I hope everyone is keeping well, and has had an enjoyable summer. It’s been a very busy few months in the workshop and new stock will be arriving very soon. The Noah Rosewood / Spruce tenor was updated and reintroduced to the Noah range in June 2020 and, after an excellent Got a Ukulele review, […]
I am very proud to have some very talented musicians and performers as Noah Ukuleles endorsees – Matt Hicks, Tricity Vogue, Danielle Laura and In Sync – and now, I’m delighted to be adding the name of Simon Fernand to that list. I came across Simon performing in the band Plastic Jeezus at Winchester Ukulele […]
One way I’ve been keeping busy throughout these past few months has been interviewing people from the ukulele world here on the Noah Ukuleles blog. It’s been a privilege to feature some very talented performers and find out a bit more about their career and how they came to play the ukulele. Next up is […]
One way I’ve been keeping busy throughout these difficult times has been interviewing people from the ukulele world and featuring them here on the Noah Ukuleles blog. I’ve really enjoyed finding out more about lots of very talented performers whom I respect a great deal and this week is no exception. Next comes someone who […]
To keep myself busy, and hopefully provide a bit of support for musicians during these difficult times, I’m trying to interview various people from the ukulele world and feature them on the Noah Ukuleles blog. Next, it’s an absolute pleasure to put questions to the wonderful George Bartle. I first met George a good few […]
To keep myself busy, and hopefully provide a bit of support / coverage for musicians during these difficult times, I’m trying to interview various people from the ukulele world and feature them on the Noah Ukuleles blog. Next up, I’m delighted to feature Tricity Vogue. Tricity is an incredibly talented performer, a fantastic singer, and […]
It’s been great to hear from Ukulele groups these past weeks on how they’re managing to stay connected during these times. One person who contacted me was Matt Sargent, from the BUKES, who described how their group are using the technology available to maintain a weekly group meeting. I’ve had another email from Clive King, […]
Since asking for you to get in touch and let me know how your Ukulele Group are connecting during these times of social distancing, I’ve had lots of emails from various groups describing what they are doing. While I’ve heard that some groups are managing to connect and play together through video chat, I’ve also […]
In 2017, CITES introduced restrictions on the sale of products containing Rosewood across international borders. This was mainly done in order to crack down on illegally made furniture in China, but it had a huge impact on the musical instrument industry. Rosewood has long been a key material in many instruments, and these restrictions posed […]
To keep myself busy, and hopefully provide a bit of support / coverage for musicians during these difficult times, I’m trying to interview various people from the ukulele world and feature them on the Noah Ukuleles blog. Next up, it’s an absolute pleasure to interview Danielle Laura of The Mersey Belles. Danielle has a wealth […]