordessa.bandcamp.com/

Amongst the greatest virtuoso ukulele players from Hawaiʻi is Hilo's own, Brittni Paiva. We talk about crazy practice hours, the new-age uke scene, music production, hearing your own songs on the stereo, and new original music.

Episode resources:
- Brittni's website: https://brittnipaiva.com/
- Brittni's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iambrittnipaiva/
- Brittni's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brittnipaivamusic
- Brittni's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iambrittnipaiva
- New song "Heartbeat Melody": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYvuVn1pLog
- Marlowe: http://www.marlowe-official.com/
- Anastasia: https://www.youtube.com/c/anathebandah
- Brittni's new Kanile'a ukulele: https://www.kanileaukulele.com/featured_item/brittni-paiva/

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CREDITS
- Hosted, produced, edited, and mixed by Brad Bordessa
- Theme music by Brad Bordessa: "Fallout," "Eat You," and "Sister's Got a Gun" available on https://bradbordessa.bandcamp.com/

Check out the new songbook here: https://liveukulele.com/store/single-string-songbook/

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A look ahead to upcoming projects, general talk story debrief, a song, and closing thoughts.

- ʻUkulele Chord Shapes print edition: https://liveukulele.com/store/ukulele-chord-shapes/print/
- One-on-one uke lessons with Brad: https://liveukulele.com/store/one-on-one-lessons/
- A Legacy of Hawaiian Song & String by Raiatea Helm: https://www.kcpstrings.com/a-legacy-of-hawaiian-song-string
- Maui Ola fire relief donation hub: https://www.mauiola.org/

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- Theme music by Brad Bordessa: "Fallout," "Eat You," and "Sister's Got a Gun" available on https://bradbordessa.bandcamp.com/

A conversation with Grammy-winning compilation contributor, Keoki Kahumoku, about the school of hard knocks, teaching, and bringing joy to folks with Hawaiian music.

Keoki is the founder of the Center For Hawaiian Music Studies and perpetuated the teaching of Hawaiian music for many years at the Kahumoku ʻOhana Music & Lifestyle Workshop. He's a farmer, pig hunter, teacher, and musician with a feel for authentic Hawaiian music that is second to none.

Resources:
- Left Hand Technique course sample lesson: https://liveukulele.com/store/left-hand-technique-video-course/
- Keoki's music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/keoki-kahumoku/11794688
- George Kahumoku (Keoki's dad): https://kahumoku.com/
- First two albums with Herb Ohta, Jr.: https://roysakuma.net/store/artists/keoki-kahumoku.htm
- Moses Kahumoku (Keoki's uncle): https://www.dancingcat.com/moses-kahumoku

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- Theme music by Brad Bordessa: "Fallout," "Eat You," and "Sister's Got a Gun" available on https://bradbordessa.bandcamp.com/

Tone is one of the most overlooked aspects of playing ukulele. Good tone makes everything you play sound amazing. Bad tone, well...  In this episode I share about how to improve your ukulele sound with some actionable tips. Finger placement, angles, dangles, and more!

!!! This episode is brought to you by my Groove Ukulele ebook - a complete guide to strumming in time and creating your own strumming patterns: https://liveukulele.com/store/groove-ukulele/ !!!

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In this episode I explore the importance and characteristics of playing with good tone, how to get good tone, who has good tone, how it's different from timbre, and other thoughts.

Resources:

- Groove Ukulele: https://liveukulele.com/store/groove-ukulele/
- Kingside (my rock band): https://kingside808.com/
- Maui Ola benefit concert replay on Kahilu.tv: https://www.kahilu.tv/featured-category/videos/maui-ola-a-benefit-concert-for-maui
- Kuʻu Kūlaiwi by Keanaliʻiomanae Bertlemann: https://music.apple.com/us/album/kuu-kulaiwi/1653106223
- Tobias's Byen Sover album: https://soundcloud.com/elofwamberg-music
- "Kawika" by Sunday Manoa (Peter Moon): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SSYkWViftg

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CREDITS
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- Theme music by Brad Bordessa: "Fallout," "Eat You," and "Sister's Got a Gun" available on https://bradbordessa.bandcamp.com/

This week is the launch of my new ebook, Groove Ukulele. It's all about strumming. Get 20% the new ebook until August 26th at midnight HST! https://liveukulele.com/store/groove-ukulele/

In this episode I talk about the foundational concepts that most people miss when learning to strum.

Resources:
- Strumming Foundations crash course: https://liveukulele.com/store/groove-ukulele/workshop-1/
- Groove Ukulele ebook: https://liveukulele.com/store/groove-ukulele/

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CREDITS
- Hosted, produced, edited, and mixed by Brad Bordessa
- Theme music by Brad Bordessa: "Fallout," "Eat You," and "Sister's Got a Gun" available on https://bradbordessa.bandcamp.com/

A student requested I explore coming to the uke from another instrument vs. starting your musical journey on the ukulele. Here are some of my thoughts.

Resources:
- Uncle George's workshop: https://kahumoku.com/workshops/
- JHUI: https://www.uketropolis.com/jhui

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CREDITS
- Hosted, produced, edited, and mixed by Brad Bordessa
- Theme music by Brad Bordessa: "Fallout," "Eat You," and "Sister's Got a Gun" available on https://bradbordessa.bandcamp.com/