-- You would be hard-pressed to find a more jovial group of people than the members of the Cleveland Jumping Flea, a ukulele (pronounced OOK-AH-LAY-LAY) club that meets regularly at the Parma-Ridge ...

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 ...

Think the ukulele is just a cheap, plastic toy to be played under a palm tree? One listen to Jake Shimabukuro and you’ll change your mind. The Hawaiian-born ukulele virtuoso strums and plucks a ...

DOVER — They did not break the New Hampshire Ukulele Strum record for the most ukuleles strumming on a stage at one time on Saturday but everyone had a great time for a great cause. “How many ukulele ...

Salisbury, England (CBS News) -- When you hear the word "ukelele", you probably think Hawaii or Tiny Tim. Well, England has a whole orchestra of them. It's not quite like any orchestra you may have ...

Hundreds of ukulele players — and fans who never thought they would hold one — joined at Ruby Hill Park on Saturday, attempting to break the world record for the largest ukulele class. “I played ...

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 ...

BYU's Ukulele Club is using ukuleles to take a unique spin on favorite hymns with help from ukulele composer Randy Rubio. With only four strings and simple chords, the ukulele is one of the easiest ...

Jake Shimabukuro has a number of famous fans: Yo-Yo Ma, Queen Elizabeth, and Olivia Harrison, wife of the late Beatle George Harrison. All are openly fond of the ukulele virtuoso, who is coming to the ...

Jake Shimabukuro is a soft-spoken, particularly polite 31-year-old Hawaiian who turns into Eddie Van Halen when he's holding a ukulele. There isn't a "Ukulele Hero'' video game. Any game that could ...