Stu Fuchs is a lifelong musician, award-winning teaching artist, and master of blending mindfulness with creative play. For over a decade, he has been a celebrated teacher on the global “Ukulele Circuit,” presenting his signature workshops and concerts at festivals around the world. His YouTube channel, Ukulele Zen, shares holistic ukulele lessons with more than 115,000 subscribers. … Continue reading Stu Fuchs

Amy Kucharik is an award-winning singer-songwriter and teaching artist, energizing swing dances, festivals, classrooms, and listening rooms alike. Amy performs as a one-woman band with ukulele, tenor guitar, foot percussion, mouth trumpet, and harmonica, or with bands featuring top New England musicians. Combining poignant lyrics and a danceable swing, Amy’s music has drawn comparisons to … Continue reading Amy Kucharik

Victoria Kolasinski, aka Viggy, is a fresh face on the ukulele teaching artist scene. She’s been playing the ukulele for over 10 years, but started taking this musical wonder seriously about five years ago to get through the pandemic. She started posting on TikTok, and before she knew it, thousands of people followed along and … Continue reading Victoria “Viggy” Kolasinski

Fresh out of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, International Ukulele Contest in Hawaii winner Sho Humphries is no stranger to the four strings. From playing shows in and around their hometown Austin, Texas, to posting originals and covers to the internet from a young age, at 22 years old, Sho already has 13 … Continue reading Sho Humphries

Gorton Smith will be the first to tell you he is not an instructor, but a workshop leader. He will be guiding the festival’s Sunday morning “Gospel According to Uke” sing-along session, which he has conducted with great success at every Albuquerque Ukekopelli Festival and Las Cruces UkeFest. One of the Las Cruces Ukes board members, Gorton is … Continue reading Gorton Smith