03/29/2026
New updates for the NEUF Fundraiser festival on May 3rd
* The New England Ukulele Festival Limited Edition Commemorative Ukulele is available for preorder!! This one-of-a-kind traveling uke was designed by White Dog Press in Fall River, MA and produced just for us by Flight Ukulele. Just like an old travel trunk, it's covered with New England state stickers, featuring songs about each state. There are only 37 of these cuties left, and once the festival's done, they won't be available. They can be preordered here: https://theukc.org/neuf/ (Hit the "Pre-Order Below" button, and that takes you to a menu where you can choose "NEUF Ukulele" and check out.) I'll attach an image here for you to share on your page and send out to your groups!
* Our online auction goes live on April 1!! We're so excited about all of the amazing opportunities here - more items are being added in the coming weeks, too, including ukes signed by banjo luminary Béla Fleck, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, composer Paul Williams, and actor Steve Schirripa of the Sopranos and Blue Bloods. The auction site is: https://airauctioneer.com/neuf2. Auction items like ukes and other instruments may be bid on from anywhere in the continental US; lessons may be bid on from anywhere in the world.
Autographed ukuleles:
* Actor Bill Murray and his band, the Blood Brothers (featuring blues greats Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia)
* Bluegrass legend Del McCoury and his band
* The Dropkick Murphys (includes a signed concert poster and signed bobblehead)
* The Masters of Hawaiian Music: Sonny Lim, Led Kaapana, and George Kahumoku
* Actors Don Most (Ralph) and Anson Williams (Potsie) from Happy Days
* Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, singer-songwriter Tom Paxton
* Singer-songwriters Tom Rush and Matt Nakoa
* Members of the Boston Red Sox
* The one and only Jake Shimabukuro
Lessons (one-on-one and subscriptions):
* Our own headliner, Ray Cygrymus
* Neal Chin
* Leisa Rea of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
* Christopher Davis-Shannon
* Peter Moss
* Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel
* Arlie Asiu
* Voice teacher Lisa Yves
And more!! Please see the auction site for details on each one!