Abe's Ukulele Podcast

Abe Deshotel

This is a podcast for players and teachers of the ukulele to improve their skills at doing those things. I cover all sorts of things that I think are interesting and helpful on my journey to become a better uke teacher/player. Sometimes I'll be interviewing great teachers and players, other times I'll just be sharing insights and tips that can help you become a better musician.

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E48 Joe and Kristen Souza

Abe's Ukulele Podcast

07/30/21 • 51 min

Joe and Kristen Souza

Note: This episode was recorded before the main event of Ukulele Festival Hawaii held on July 18th, 2021.

Aloha friends! Here's a wonderful conversation I had with Joe and Kristen Souza from Kanile'a Ukulele before the Ukulele Festival Hawaii. We talked about ukuleles, of course, but lots of other things, like trees and forest bathing.

Reforest Hawaii https://reforesthawaii.org

Kanilea Ukulele https://www.kanileaukulele.com

Festival website https://www.ukulelefesthawaii.org

Ukulele Festival Hawaii on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/RoySakumaProductions

Craig and Sarah’s website http://craigandsarah.com

Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions

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COVID 19 and the ukulele world

Abe's Ukulele Podcast

03/30/20 • 52 min

COVID 19 and the ukulele world

In this episode I talk with some people in the ukulele world about the impact COVID 19 has had on them.

I hope everyone's staying safe and healthy.

Here are some relevant links.

http://ukulelesoiree.com

https://gaithersburgukefest.com

https://www.kevincarroll.net

https://www.mimsukes.com/pages/onlinelessons

https://www.thetinman.co

Here's the Mini Uke Fest that Craig and Sarah are putting together.

It's gonna be awesome!

http://www.cheemaisel.com/minifest

Let's do what we can to support our friends in need. Mim's page is a great place to start, but don't forget those closest to you.

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E38 Kimo Hussey

Abe's Ukulele Podcast

02/28/20 • 44 min

Kimo Hussey

I finally got to meet this ukulele hero of mine. Kimo is a mighty fine player and teacher. We sat down in Manoa in July and talked story about moveable chord shapes, expensive ukes, baritones vs tenors, and plenty more.

A few builders mentioned

Lichty

Devine

Here are some videos of Kimo playing and teaching.

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E37 Jake Shimabukuro in Hartford, CT

Abe's Ukulele Podcast

02/28/20 • 39 min

Jake Shimabukuro

Caught up with Jake on his tour through Hartford, CT.

We chatted about all sorts of stuff, like songwriting, practice, his favorite artists, and tons of other stuff.

Here are some things/artists that were mentioned

Tube dreamer pedal

Dearling is Dave Preston's other band

Winnipeg Folk Festival is when Jake and James played together

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E35 Mini Boss of KoAloha Ukulele

Abe's Ukulele Podcast

12/24/19 • 38 min

Paul Okami of KoAloha

Paul Okami is the Mini Boss, or Vice President of KoAloha Ukulele.

I got to sit and chat with him back in July when I visited Oahu.

https://www.koaloha.com

Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions

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E33 Brad Bordessa on the Big Island

Abe's Ukulele Podcast

12/02/19 • 33 min

Brad Bordessa from the Big Island

In my first semi-high-tech remote interview, my guest was Brad Bordessa, an ukulele teacher and player located on the Big Island of Hawaii.

We talked about strings, baritones, performing, and more.

We also talked about how to pronounce ukulele. 😱🤔🧐🤙

Here's a great article Brad wrote about it.

Brad's website can be found here

His baritone ukulele site is here.

You can hear/buy Brad's music here.

For those curious about the situation regarding the Thirty Meter Telescope, check out this page. And this Facebook page

The two sites mentioned for strings were Strings by Mail and Just Strings

Ukulele Review Video Podcast with Brad Bordessa

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E32 Jenny Peters and Ukulele for All

Abe's Ukulele Podcast

11/29/19 • 44 min

Jenny Peters

Back in July I got to chat with Jenny Peters, teacher and author of many great ukulele books.

We talked about classroom teaching, teaching challenges, pedagogy, and more.

You can find more about Jenny at her site here

Gift for listeners of the show

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E30 Casey MacGill in Ashokan

Abe's Ukulele Podcast

09/30/19 • 27 min

Casey MacGill in Ashokan

My guest today is Casey MacGill. Casey is from Southern California and I caught up with him at the Ashokan Uke Fest. This is the second episode from my Ashokan series.

Ashokan Uke Fest

Casey's website

Watch Casey play a song with his uke in his [Ukulele Magazine article (https://www.ukulelemag.com/stories/for-casey-macgill-the-swing-is-the-thing).

Intro and outro music is by Blue Dot Sessions

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