The Mentone Ukes is the designated house band of the Moon Lake Library. With our spring performances right around the corner, this is the perfect time to learn the ukulele or dust off your uke skills and join in the fun! » Read More
…but the bright and happy sounds of the ukulele help push those dark clouds a little farther away. Anyone reading this article right now knows life can be hard at times. Sometimes we must accept a new reality; even so, there » Read More
By Halee O’Dell My name is Halee, and this is my ukulele story. It all started by watching a few videos of artists who play the ukulele. One year, my mom and I took my daughter and niece to see Jeremy » Read More
On Sunday, Nov. 3, when the community of Mentone gathered in celebration of the life of Holley Midgley, the Mentone Ukes were there to honor our friend with song. With heavy hearts, we played two poignant pieces that were full of » Read More
The Ukes hope everyone heard us on August 31, as we played at Little River Hardware to celebrate International Play Music on the Porch Day. Our group joined 70-plus countries and more than 1,000 cities in this annual event that » Read More
(The following article appeared in APLSeeds, the Alabama Public Library Service’s newsletter for library directors around the state. ) It’s 12:30 on a Saturday afternoon in Mentone, and although the Mentone Ukes’ practice doesn’t start for another half hour, members of » Read More
BY SANDRA MONK (Reprint of an article submitted to the duke.com banjolele blog in Russell, New Zealand) We are the Mentone Ukes from Mentone, Alabama, USA. In the welcome section of our web page, we declare ourselves to be “a » Read More
by Sandra Monk I showed up with a uke… My ukulele journey started just this way at the Moon Lake Library, as I appeared with a borrowed instrument for my first free lesson. As a retired nurse and nurse educator, I » Read More