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Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - bbc `pick of the year`

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:35 pm
by sebmelmoth2003
...Senior Announcer Harriet Cass leaves Radio 4 but before her departure she chooses her favourite moments from BBC Radio in 2012...

...In Tune: The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain - Radio 3


uke orchestra rounds off the programme - final couple of minutes - dick barton theme.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pfxhz

link for younger readers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Barton

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - sydney opera house

Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 4:59 pm
by sebmelmoth2003
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Live at Sydney Opera House...

http://skyarts.sky.com/ukulele-orchestr ... at-britain

Re: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:43 am
by sebmelmoth2003
hepatitis C charity uke auction.

...Art on a Ukulele have been working alongside the artist Mick Rooney RA, the UK’s foremost independent ukulele maker Pete Howlett and The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.

Long & Ryle are delighted to be providing the venue for this extraordinary event. 30 ukuleles were painted by luminary artists such as Bill Jacklin RA, Allen Jones RA, Cathie Pilkington RA,PJ Crook, Norman Ackroyd CBE RA and many more. We will also be showing ukuleles decorated by our artists Anne Desmet RA, Ramiro Fernandez Saus.

The ukuleles will be played by the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at a performance at The Jazz Café on September 12 and ultimately auctioned to raise money for The Hepatitis C Trust.


https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/own- ... -x0wql0pl0

http://www.longandryle.com/exhibitions/art-on-a-ukulele

https://www.ewbankauctions.co.uk/Art-On ... 2017-09-21

Re: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:14 am
by sebmelmoth2003
repeat of ukulele orchestra profile - bbc radio 4 extra.

heard last friday at 20.30 hours.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c67jq

Re: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 2:01 pm
by sebmelmoth2003
bbc radio 3

...Sean Rafferty presents a lively mix of music and arts news with the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain ahead of their gig at Phoenix Concert Hall in Croydon on Friday 8th november, 2019...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009zxr

mother ukers

Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:03 pm
by sebmelmoth2003
2023 : if you go down to the dorset woods in april - you can watch and listen to the mother ukers playing at the teddy rocks festival :

https://www.teddyrocks.co.uk/lineup/mother-ukers

https://www.motherukers.com

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:23 pm
by sebmelmoth2003
blackheath - south london - Fri 19 Dec 2025, 7.30pm.

...Come and celebrate the 40th anniversary of this much-loved institution, on a white-knuckle shopping-trolley dash through every kind of musical genre.

From ABBA to ZZ Top, Tchaikovsky to Nirvana, Bluegrass to Broadway, all played on the “bonsai guitar”...

https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-o ... MC4wLjAuMA...
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plenty of other dates in britain and other countries if blackheath is inconvenient

https://bnds.us/0ywuqa

Ukuleles a go-go :

Posted: Wed May 07, 2025 1:33 pm
by sebmelmoth2003
...According to the research by ABRSM - the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music - the number of children and adults playing the recorder has fallen by almost 36% in the past two decades.

Only 15% of instrument-playing adults and children now choose the recorder.

Meanwhile, the ukulele has massively grown in popularity with 9% of adults and children now choosing to play it. In 2014, this was as low as 1%.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/59462301

https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/search?search_text=ukulele

Re: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Posted: Wed May 07, 2025 7:20 pm
by LisaLCFan
I have a ukulele, and I occasionally enjoy playing it, but I definitely do not enjoy hearing ukulele orchestras/ensembles! :shock: It engenders the same reaction I experience from hearing fingernails on a chalkboard. But, hey, to each their own!

The EVERLY Pregnant Brothers

Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:16 pm
by sebmelmoth2003
The EVERLY Pregnant Brothers are the North’s premier parody ukulele band.

Delighting audiences and ruining peoples favourite songs in equal measure. With a loyal following in their native South Yorkshire they have played festivals and venues across the country. They are playing the main stage at this year’s sold out Tramlines Festival!...

...Backed by drummer Nick Banks (of Pulp fame) and acclaimed illustrator Pete McKee (on ukulele) amongst others, you’d have to have a heart of stone not to enjoy their joyous pater and quirky take on a hoard of classics...

https://www.theadelphi.com/events/everl ... rs-support

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/e ... nd-4453920