Ooktown - The Ukulele Podcast

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Were a talk show devoted to the Happiest Instrument on Earth: the ukulele! Come join us for insightful conversations about the ukulele, lots of laughter, and much more!

Episodios

  • Ep. 92: Hi, Kermit!

    24/08/2020 Duración: 01h20min

    Guests: Stephanie Epstein, Heidi Swedberg Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown We’re taking a break from the Pandemic to talk about ukuleles and music therapy. And I guess we said their name three times on the show, because we have Stephanie Epstein, president of the Ukulele Kids Club charity. And and also joining us is regular guest Heidi Swedberg, performer extraordinaire. And did you know that Kermit is the secret name of Heidi’s wrist cast? Come along and learn all about the healing power of the ukulele… on the OokTown Podcast. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Make a donation: https://donorbox.org/info-ooktown-com-ooktown-podcast-donations Links • Hawaii Five-O: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O • Ukulele Kids Club Inc.: https://theukc.org/ • Ukulele Kids Club YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK_odLYQdtZnFMnvxeMr3OQ • UKC inc. Gear: https://www.dartermall.com/ukulelekidsclub/ • UKC Ukulele Resorces: https://theukc.org/resource-portal/general-re

  • Ep. 91: Infectious Personalities

    27/07/2020 Duración: 02h03min

    Guest: Ben from Ukulele Roadtrips Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown This could be the start of a Bromance as we welcome back Ben from Ukulele Roadtrips to have another Nice-olation podcast on ukuleles and the Pandemic. It soon goes off the rails as we bounce from Batman tee-shirts, to Swedes, to GNUF, and to a box of ukuleles falling the stairs, and that’s just in first 15 minutes. You might just have to watch this one on YouTube. So grab your favorite drink, so back and enjoy another episode… of the OokTown Podcast.

 Episode 91 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBCY7HfQdfY OokTown YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRWKuVjsJKQUHYXaXXfmGtA
 Shoutouts: • James Elliot - our newest Patron! • Mary Agnes Krell - for renewing her support! • Robert Sawyer - for upping your pledge!  Links: • Ben from Ukulele Roadtrips: https://www.ukuleleroadtrips.com/bens-blog  • GNUF: https://northernuke.com/  • UK Pandemic Pluckers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pandemicpluckers/?=bo

  • Ep. 90: It’s Not Burnt. It’s French.

    22/06/2020 Duración: 01h27min

    Guests: Erin & Jeff, Mandi & George Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown We’re coming to you on the Summer Solstice in the year of the pandemic, and it’s part two of our “Nice-olation” podcasts. Only this time our focus is on performers. And we get to hear great punditry from our dual duets of Erin and Jeff, AKA Victor and Penny, and Mandi and George (AKA Opera-lele). Shoutouts: * Janet Klein & the parlor boys - great to hear from you! Check out her latest digital music release on Bandcamp in the show notes! https://janetklein.bandcamp.com/album/yiddisha-follies-2020-release Links: * Polish Ukulele Festival - Inicio: https://www.facebook.com/polishukuleleday/ * I'M YOURS - Cały Poznań Ukulele 2020 (Ukulele Cover): https://youtu.be/AHh0LbusIYE * Kansas City BBQ Restaurant - The Ship: https://www.theshipkc.com/ * Wonderstruck Ukulele Academy: https://www.wonderstruckukuleleacademy.com/ * Shure MV88 mic: https://www.amazon.com/Shure-MV88-Digital-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B07M8JLFLK/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1

  • Ep. 89: Nice-olation

    01/06/2020 Duración: 01h33min

    Guests: Sarah Goodroad, Mary Agnes Krell, Ben Hassenger Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown It’s May 2020 in the year of the pandemic, and we’re still hunkered down trying to figure out how to do things like: having virtual ukulele strum along and festivals! And we’ve got an all-star panel of guests with Sarah Goodroad of the Boulder Ukulele Group, Mary Agnes Krell of GNUF, and Ben Hassenger, the self-proclaimed Ukulele Ambassador of Michigan. Now, grab your favorite self-isolation beverage, sit back, and join us… on the OokTown Podcast. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Make a donation: https://donorbox.org/info-ooktown-com-ooktown-podcast-donations YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRWKuVjsJKQUHYXaXXfmGtA/ Shoutouts: * Lisa (the Ukulele Fool) Kljaich the Host of The Ukulele Fool Strum along in Kentucky, and Ross who was strumming along with us are both fans and gave us a Woot!: https://www.facebook.com/newtouke/ * Boston John from the Steamboat John Denve

