Julia Traser - Moving abroad and finding joy in music community
Elisabeth Pfeiffer - Mapping a world of ukulele techniques
TenThumbs - Confessions of an immigrant ukulele teacher
Julia Traser and I talk about the culture shock that comes with living internationally as a musician and music teacher, the many reasons an artist might decide to live abroad, the joys of the ukulele community, our ukulele festival highlights, and her debut album “Perfect Timing.“ This episode contains the bubbly effervescent joy of Julia Traser! Find Julia Traser on: instagram https://www.instagram.com/julia_traser/ bandcamp https://juliatraser.bandcamp.com youtube https://www.youtube.com/@Giuly2111/videos Ukulele Radio Hour with Sage Harrington Episode 4: Julia Traser 2 October 2026 SUBSCRIBE to the video version of the podcast! New episodes every Friday! https://youtube.com/sageharrington?sub_confirmation=1 Find audio episodes and transcripts: http://www.sageharrington.com/radiohour Sign up for Sage’s swing uke masterclass, START YOUR JAZZ UKULELE JOURNEY: http://www.ukuleleswingschool.com/start
This week, Elisabeth Pfeiffer, ukulele solo artist and academic, joins me to talk about her ukulele research in Hawaii and across Europe, ukulele techniques: known and unknown, explored and under-explored — at least by academia: so far! — traversing thresholds of learning and islands of difficulty, and answering the most pressing question of all: do Canadian ukulele players live up to their country’s friendly stereotype? Find Elisabeth Pfeiffer on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elisabethpfeiffer Elisabeth’s links: https://linktr.ee/ElisabethPfeiffer January 2027: Bracklesham Ukulele Retreat: https://theukuleleescape.com/ May 2027: Stagepeck Schnupperkurs: https://www.stagepack-buehnentraining.de/schnupperwochenende/ Ukulele Technique Compendium: https://ukuleletechnique.online/ Ukulele Radio Hour with Sage Harrington Episode 3: Elisabeth Pfeiffer 25 September 2026 SUBSCRIBE to the video version of the podcast! New episodes every Friday! https://youtube.com/sageharrington?sub_confirmation=1 Find audio episodes and transcripts: http://www.sageharrington.com/radiohour Get Sage’s JAZZ STANDARD UKULELE TUTORIAL: https://www.ukuleleswingschool.com/please/
Chances are if you’re listening to this, you’re a ukulele player, and you might already subscribed to Tyler Austenfeld’s YouTube channel, where he’s been sharing ukulele tutorials as "TenThumbs" for well-known pop songs since 2013. In this conversation, Tyler and I explore some of the different cultures and countries we have lived in, discover how teaching the ukulele has shaped our musical lives, and discuss how much of a joy it is to teach adult learners the ukulele. We also talk about a few really common songwriting blocks and Sage gives her best advice for writing your way through them. find TenThumbs online: Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@TenThumbsProductions Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TenThumbsPro Ukulele Radio Hour with Sage Harrington Episode 2: TenThumbs 18 September 2026 SUBSCRIBE to the video version of the podcast! https://youtube.com/sageharrington?sub_confirmation=1 Find audio episodes and transcripts: http://www.sageharrington.com/radiohour Mentioned in the episode: Find all Sage’s albums: http://sageharrington.com/albums Sage’s whole dang FREE songwriting workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8xO9cHCbww&t=120s Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way”: https://archive.org/details/julia-cameron-collection-3-books-set-the-artists-way-morning-pages-journal-t/Julia%20Cameron%20Collection%203%20Books%20Set%20%28The%20Artists%20Way%2C%20Morning%20Pages%20Journal%2C%20The%20Artists%20Way%20Workbook%20%29%20-%20Julia%20Cameron/ Songwriting Mentorship with Sage: https://www.ukuleleswingschool.com/mentorship/ Swing Ukulele Academy - GROUP JAZZ UKE LESSONS: https://www.ukuleleswingschool.com/waitlist/ learn swing ukulele with Sage https://www.ukuleleswingschool.com listen to Sage’s music https://www.sageharrington.com JAZZ UKULELE STRUMMING FREEBIE - 3 ways to get a jazz sound on your ukulele https://www.ukuleleswingschool.com/free/
In the first — revived! — episode of Ukulele Radio Hour, learn what role the ukulele plays in Scott and Lila’s lives and music, what they learned in Korea, and whether or not accidentally moving to Sri Lanka for a year can help you decide if you really want to do music as a career. find Scott and Lila: @scottandlila on all social platforms Instagram http://www.instagram.com/scottandlila Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@scottandlila Lay Low EP https://scottandlilamusic.com/album/4069394/lay-low Bandcamp https://scottandlila.bandcamp.com/ Ukulele Radio Hour with Sage Harrington SUBSCRIBE to the video version of the podcast! https://youtube.com/sageharrington?sub_confirmation=1 find audio episodes and transcripts: http://www.sageharrington.com/radiohour Episode 1: Scott and Lila 11 September 2026 JAZZ UKULELE FREEBIE - 3 ways to get a jazz sound on your ukulele https://www.ukuleleswingschool.com/free/ learn swing ukulele with Sage https://www.ukuleleswingschool.com listen to Sage’s music https://www.sageharrington.com