The Live Ukulele Podcast
Join Brad Bordessa, a professional ukulele teacher and performer, for insightful deep-dives, interviews, and fun on The Live ʻUkulele Podcast! In these episodes you'll explore important uke lessons, hear first-hand stories from the Hawaiʻi music scene, and get to know some of the biggest names in the ukulele community. With a background in Hawaiian music, Brad approaches the ukulele from the intuitive side. Through tips and tricks to improve your mentality surrounding music and the philosophy of the ukulele, he provides encouragement and permission to explore this four-stringed instrument in an organic way that works best for you. Guests from Hawaiʻi and abroad join in to share heartfelt and insightful off-the-cuff conversations on a huge range of topics. Tune in every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month for a new episode and be sure to subscribe.
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Here"s the conversation with one of my main mentors that we"re all been waiting for! Truly just scratching the surface of the stories this amazing man can tell from his life. If you enjoy Uncle"s stories, check out his hilarious books, A Hawaiian Life and A Hawaiian Life Vol. 2.Uncle George"s website: https://kahumoku.
In this episode I talk to next-generation slack key/ukulele player, Keʻala Lindsey, about learning by osmosis, Hawaiian immersion, and songs that don"t land well with local boys. Keʻala"s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ke.alamokihana/ Support the show Join my newsletter! It"s free and I won"t spam you. Get update
This episode throws back to season 2, episode 14 when I talked to my friend, Isaac Wang, about the beginning of our music careers and the website. I also share an update on the George Kahumoku Slack Key & Ukulele Workshop. Support the show Join my newsletter! It"s free and I won"t spam you. Get updates on new lessons a
Pronouncing the Hawaiian language correctly is one of the many important ways foreigners should respect the people, place, and culture of Hawaiʻi. In this episode, I walk through the basic pronunciation of Reverend Dennis Kamakahi"s classic song, "Kōkeʻe." Follow along with the words here: https://drive.google.com/file
Many people get caught up in the latest ukulele technique or strum they"re learning and automatically add it to every song. This is a surefire way to make every song boring and cliche. It"s important to step back and observe the overall effect of your musical choices as a critical listener. In this episode I share som
Singing is a wonderful way to accompany your ukulele playing. Anyone can use it to create more diverse arrangements and connect better to the expression of their music. In this episode I sit down with my friend, Joey Bradley, for a discussion and lesson on singing. Joey is a great singer and shares some tips that benef