  • Ep. 88: A Beer-Soaked SM58

    27/04/2020 Duración: 01h55min

    Guests: Ray Ortega, Abe Deshotel Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown While we hunker down in place, I’m holding a special Podcasters summit to talk about Ukulele in the time of the Corona Virus Pandemic. Special guests Ray Ortega of the Podcasters’ Studio, Abe Deshotel of the Ukulele Podcast, and my co-host Doug Brown join in to share their thoughts on making it through these difficult times. Oh, and then we totally geek out on Podcasting equipment. Subscribe on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ooktown-the-ukulele-podcast/id436722774 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRWKuVjsJKQUHYXaXXfmGtA/ Shoutouts: • Tori Knight for sending me his ukulele song, “You’re My Brother” - great funky, upbeat song - send me a link if you have one • Dan Panke of the My Uke site for including the OokTown Podcast in his News page (http://myuke.ca) Links:  • Ray Ortega – Professional Podcast Producer: Ray Ortega – Professional Podcast Producer • This Week in Tech (TWiT): https://twit.tv/show

  • Ep. 87: A Walking Spoiler Alert

    24/02/2020 Duración: 01h57min

    Guests: Cynthia Kinnunen, James Hill, Amber Rozel, Jimmy Brink Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Wow! We’ve got a content-rich podcast for you, featuring JHUI members Cynthia Kinnunen, Amber Rozel, JHUI founder James Hill, PLUS first time guest and Music Teacher, Jimmy Brink. So join us on this Ukulele Education journey as we talk about the why’s and how’s of teaching music, drive-by ook’ing, and SO MUCH MORE. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Subscribe on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ooktown-the-ukulele-podcast/id436722774 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRWKuVjsJKQUHYXaXXfmGtA/ Shoutouts: • New Patron Tara Maysey of the London Ukulele Project! • Chris Russell for giving me some great ideas and topics to talk about today! My apologies if I don’t quite get everything you were talking about. Links: • Amber Rozel | Allegheny Ukulele Soirée: http://ukulelesoiree.com/guests/amber-rozel  • UkuleleX - James Hill Teaches Extreme Ukulele: https

  • Ep. 86: Participating in Whamageddon

    16/12/2019 Duración: 01h45min

    Guests: Phil Doleman, Heidi Swedberg and Daniel Ward Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown We welcome back our friends Phil Doleman, Heidi Swedberg, and Daniel Ward for a holiday-Christmas themed exploration of mentors and mentoring, ukulele in the UK, the way cool and hopeful London Ukulele Project, and the annual Whamageddon game. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Subscribe on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ooktown-the-ukulele-podcast/id436722774 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRWKuVjsJKQUHYXaXXfmGtA/ Shoutouts: • Patrons:  o Robert Sawyer  o Mandi Harkett - ukulele player, part of Opera-lele  o Mary Agnes Krell - GNUF  o George Anzivino  o Jessica Sammis  o Caroline Francklyn  • Steve - Podcast listener - thanks for your note! Feedback always appreciated. Links: • Phil Doleman - Old time, good time music: https://www.phildoleman.co.uk/ • Heidi Swedberg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Swedberg • LCM Exams | Ukulele Graded exams

  • Ep. 85: : A Coat of Mini-Colors

    30/11/2019 Duración: 01h42min

    Guests: Matt Stead, Andy Andrews Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown It’s a fun-filled episode with first time guest Matt Stead of the Uke Room, and regular guest Andy Andrews of PUKA joining Doug Brown and me to  talk about creating an ukulele experience, looking at ways of inspiring us, creativity traps, ways of using the ukulele to connect people and end loneliness, and a whole bunch more! YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRWKuVjsJKQUHYXaXXfmGtA/ Shoutouts: • Greg Simpson • Tom Towle • Beverly Wood • Don Hatelstad • Ben • Jodie Lee • Matt Williams • Abe Deshotel Links:  • The Uke Room (Matt Stead): https://theukeroom.com/  • Fender Custom Andy Summers Strat reproduction: https://andysummers.com/news/fender-guitar/  • Phil Doleman: https://www.phildoleman.co.uk/  • Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._B_The_Gentleman_Rhymer  • Charlie Beer Ukulele: https://www.facebook.com/Charliebeerukulele/  • Andydan - Uke Planet: https://www.ukeplanet.co

