2023 Fest Vendors
Vendor tables ( limit 2, most likely 1 depending on demand ) are 2' x 8' each and includes two chairs. Vendors are responsible for their own meals or can purchase a ticket for lunch and dinner. To attend the workshops and or concerts you'll need a Full Festival Ticket or seperate concert tickets.
2024 Vendors
The Funky Frets Uke Fest always has a great line-up of ukulele and ukulele related vendors. Let us know if you are interested in becoming a vendor for our 2024 Funky Frets Uke Fest.
In addition to the great vendors below all the performing artists will have their CDs, Books, and Swag available during the festival.
Funky Frets Music Store
Curt & Bernadette Sheller and their daughter Kelly Thompson opened Funky Frets on June 30th, 2012 and has turned Funky Frets into the premiere ukulele destination with the widest selection of ukuleles in the area.
Funky Frets is the host of the Funky Frets Uke Fest (duh!)
Curt Sheller Publications
Curt Sheller has written over 60 books for ukulele, guitar and general music. Curt's LearningUkulele.com web site has over 600 lessons and growing.
Curt will have all his ukulele books available at the festival.
Debihula, Hawaiian Style
Hawaiian style handicrafts, Leis by Debi - Beautiful Leis made from Ribbons and Mini Tassel Dolls, Books written by Debi Velasco and Julie Coleson.
Flea Market Music
Finding a ukulele at the Pasadena Rose Bowl Flea Market in 1992 inspired Jim & Liz Beloff to start Flea Market Music, Inc., publisher of the popular Jumpin’ Jim’s series of ukulele songbooks. This series is sold worldwide and distributed by the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Some of the bestselling titles in the series include The Daily Ukulele; The Daily Ukulele: Leap Year Edition; Jumpin’ Jim’s Ukulele Tips ‘N’Tunes; Jumpin’ Jim’s ‘60s Uke-In and Jumpin’ Jim’s Ukulele Country, as well as collections of blues, bluegrass, classical music and jazz standards arranged for ukulele by some of the finest players in the world. Jim and Liz strongly believe in their company’s motto, “Uke Can Change the World.”
Links: fleamarketmusic.com
Radical Artistic Treasures by Roy Cox
Rat Ukes are constructed to make the best use of old, distinctive, sometimes broken, ukuleles. Wooden cigar boxes are employed to become uke bodies as they are generally well constructed of fine solid woods.
All Rat Ukes are one of a kind. They are assembled when the salvagable uke parts (neck, bridge, etc.) are found that match a particular cigar box in color and size.
Established instrument building methods are used along with techniques that are developed as the need arises. Parts are obtained from various sources; catalogs, on-line suppliers and best of all, the local hardware store.
Links: ratukes.com
UncleZac "The Ukulele Guy"
UncleZac has created some great cross-reference chord guides and reference charts so that “G” tunings & “C” tunings can stop fighting and play nice together!.
Links: unclezac.com
Just browsing over both books, they look fantastic! I'm a guitarist and uke player for over 25 years and was thinking about writing a ukulele book but you've already written what I think are the best, most comprehensive and thorough books I've ever seen for the instrument. I just might end up buying every book you've written and I'll be giving my highest recommendation for your books to my friends and students. Thank you so much for taking the time to write such great books! — Peter Rhee
Aloha, Curt, All I can say is WOW! What you have accomplished is simply incredible! All the best — Glen Hirabayashi, The Aloha Boys
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