The Live Ukulele Podcast
Join Brad Bordessa, a professional ukulele teacher and performer, for insightful deep-dives, interviews, and fun on The Live ʻUkulele Podcast! In these episodes you'll explore important uke lessons, hear first-hand stories from the Hawaiʻi music scene, and get to know some of the biggest names in the ukulele community.
With a background in Hawaiian music, Brad approaches the ukulele from the intuitive side. Through tips and tricks to improve your mentality surrounding music and the philosophy of the ukulele, he provides encouragement and permission to explore this four-stringed instrument in an organic way that works best for you.
Guests from Hawaiʻi and abroad join in to share heartfelt and insightful off-the-cuff conversations on a huge range of topics.
Tune in every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month for a new episode and be sure to subscribe.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 113
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
TLUP: After Hours #1 - LIVE Practice and Talk Story
A chill bonus episode recorded in one take. Just hanging out talking story and practicing without the normal structure of the podcast.
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Tips For Becoming a Better Ukulele Player
Ways to improve your uke playing faster and make better use of your time practicing. These are tips I wish someone had shared with me early on in my ukulele playing career.
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Jeff Peterson Interview - Ukulele Phrasing and Technique Lesson
Jeff brings his expertise to the podcast for a mini lesson on fingering technique, dynamics, tone, and more.
Watch a video of Jeff's examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsjBHYg5Z98
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Joel Blechinger Interview - Strings and Setup
A detailed conversation about creating an ukulele string company and the most important parts of a setup from one of the industry's best uke techs.
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Going Beyond the Song: Stories and Background
The importance of learning the history and lineage of the songs you play on the ukulele. By knowing the backgrounds and stories you'll be more connected to the music you play.
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Max Angel Interview - Hawaiian Language & Lifestyle
How Hawaiian ukulele musicians find relevance in the beauty around them. Also a crash course on pronouncing Hawaiian words.
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Mentoring Ukulele Students
The benefits of mentoring for ukulele students and tips for how to becomes an every day mentor to uplift others.
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How to Learn a Song on Ukulele: My Process
A guided tour of how I work my way through learning a new song on ukulele. Tips for memorizing chords, Hawaiian lyrics, and how to create your own style.
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6 Ways to Get Yourself Out of a Learning Rut
How to refresh your ukulele playing and find inspiration when you're feeling stale. In this episode I explore several on- and off-instrument ideas to help jumpstart your interest in music.
Isaac Wang Interview - The Origins of Live ʻUkulele
Interview with Live ʻUkulele's co-creator! Isaac shares some stories about our early days in music along with some great tips from a slack key guitar background.
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Tools to Help You Learn Ukulele Easier
An exploration of some recommendations for tools and assets that will help your ukulele study and make it more efficient.
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John Nash Interview - Finding a Voice As an Artist and Teacher
Innovative ukulele player and JHUI-certified instructor, John Nash, sits down with me to talk about teaching, playing with banjos, artistry, and the ukulele's limitations.
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Low-G VS High-g Tuning Comparison
Exploring the differences between two common stringing styles and learn about what the pros and cons are of linear and re-entrant ukulele tuning. In this episode I provide some background and practic…
Getting a Better Plugged-In Sound
Tips and tricks for EQing an ukulele to sound better and how to understand different types of pickups and their implications.
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Tobias Elof Interview - Playing Uke in Denmark
My fun and interesting chat with one of Europe's best ukulele players, Tobias Elof.
Tobias's website: https://tobiaselof.com/
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Learning From One's Self - Critiquing My Own Ukulele Playing
Join me for a walk down memory lane as I listen back to some of my past performances and discuss what I would change and what I liked. Self-critiquing your own playing is a valuable tool for improvin…
Dominator - The Art of Transcribing Ukulele Tabs
Ukulele tabs are common these days, but not many folks give much thought to how they're made. In this episode I sit down with Dominator, a pioneer in the field of high-quality ukulele transcriptions …
The Journey of Learning Ukulele
How we all learn is as unique as how we all sound when we play the ukulele. In this episode I talk story with my friends Pam Mandel and Higgs about some of their biggest learning moments when studyin…
Uke Building Magic with Brad Donaldson
Mind-blowing luthier revelations with master craftsman, Brad Donaldson.
Brad's site: https://donaldsonukuleles.wordpress.com/
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Performing With the Ukulele: Tips and Tricks
This episode journeys through some of the things you can practice to improve your stage presence. Brad share some personal stories and tips and tricks that will help make your ukulele performance mor…