UkeStuff Podcast

Earlier in 2024, host Chris Russell was asked some questions about ukulele education, and he chose to record those thoughts in a longer format rather than to attempt to respond on YouTube.

He has …

Melanie Doane is quietly one of the most influential people in the world of the ukulele. Daughter of J. Chalmers Doane (the educator who introduced a systematic ukulele program that spread throughou…

In this episode, host Chris Russell visits with music educator and YouTube creator, David Gray. David is a primary music educator in the United Kingdom who has been creating wonderful resources on Y…

Host Chris Russell has the opportunity to visit with Aaron and Nicole Keim from The Quiet American (their performing group) and Beansprout Musical Instruments (Their instrument company).

Aaron and…

In this podcast, host Chris Russell visits with Mike McQueen, the owner of The Uke Republic in Austell, Georgia (a suburb of Atlanta).

The discussion covers a wide range of topics, including the h…

In this episode of the UkeStuff Podcast, we visit with Pete McCarty, the world’s greatest ukulele song leader. Pete lives in Memphis, Tennessee, and helped to found the Memphis Ukulele Flash Mob.

In this episode of the UkeStuff Podcast, host Chris Russell visits with Daniel Ho for the second of two podcasts, and the focus is more on education topics.

Daniel is an ‘ukulele virtuoso, slack k…

In this episode of the UkeStuff Podcast, host Chris Russell visits with Daniel Ho for the first of two podcasts.

Daniel is an ‘ukulele virtuoso, slack key guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, compos…

Today was a day where I ended up discussing left handed ukulele playing as a teacher twice. First, at the Georgia Music Educators Association, and the later on Facebook.

So I am clear, I allow …

In this episode of the UkeStuff Podcast, host Chris Russell visits with one of the main catalysts for the current “Third Wave” of the ukulele, Jim Beloff. Jim has created 36 music books, three other…

In this episode of the UkeStuff Podcast, host Chris Russell visits with one of the main catalysts for the current “Third Wave” of the ukulele, Jim Beloff. Jim has created 36 music books, three other…

In this episode of the UkeStuff Podcast, host Chris Russell visits with ukulele teacher and player Uncle Rod Higuchi. Rod was originally from Hawaii before coming to the mainland United States for c…

In this episode of the UkeStuff Podcast, host Chris Russell visits with ukulele teacher and player Uncle Rod Higuchi. Rod was originally from Hawaii before coming to the mainland United States for c…

In this episode of the UkeStuff Podcast, Chris Russell visits with Spencer Gay, creator of the resources at ukeeducation.org.

The episode discusses Spencer’s journey to the ukulele, his experience wi…

In this episode, Chris Russell (host) interviews Matt Cantlon from Aloha City Ukes, a ukulele specialist store located in the Chicago Area.

You can find Aloha City Ukes at: http://www.alohacityukes.co…

In edition of the UkeStuff Podcast, host Chris Russell discusses a wide range of topics while stringing up a 3D Printed Ukulele for the first time.

The index of topics is:

00:00 Introduction
00:4…

After 11 months, 1000 subscribers, and 4000 total view hours, my ukulele channel was finally able to be monetized. This is a summary of how things went that first month–which gives you a great p…

In this episode of the UkeStuff Podcast, Chris Russell (host) visits with five of the creators of ukulele play along videos: Kris Gilbert, Andy Ramos, Daniel Simmons, Wesley Stevenson, and Rachel…

In this episode of the UkeStuff Podcast, Chris Russell (host) discusses a number of things including why it has been a while since a podcast was published, different ways to market a channel or websi…

Episode 23 of the UkeStuff Podcast

In this podcast (video and audio available) I discuss the ukulele-related items that I received this Christmas.

Video created (and audio exported) on the iPad…