Our Ukulele group, known as the ‘Ukuleers’, meets as per below. Anyone who can play a few chords is welcome to join us for a fun session, or indeed if you wish to just come along and sing with us !
| Ministry Centre (Main Hall) Christ Church, Long Lane, Aughton |
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| First and third Fridays of the month |
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| 10.00-12.00 |
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- Leader: Tony Crimlisk - 01695 421602
- Coordinator: Val Bullen - 01695 572794
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NB: no meetings during August
Next dates: 14 & 21 Sep, 5 & 19 Oct, 2 & 16 Nov, 7 Dec
NB 14 Sep, this is a replacement for unavailable 7 Sep session
Our happy band of Ukulele players.
Almost all our members have only learned to play over the last twelve months or so. If you already play a little please come along and join us. If you don’t already play, you are welcome to come along anyway and to join in with singing all of the well-known and popular songs we play. Maybe, after seeing how easy it is to get started and how quickly you can progress, you too will “get the uke bug”!
UKULELE short course this Autumn
Tony is running another short course suitable for absolute beginners. This will take place at his house in Long Lane, Aughton. Proposed dates Oct 18-Nov 8 (four Thursdays). Please ring/email him to express interest & to obtain further details: 421602 / tcrimlisk@gmail.com
Last Updated - Friday, July 27, 2018
PLAYING THE UKULELE has never been more popular. It all started in 1879 with immigrants from Funchal in Portugal going to Hawaii to work in the sugar plantations. They brought with them a small 4-stringed guitar-like instrument called a ‘machete’, which the Hawaiians took to immediately – especially the Royal family. They called it a “ukulele” – pronounced “oo-ku-lay-lay” and meaning “jumping flea” because of the dexterity of the players’ fingers. So the instrument we know as the ‘ukulele’, far from being an ancient Hawaiian instrument as many people think, is actually less then 150 years old!
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Last Updated - Sunday, April 15, 2018