  • Ep. 84: Uke-ker-ist

    27/10/2019 Duración: 01h12min

    Guests: Stu Fuchs, Amber Rozel Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Ukulele Zen Instructor extraordinaire Stu Fuchs returns to the show, along with first time guest and Level 3 Certified JHUI instructor Amber Rozel, PLUS text message kibitzing from Doug Brown, as we explore the world of Zen workshops, harnessing the healing power of ukulele music, discuss some unexpected ways of teaching ukulele, and D minor, the saddest key of all. YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRWKuVjsJKQUHYXaXXfmGtA/ Shoutouts: • In memory of EP Davis, one of our original friends of the show who was with us from the beginning • Long time Patrons: o Steve Blair o Ward Jewell o Mike Hind o Mark Jones o Wesla Weller o Matt Stead - he’s joining us on the show next month Links:  • 4th Annual Ukulele Zen Retreat! @ Omega Institute - Jun 30 2019: https://stufuchs.com/event/2378243/474073311/4th-annual-ukulele-zen-retreat  • Amber Rozel | Allegheny Ukulele Soirée: http://ukulelesoiree.com/guests/amber-rozel 

  • Ep. 83: I Know A Lot of Baroque Guitarists

    29/09/2019 Duración: 01h13min

    Guests: Sam Muir, Terry Carter Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown First time guests Sam Muir and Terry Carter go over their recent ukulele festival experiences, delve into finger style and classical ukulele, compare notes on music education in the UK and the US, and get me hankering for Tim Tam, vegemite and making a visit to the folks down under at Valla Beach, plus lots more! Subscribe on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ooktown-the-ukulele-podcast/id436722774 Shoutouts: • To long-time patrons:  o Michael Kohan of the CC Strummers  o Patrick Timms  o Andy Andrews  o Cynthia Bigelow  o Victoria Vox  o Paul Wynia  Links: • LA International Ukulele Festival: http://www.kalakoa.com/ukulele/ • Terry Carter’s Store: store.ukelikethepros.com • Terry Carter’s website: ukelikethepros.com • MIDI Plant music: https://www.midisprout.com/ • Valla Beach Ukulele Camp in Australia: https://www.vallabeachukulelecamp.net/ • Samantha Muir: https://samanthamuir.com/ukulele/ • Classical Ukule

  • Ep. 82: It's Ohh-Kaay-Poh!

    25/08/2019 Duración: 01h35min

    Guest: Jodie Lee Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown What summer songs have you been listening to? On this episode, we take a deep dive into songs with Jodie Lee and my co-host Doug Brown as we dig into the top ukulele songs playlist, then later try to guess who’s playlist we’re looking at, and talk about John Atkins and Grace Vanderwaal, deconstructing and reconstructing songs, and so much more! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Shoutouts: • John Adkins - cool twitter pics with Grace! Links: • Paddleboard & Ukulele Lessons on the Water: https://paddleandstrum.com/ • Blue milk: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Blue_milk • Parker Palmer ("When Way Closes"): https://onbeing.org/blog/when-way-closes/ • News about barack obama summer playlist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=barack+obama+summer+playlist&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Esearch • Grace Vanderwaal talks about John "The Ukulele Teacher": https://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher/videos/853

  • Ep. 81: The Result of Those Citizenship Tests

    03/08/2019 Duración: 01h34min

    Guests: Mary Agnes Krell, Gerald Ross Hosts: Stuart Yoshida We’re all about the 50th anniversary of the landing on the moon, Zero-G ukuleles, GNUF awards, and welcoming back two of my favorite guests, Gerald Ross of geraldross.com and Mary Agnes Krell, one of the driving forces behind GNUF. Plus, we talk about ukulele festival workshops, creating “experiences” at ukulele festivals, and much more! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CD7vDdJIU4 Shoutouts: * Doug at the Denver County Fair - let us know how the ukulele contest goes! * GNUF for the Duke of York Community Initiative Award 2019, Epic Award for England from Voluntary Arts in 2018, and Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in 2017 Links: * GNUF: http://northernuke.com/ * Mary Agnes: https://www.maryagneskrell.com/ * Gerald Ross: http://geraldross.com/ * Milo Fultz, bass player: https://www.milofultzmusic.com/about-me * Mauloa Ukuleles: http://www.taiyuanmusical

