The Unexpected Healing Power of the Ukulele WLRN | Sammy Mack | May 25, 2016 On a Thursday afternoon, 17-year-old Brendon Santana is sitting cross-legged on his bed, cradling a ukulele as he sings Karen O’s Moon Song. I’m lying on the moonMy dear, I’ll be there soon His bedroom is plastered with Beatles memorabilia and […]

Child’s Play | Kamuke Ukulele Magazine Kamuke Ukulel Magazine | Cameron Murray | Apr 3, 2016  UKULELE equals happiness, so what better way to use the instrument than to cheer up seriously ill kids? KAMUKE reports on the fantastic work being done around the world to introduce ukes to children’s hospitals. WHEN children hear music,

Laila Learns the Ukulele Nebraska Medicine | Aug 17, 2015 Three years ago, Laila Pettigrew had a kidney transplant at Nebraska Medicine – Nebraska Medical Center. Three weeks ago, her new kidney started to fail. The 13-year-old traveled from Pine Ridge, South Dakota to begin dialysis treatments. Three days a week, for three hours, Laila’s