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East and West Coast Ukulele Festivals!
Hey there Ukulele Lovers, Coast to coast, everyone is crushing on the ukulele. Over the next couple weekends, there is an event on both coasts! West Coast... This Saturday, September 30, 2017, Kalakoa Entertainment is hosting the Los Angeles International Ukulele Festival. You can enjoy live performances, workshops, and vendors offering all the ukulele gear you could ask for. Just click through for tickets. Check out this amazing line-up! Lil Rev , Honoka & Azita, Kalei Gamiao, Victoria Vox, Fulare_Pad, Ukulenny, Cynthia Lin, Jody Kamisato, Fred Sokolow, Mitch Chang, The Ukulele Teacher, and more. Want a chance to win this one-of-a-kind GiGY Bag and Big Pote? Be sure to visit the...
We're going to Summer NAMM!
We have been dying to go to Nashville and our dream is coming true! Summer NAMM here we come! NAMM is the National Association for Music Merchants and the NAMM Shows are THE place to go to showcase anything and everything musical. If you are attending the show this year and want to meet up, please email jen@gigystuff.com so we can set something up.
GiGY™ St. Patrick's Day Ukulele Fun
It's almost St. Patrick's Day! GiGY™ is here to help you celebrate with fun Shamrock gear and ukulele tutorials. The GiGY™ Girls are half O'Brien so we absolutely love St. Paddy's Day. Who doesn't love a day set aside for hanging out with friends and family while enjoying amazing live music? To get you and your uke ready to celebrate, check out the new Shamrock Collection for everything you need to go Green. Not Irish? No worries, everyone is Irish on St. Paddy's Day! Here are a few links to ukulele tutorials for some popular St. Patrick's Day tunes. Be...
Guitar and Ukulele Display
Organizing and Displaying your Instruments with Liz from Shelf Help, Carrie the Organizer, and GiGY If there is one thing I have learned from raising a musician is that musicians never have just one instrument. When I mention this to people we meet at festivals and shows, I get a nod and big smile from the musician(s) and a big eye roll from the rest of the family. It may be love, may be an addiction (no judgement, we all have them). Whatever it is, it's real and happening in homes everywhere. I think there are a few things we...
Alex Marie Brinkley's Debut Single "Broken" is coming soon!
We are so excited to partner with Alex Marie, a crazy talented singer-songwriter from Texas. Her debut single, "Broken", will be released on 1/17/17 and we cannot wait! We met Alex Marie on Instagram and absolutely love her GiGY™ Bag combo. As you can see by her Mini Pote, she is not a one instrument gal! Alex Marie loves her piano and her ukulele. A little about Alex Marie from her website..."With a recent win at the 2016 Wildflower Arts & Music Festival Singer/Songwriter contest in Dallas, Texas, Alex Marie Brinkley is lighting up both the Dallas/Fort Worth and Nashville music scenes....