2027 MCUF ukulele artists
Victoria Vox
singer-songwriter / Ukulele / Mouth-Trumpet / Loop artist
Victoria Vox is an award-winning, ukulele-toting, performing songwriter. Since the release of her first ukulele album in 2006 Vox has been one of the leading songwriters on the ukulele scene and three-time cover girl for Ukulele Magazine (USA) and UKE Mag (U.K.). She performs mostly as a one-woman-band, incorporating a loop pedal and bass effect on her Low G ukulele. Vox, who also plays the trumpet, is more known for her “mouth trumpet”; a Jazz-era vocal technique emulating the sound of a horn. This odd and quirky talent, nonetheless, landed her on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and on the front page (bottom half) of the Wall Street Journal as a leader in the mouth trumpet “revival”. Vox’s infectious pop-folk-jazz style has earned her fans who truly appreciate her art. She loves to make an audience laugh...and cry. Her songs are genuine, sometimes quirky, spanning a wide array of emotions. Anything is possible with a ukulele, and Victoria Vox is proof. Originally from Green Bay, WI, Vox now resides in Costa Mesa, CA, and is also the director of the Orange County Ukulele Festival.
Ukulenny
Multi-intrustumentalist / educator / Loop artist
Ukulenny is an educator and multi-talented ukulele performer based in Oakland, CA. He received his musical training from UC Berkeley and CSU East Bay, and taught choir and orchestra for 5 years before becoming a full time musician. After spending the first half of his life studying various instruments, piano, guitar, cello, saxophone, he fell in love with the ukulele in 2009 and began a new musical journey. He practiced the uke on his daily commute, started his YouTube career, and eventually grew to worldwide success. His one-man band show of ukulele, bass, vocals, beatbox, sax, and melodica has wowed audiences at ukulele festivals in California, Hawaii, Reno, Lansing, and across borders in Canada, the UK, France, and Germany. Currently, he continues to preach the ukulele gospel, leading ukulele jams in the Bay Area and serving as a brand ambassador for Kala Brand Music. You can follow his music and social media accounts through @ukulenny, and he leads virtual classes every Monday night via Patreon: patreon.com/ukulenny His latest e-book and video series "Moving On Up! A Guide to Getting Better on Ukulele" is now available through ukulelemagazine.com.
The Cheeky Tiki Trio
Ukulele Ensemble
The Cheeky Tiki Trio are new and emerging artists in the Ukulele Festival
World. This Atlanta-area based Trio is comprised of three women whose
musical backgrounds, plus love for the Ukulele and singing together has
brought them to where they are now. Their love of all things ukulele
shows in their heart they put into every performance. They are best
known for their arrangements and three part harmonies.
The group is comprised of Peggy Killian, whose musical accomplishments
are numerous. She has also performed professionally in many bands
and orchestras playing the trumpet and guitar.
Kim Grubb has been playing the ukulele for 5 years and has been singing
for two years. She brings her passion, enthusiasm, and excitement to
entertaining with her performances.
Janelle Goggins began singing at 4 years old in church, and has continued
to perform and expand her skills throughout her life, learning piano,
guitar, ukulele, and recorder.