Bag End Boys
“The Bag End Boys write contemporary pop songs that feature melodies that sometimes swirl in neat, unexpected ways. They can also cut a fine cover version of the Beatles classic, "The Word." Most amazing is how two ukes and two voices can sound so full! Further proof that the ukulele can rock and pop like its six string relative.” – Jim Beloff, Flea Market Music
Mary J. Martin
Mary J. Martin has been playing ukulele since she was ten years old in Nova Scotia. She was part of a group of uke players that toured eastern and central Canada and Vermont, made albums, and appeared on national radio and television. Sasha von BonBon, founder and leader of the longstanding Toronto burlesque troupe The Scandelles says Martin is their “Uke Diva at Large, Notorious For Blistering Led Zep Solos.” A jazz violist as well, she has performed in a few subway stations and with a load of bands, among them The Dears, Dearhunter, Hooch Moon, The Royal Mountain Jamboree, and the folk noir Colossal Egos, all of Montreal.
Mary Uke Lady
“Mary Uke” Hargreaves was raised on Mozart, apple pie, and polkas in a musical family in southern New England. She learned classical piano as a child and guitar as a teen, and now the ukulele! During her college days in Boston, she became strongly influenced by the Folk Music scene and spent many evenings singing and jamming with musician friends.
Mi-Si Electronics Design, Inc.
Mi-Si Electronics Design, Inc. (pronounced "My-Sigh") was founded in April 2004 by an experienced team of engineers with a passion and a drive to make music technology better - for both artists and music lovers. Although new to the marketplace, Mi-Si's engineers bring an arsenal of expertise and more than 25 years experience in the amplification field, developing exciting and revolutionary electronics specifically designed for acoustic amplification.
Rich "Amazing Dick" Leufstedt
Professional Ukaholic and outstanding performer ! Rich Amazing Dick Leufstedt has learned to push the envelope of Ukulele music ! It all began 11 ukes ago and a desire to entertain people in a way thats not what they expect when they think of the ukulele. Imagine The Clash meeting Pete Seeger with some Snoop Dogg thrown in for street cred.
Snowshoe Ukulele
Snowshoe Ukulele Company started out simply in 2005 with the building of a mahogany soprano to play around the summer campfires. That didn’t turn out as planned as every time the uke would come out, someone new wanted to buy it. Thus the first orders were taken and have been growing since. The names have changed to protect the innocent. So if you find a Stephen Paul or Northern Ukulele in a pawn shops, we all had to start somewhere! That first soprano is still here in the shop and played often. Check out our website and keep coming back as we’re in the process of building it.
Tim Sweeney
Tim Sweeney is a polished, passionate virtuoso performer. He is a multi-instrumentalist, whose purchase of a ukulele and a chord chart in the summer of 2003 was a musical life-changing experience. Quickly discovering the compatability between his voice, the ukulele and the songs of the Great American Songbook, Tim shifted his focus, discovered his passion, and is enjoying an exciting resurgent music career.