-- You would be hard-pressed to find a more jovial group of people than the members of the Cleveland Jumping Flea, a ukulele (pronounced OOK-AH-LAY-LAY) club that meets regularly at the Parma-Ridge ...

The ukulele is a dangerous instrument. A little bit of uke, applied by discerning musicians, can be a good thing. Too much of the four-stringed, beach baby guitar, though, can drown a listener so ...

Think the ukulele is just a cheap, plastic toy to be played under a palm tree? One listen to Jake Shimabukuro and you’ll change your mind. The Hawaiian-born ukulele virtuoso strums and plucks a ...

DOVER — They did not break the New Hampshire Ukulele Strum record for the most ukuleles strumming on a stage at one time on Saturday but everyone had a great time for a great cause. “How many ukulele ...

Salisbury, England (CBS News) -- When you hear the word "ukelele", you probably think Hawaii or Tiny Tim. Well, England has a whole orchestra of them. It's not quite like any orchestra you may have ...

DORTMUND, Germany — At 5:30 p.m. backstage at a concert hall here a few weeks ago, a security guard delivers a small brown bag from a chocolate shop in Paris. Devouring the contents is not a folk-rock ...

BYU's Ukulele Club is using ukuleles to take a unique spin on favorite hymns with help from ukulele composer Randy Rubio. With only four strings and simple chords, the ukulele is one of the easiest ...

Jake Shimabukuro has a number of famous fans: Yo-Yo Ma, Queen Elizabeth, and Olivia Harrison, wife of the late Beatle George Harrison. All are openly fond of the ukulele virtuoso, who is coming to the ...

Bill Bonin picked up the ukulele at age 14, and hasn’t put it down since. Today he’s 76, and his passion for playing the instrument, which is a member of the guitar family, hasn’t waned. In fact, he ...

Jake Shimabukuro is a soft-spoken, particularly polite 31-year-old Hawaiian who turns into Eddie Van Halen when he's holding a ukulele. There isn't a "Ukulele Hero'' video game. Any game that could ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — We’re just a few days away from the first serve of Hawaii’s premier pickleball tournament in the Hawaii Pacific Health ESPN Honolulu Open. Fun-filled weekend coming with Hawaii’s ...