Ukes With Podcast - S2E5 - 4STRINGBOY

Peter Moss joins me to talk Ukulele festival and his 50 year journey to overnight success.

James Hill is on the Mount Rushmore of influential Ukulele faces in the internet age. If a kid learns Uke in school; they probably learn the 'James Hill Method'. We catch up with James and establish who, what, why and where is JAMES HILL

Sammy 'aka' 4STRINGBOY is one of the worlds top Ukulele players with mainstay influential names like James Hill and Peter Moss both championing him as one to watch in the future. With his album coming in the summer, I caught up with Sammy to talk Ukuleles and Jaffa Cakes.

Jiggy With Viggy is the baby faced, New York native, hilarious Ukulele  Teacher/Performer that has taken Instagram/Tiktok by storm the past  couple of years... Seemingly coming out of nowhere, I was keen to get  Viggy on the Podcast because dozens of customers had mentioned her in  recent months as their favourite online Ukulele teacher.   Enjoy the pod? Leave a tip - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ukeswithalex   Jiggys interview with Alex - https://youtu.be/xHTL8rZSthc  Jiggy With Viggy Links Youtube Channel  @jiggywithviggy    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jiggywithviggy/  Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@jiggywithviggy  Links including buy me a coffee - https://linkfly.to/jiggywithviggy   Alex Links Email - [email protected] Ukes Website - https://ukeswith.com Music Website - https://alexbeds.co.uk Merch Store - https://ukeswith.bigcartel.com Patreon - https://patreon.com/ukeswithalex Paypal Tip Jar - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ukeswithalex Youtube Channel - https://youtube.com/ukeswithalex

You all know Barry Maz? GOTAUKULELE man and Ukulele personality... We had a great chat during the pandemic and decided to catch up again.

Bernadette (known as @plazi on social media) is one of the worlds most well known Ukulele teachers and entrepreneurs responsible for hundreds of thousands of Ukulele players worldwide... but how did she become the online personality we all know and love? Find out here :)

Phil was one of the first people I ever approached for the podcast but scheduling issues held us back. We caught up and discussed the history of the Ukulele and Phils introduction into the world 15+ years back.

Phil may not be a conventional face in the Ukulele world like many of my previous guests but his know how, experiences and enthusiasm for the Ukulele, how they are made and what can be done with them comes across in any conversation he has... We really enjoyed sitting down for an hour after work and just recapping our joint experiences. I have no idea if it makes for a good listen but I love hearing what Phil has to say and I hope you do too. What a guy!

Joe is one of the most respected and succesful instrument builders in the world. He began Kanile'a with his wife in 1998 and now more than 20 years later they are considered the most forward thinking of 'the 3 K brands'. Joe and Kristen have recently handed some of the mantle over to Kaimana, Iokepa and Kahiau; their 3 sons and the future of Kanile'a. Listen in to find out what its like to create inspiring things in paradise!

Paul and I have an incredibly deep and rich history... He did sound for  me at my first gig at 15, later got me my job at Southern Ukulele Store,  his band played at my wedding and the most crazy thing is that I took  on his role as manager of the Southern Ukulele Store nearly 7 years ago.   To say we are linked is an understatement... Paul took some time out of  his schedule to talk about the Mother Ukers, Pete Howlett Ukuleles, his  favourite ukes, memories of the Southern Ukulele Stores formative years  and more.   You can find Pauls various projects the links below;    motherukers.com  https://www.facebook.com/highshelfremedy  Paul offers lessons - [email protected]    If you want to support my channel; please consider signing up for a  month of Patreon. There are tabs, exclusive performances and lessons as  well as general Ukulele chit chat.    patreon.com/ukeswithalex  alexbeds.co.uk