Kawika's Eclectic  Link List

Ukuleles, Guitars and Hawaiian Music

Well this group started out as just ukulele links, but then I started making guitars and listening to more Hawaiian music and the result was this expanded listing. Ukuleles first, then guitars and music artists and music stores in the end.

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  Welcome to the Gryphon Website No matter what you are interested in- instruments, music books, recordings, lessons, amps, or accessories- there is something here to fascinate, entertain, or maybe even annoy you.

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  Music Emporium Welcome to the Music Emporium, located in historic Lexington, Massachusetts. We've been supplying New England with some of the finest stringed instruments since 1968. Please take a minute to browse through a small sampling of what we have to offer. Keep in mind that there's a lot more that's not on the list. Call for more info or drop us a line.

• The Ukulele - A Visual History by Jim Beloff
  Jim Beloff has produced a superb little book on ukuleles and their history. Distributed by Hal Leonard Corp for Miller Freeman Books ISBN 0-87930-454-5 (1-800-848-5594 for direct ordering information) and available at Border's and other fine bookstores, the book includes sections on: the history of the ukulele, great ukulele players, great ukulele makers of yesteryear, and the ukulele in popular culture as major subject headings. Thanks for including Ukuleles by Kawika as one of the modern ukulele makers in your book, Jim!

• Bounty Music
  Paul Weinstein of Bounty Music has a nice selection of hula supplies and also the goal of listing every ukulele site on the Internet -- "the good, the bad and the ugly".
  

• Bruddah Bu's Ukulele Heaven from Craig Thompson is fun from beginning to end. It's clear that BB is crazed in a wonderful way -- ukuleles, you have a friend for life!
  

• Osamu Kunishige
  I think it's pretty obvious that Osamu Kunishige from Tokyo both loves the ukulele and writing about his adventures in finding one and playing it. I'm looking forward to the next installments in Osamu's adventures...
  
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  Hawaiian Music Island by Auntie Maria Over 900 different titles of Hawaiian music on CDs, cassettes, and videotapes are in regular inventory. You'll find slack key, Hawaiian `ukulele, and Hawaiian steel guitar in contemporary and traditional Hawaiian style. The videos include Hawaiian hula competitions and instruction. Want to learn how to play Hawaiian music? There are slack key and steel guitar instructional videos, too.

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  Homewood Musical Instruments If you want to find National Resonator ukuleles, visit Homewood Musical Instrument Company. Bob Tedrow, owner of the company, operates a unique instrument shop. He stocks instruments created by artisans and luthiers who artfully create each instrument by hand.

And more to come...



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