  • Ep. 80: A Little Turbulence

    12/07/2019 Duración: 01h40min

    Guests: Victoria Vox, Hope Dunbar Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWBPlOeJiuU As the heat and allergies of summer roll in, we welcome back two great singer-songwriters to the show: Victoria Vox and Hope Dunbar! We follow a circuitous path while we talk about ukulele travels, tackling writers block, ideas on expanding listernship, collaborating on songwriting, and much more!  Shoutouts: • Swallow Hill for hosting the OokTown Podcast at the 12th Annual Denver UkeFest - especially Lindsay Corbin and all the hard working folks at Swallow Hill that made the festival great!  • Congrats to Na Hoku Hanohano winners Herb Ohta Jr. for instrumental album of the year, Kris Fuchigami for instrumental composition of the year for his song “Life Is,” and Taimane for performer of the year - all fabulous ukulele players!  Links:  • Victoria Vox: https://victoriavox.com/  • UKE Magazine — World of Ukes: http://worldofukes.co.uk/uke-magazine-shop  • Prompt Queens:

  • Ep. 79: Never Disrespect The Fish

    11/05/2019 Duración: 40min

    Guests: Aldrine Guerrero, Aaron Nakamura, Stu Fuchs, Casey Cormier Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown We’re back at Swallow Hill for our annual spring Denver UkeFest Podcast with first time guest Stu Fuchs, plus Aldrine Guerreo, Aaron Nakamura, and Casey Cormier. Our conversations go from song arranging using a fish bowl, to ukulele festival cruises and sea sickness, to Scandinavian blue grass heavy metal, and so much more. Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-BXfinXBAs Shoutouts: • Ben Hassenger: best wishes for a quick recovery and healing! http://mightyukeday.com/ • New Patron Michael Kohan of the CC Strummers (https://calirose.com/wackyworld/the-cc-strummers/) out of the Culver City Senior Center led by Cali Rose, and  their “We Will Uke You” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRPtFOPZ_4w&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1tDnYcUcltSboDAyL7qdtK981GOKXt-Vs4TaECYpuXHUSoy298rVxZw5g)  • New Patron George AnzivinoI of The Unlikely Strummers (https://unlikelystrummers.weebly.com/abou

  • Ep. 78: Moisture Songs

    20/04/2019 Duración: 01h59min

    Guests: Ben Hassenger, Andrew Nufer, Cynthia Kinnunen, Steve Espaniola  Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Ahhh… spring time in the Rockies! With april showers, snow and hay fever, all is new again. And speaking of new, we have new guest Steven Espaniola, Clark Holmes of the Naked Waiters, plus returning guests Cynthia Kinnunen of the Royal City Uke Fest, and Ben Hassenger of the Might Uke Day festival. So you bet we’ll be talking about ukulele festivals, plus the JHUI program, NAMM 2019, and so much more. Shoutouts: • Michelle - thanks for getting in touch with Nataly Dawn! I’m working on contacting her
 • Sabrina of the Grand Paname Ukestra of Paris Links:  • Cynthia Kinnunen: http://www.cynthiakmusic.com/ 
 • Royal City Uke Fest: https://www.royalcityukefest.com/
 • Ukuleles In The Classroom: https://ukuleleintheclassroom.com/ • The James Hill Ukulele Initiative (JHUI): http://www.jhui.org/
 • The Naked Waiters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tnwaiters/ 
 • The Boring Song: https://y

  • Ep. 77: Unconscious Ukulele Playing

    17/03/2019 Duración: 01h42min

    With returning guest Jodie Lee of Baristas Unfiltered, plus co-host Doug Brown, we have first time visitors to the Podcast George Bartle and Mandi Harkett (aka Opera-lele) for some laugh snortin' good fun as we meander through talking talking about performing, finding your style, Huffle Puff, new stuff we’ve seen or gotten, and more! Shoutouts: • Hope Dunbar - how about coming on the show in April?  • Ben Hassenger - ditto! Links: • Opera-lele: https://www.opera-lele.co.uk/  • Barista Unfiltered by Jodie Lee & Austin Miller: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/barista-unfiltered/id1440211101?mt=2  • Paddleboard & Ukulele Lessons on the Water: https://paddleandstrum.com/  • Rocky Mountain Ukulele Orchestra: http://ukuleleorchestra.org/  • Prompt Queens Podcast — Hope Dunbar: http://www.hopedunbarmusic.com/prompt-queens-podcast  • Czech Ukulele Festival: http://ukulelefestival.cz/domains/ukulelefestival.cz/index.php/home  • Victor and Penny Victor and Penny: http://www.victorandpenny.com/  • Opera

