And the “Fluke” is a great success. Two decades ago, Dale and Phyllis Webb were living in Connecticut and working at sometimes stressful jobs. “We wanted to simplify our lives,” Dale said. Phyllis, 60 ...

NEW HARTFORD -- The Magic Fluke keeps churning out ukuleles, thanks to a growing market and a quality product. Dale and Phyllis Webb started the company assembling the stringed musical instrument in ...

The ukulele might not be everyone’s first choice when it comes to instruments, but it has struck a chord with a western Massachusetts couple who have grown their business around it. And it’s no ...

SHEFFIELD -- Flukes, fleas and fireflys have strummed, picked and plucked their way into Sheffield. Last November, the largest domestic manufacturer of ukuleles shifted production of the three models ...

Bands like Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Nirvana and Pearl Jam made Seattle famous as the home of angry white men with guitars. But in basements of trendy music stores here, a different kind of sound ...

When musician Greg Hawkes’ wife, Elaine, gave him a ukulele for Valentine’s Day eight years ago, it was the beginning of something that might be called destiny. Hawkes is now a virtuoso on the ...