The stunning new Artisan Goodtime banjos epitomise Greg Deering’s lifelong vision for the Deering Banjo Company– to make the best sounding, best playing, best looking and best value American-made banjo that he possibly could. With improved tooling and a higher than normal dose of creativity, Deering bid farewell to the…

MATON Tenor Uke The Maton ukulele is the result of combining the best of traditional ukulele design with 21st century production techniques. This instrument draws on Maton’s extensive background in the use and fine tuning of Australian tonewoods to produce a tone which is rich, full and intriguing, and which…

The GOODTIME Banjo Ukulele Simply strum a few chords and you will be taken to a land without the stress and distractions of the daily routine. The nylon strings make playing easy on your fingers and the small size and light weight allows you to take this instrument with you…

Founded in the 1890s, the UK based Barnes and Mullins company is still producing quality instruments including banjos, guitars, saxophones and accessories. Australian company Musical Merchandisers are proud to be distributing the company’s fine range of products, especially their impeccable line of folk instruments. Included in the range offered in…

Musn’t forget our banjo friends. Mark from Barratts Music Tasmania catches up with Deering’s Mark Hunn to chat about their Goodtime series

Distributed in Australia by South Australian based wholesaler Jacaranda Music, the Kala brand have unveiled their USA made range of ukuleles at this year’s NAMM show. Named The Elite series, these ukes are hand built in Kala’s custom shop in California. To begin with, the series will feature three models;…

With the prevalence of folk rock at the moment, the humble mandolin has well and truly come back into favour. The ARIA company out of the UK (instruments distributed here by Pro Music Australia),  offer a quality range of affordable mandolins. The Aria mandolin collection features great sounding instruments, with…

Lanikai’s UkeSB Ukuleles are an amazing range of ukes which feature a USB output … just plug it in and hit record! No extra equipment is needed to make studio quality recordings of your instrument with your iPad, iPhone, Android device, or many popular PC recording suites! Compatible with: •  …

The folks at Takamine have released an exquisite range of new ukuleles with their G Series models. Included are the TGUC1 Takamine Concert Ukulele with dark grain and the TGUT1 Takamine Tenor Ukulele in a light grain.
(Lighter Grain) Features of these beautiful instruments include: Top: Laminated Ply Back: Mahogany Sides:…

COLE CLARK UL3A UKELADY UKULELE November 29, 2008 | Guest Reviewer: Amanda Roff of The Ukeladies Distributor: COLE CLARK GUITARS (03) 9720 1696 As some readers of Australian Musician will know, carrying a guitar around in public is similar to having a dog. Complete strangers will approach you, with the total…