  • Ep. 76: Kittens On Top of That

    13/03/2019 Duración: 01h18min

    Guests: Mary Agnes Krell, Heidi Swedberg and Daniel Ward Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown t’s a mid-Winter Podcast, and it’s great to have back regular guests Heidi  Swedberg and Daniel Ward, along with Mary Agnes Krell of GNUF. And Doug is back after surviving the National Western Stock Show. There’s lots of discussion on ukuleles and public libraries, upcoming events and guests at GNUF, the Denver Ukulele Fest, finding the “Why” for your ukulele groups, and much more. 
Shoutouts: • John Campbell - a listener from down-under - Thanks for checking on the Brandy Chords from Jeff Thomas! • DATS - congrats on the five songs in 24 hours!  • Hope Dunbar - invite me to your Podcast!  • Rose from Ukulele Highway - I’m looking forward to being on your show  • Operalele - looking forward to having you on in March!  Links:  • Heidi Swedberg: http://sukeyjumpmusic.com/  • Daniel Ward: http://danielward.net/  • GNUF - A Grand Northern Ukulele Festival: http://northernuke.com/  • Danielle Ate The Sand

  • Ep. 75: Doug's Chasing Cows

    27/01/2019 Duración: 01h32min

    Just ahead of the arctic vortex (which thankfully didn’t reach Colorado), it’s a mini-summit on Ukulele Podcasting! My guest and ukulele paddler, Jodie Lee, comes aboard to talk about her experiences starting a podcast, the shared experience of Wonderstruck, and we even had a guest appearance by Doug Brown as he takes a break from the last day of the National Western Stock Show. PLUS, I reveal the name of the 15 year old singer-songwriter prodigy. Guest: Jodie Lee Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc4XBZKCkNE iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ooktown-the-ukulele-podcast/id436722774 Shoutouts: * Toby - for asking about the 15-year old prodigy we saw at Wonderstruck… because I can finally report back that: * Julia Kirkwood is the phenom we saw and heard. Thanks to her mom Andie for giving us the “ok” to give a shoutout to Julia. Here’s the link to her website: https://www.juliakirkwood.com/ * John Campbell from Oz - mahalo for contacting me and s

  • Ep. 74: Hold Me Closer Tony Danza

    05/12/2018 Duración: 01h35min

    Guest: Gerald Ross Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown
 On our last Podcast of the year, we visit Wendy’s in search of product placement sponsorship, talk about our top five ukulele gadgets and songs; send shoutouts to all our guests in 2018, patrons, listeners, and our families; and in general celebrate our time together just laughing and talking about the ukulele with regular guest Gerald Ross and co-host Doug Brown. Shoutouts: • Too many to list! To all my guests, listeners, family, and people who've written to me: MAHALO (THANK YOU)! Links: • Ashokan Uke Fest: https://ashokan.org/uke-fest/ • Gerald Ross website: https://geraldross.com/ • Gerald Ross | CD Baby Music Store: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/geraldross8 • Wendy's: https://menu.wendys.com/ • Carbon Fiber Ukulele: https://klosguitars.com/pages/ukulele • Zoom H6: https://www.zoom-na.com/products/field-video-recording/field-recording/h6-handy-recorder • Plymouth Congregational UCC: http://www.plymouthucc.org/ • Xvive wireless transmit

  • Ep. 73: Anti-Dirty Dancing

    05/12/2018 Duración: 01h33min

    Guests: Lucy Laforge, Victoria Vox Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown The season of Thanksgiving reminds us to be grateful, and so it’s with deep gratitude that I welcome back Lucy Laforge fresh off her tour of Europe, along with Victoria Vox, ukulele artist and mouth trumpeter extraordinaire. We celebrate Grrl Power, talk about what it’s like being a female ukulele artist, explore the ins and outs of getting onto the Ukulele Festival Circuit, and much more. Shoutouts: • Renée for becoming a Patron and being a part of the ukulele group at Spotlight Music in Fort Collins  • The Plymouth Ukulele Club - thanks for attending the strumming workshop! http://www.plymouthucc.org/ Links:  • Global Village Museum: http://globalvillagemuseum.org/  • Victoria Vox: https://www.victoriavox.com/  • Raiatea Helm on OokTown - Ep. 12: Heavy Nylon: https://ooktown.com/2013-shows/ep-12-heavy-nylon • Raiatea Helm: http://raiateahelm.com/ • Grace VanderWaal: https://gracevanderwaal.com/ • Pomplamoose: https://www.

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