The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain doesn’t possess the same gravitas in the orchestral world as say, the London Philharmonic. But Mitch Gershenfeld, president and CEO of the McCallum Theatre, ...

DORTMUND, Germany — At 5:30 p.m. backstage at a concert hall here a few weeks ago, a security guard delivers a small brown bag from a chocolate shop in Paris. Devouring the contents is not a folk-rock ...

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain returns to London for a one-of-a-kind night! Expect virtuosic playing, genre-hopping ...

The ukulele has two obvious selling points: it is affordable and easy to carry. But could the unassuming four-string instrument also incarnate the spirit of punk rock? Since forming three decades ago, ...

George Hinchliffe’s Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is coming to Houston, courtesy of the Society for the Performing Arts. Credit: Photo by Allison Burke Puppies, cute babies, ice cream cones and ...

The ukulele is a dangerous instrument. A little bit of uke, applied by discerning musicians, can be a good thing. Too much of the four-stringed, beach baby guitar, though, can drown a listener so ...

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 at UCSB Campbell Hall. Four decades (and 400 million plucks) since its founding, the Ukulele Orchestra of ...

The most revelatory moment in the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s concert at Zankel Hall on Tuesday evening probably came during its performance of “Psycho Killer,” the Talking Heads song, when ...

SILVER LAKE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Ukulele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere performed at the historic El Cid restaurant in Silver Lake Thursday. The members range in age from 15 to 65, and if ...

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain was initially formed as a bit of fun. When the late Kitty Lux expressed interest in learning more about musical harmony, her friend George Hinchliffe provided ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - If you have ever had a night out for dinner in the St. Andrews area, there’s a good chance you have heard the Ukulele Orchestra of St. Andrews. You can hear them play ...

Dave Suich of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, playing recently in New York’s Central Park. (AFP pic) The ukulele has two obvious selling points: it is affordable and easy to carry. But could ...