Reviews & Interviews

Every now and again we send Phil Doleman a Ukulele to get his perspective on what they might offer a player. Here is what he had to say about the SUS exclusive Kala KA-ASAC-TE/C. Kala ukes have been one of the most popular brands for quite a while now, and it’s hardly surprising given the sheer range of ukes they...

Every month we ask Phil Doleman to try out a Ukulele and give us his thoughts. This month he is looking at the Romero Creations Tiny Tenor Ukulele. ROMERO CREATIONS TINY TENOR This is an intriguing uke, and one that traditionalist might immediately dismiss; they'd be making a mistake, though! Luthier Pepe Romero worked with Daniel Ho to design this...

Beltona instruments are made by luthier Steve Evans a few miles from Leeds, UK. He's been making them since 1990, and you'll have seen them played by Tiny Tim, James Hill, Dead Man's Uke, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain and yours truly. Since 2002 he has focussed on making his instruments from resin: That's where it gets interesting! First...

The second in our series of chats between Nicci and famous Ukulele players at Grand Northern Ukulele Festival 2016. Aaron Keim - A Brief Chat What ukulele do you perform with? I perform with a bunch of different ukuleles, all of which, I made. So I build musical instruments for Mya-Moe- it’s the name of the company. Every one you...

None of the team here at SUS could make it up in person to the Grand Northern Ukulele Festival in May 2016. Thankfully though, friend of the shop Nicci was on hand to interview a couple of the performers about what influences the music they play and the tools they use to do it. Phil Doleman What ukulele do you...