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NEWS:
White Hart Jam, starts again 14th January
Beginners and Beyond Beginners Workshops start again 24th January
NEWS: Lost and Found (aka David and Shirley) are performing at Atomfestival, 12th July
At You Ukes we believe that everyone can experience the joy of playing music. We know that the Ukulele is the perfect 'entry-level' instrument, it’s accessible, fun and perfect for anyone who wishes to explore their musical potential.
The Ukulele is the ideal community instrument, coming into its own when played 'en-masse', bringing enjoyment and smiles to everyone within earshot. We want everyone who wants to, to have the opportunity to enjoy and play this fun and engaging instrument.
Weekly Ukulele Club (Tuesdays) in the Unitarian Hall, Meadrow, Godalming.
During June & July we will be running our Club Sessions at the usual time (5:30pm to 7:30pm) in the Godalming Bandstand.
Normal club rates (£5/person), pay at the session or use the link below to pay through Paypal, simply enter the number of people joining the session.
Regular Jam Nights led by the You Ukes Gang.
Ukulele Workshops for Beginners, Beyond Beginners and Improvers.
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Come along to the You Ukes Club and play your ukulele in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere with other enthusiasts and have some fun!
During June & July we meet on a weekly basis (Tuesdays) at the Godalming Bandstand. From September to May we meet at the Unitarian Hall, Meadrow, Godalming, GU7 3JB. Come as often or as little as you like. Typically, we learn a new song each week, we revise songs we've learnt previously and we have a short jam. We collect a small fee of £5.00 per person at each session. The club suitable for adults of any age and children (7+) accompanied by a responsible adult.
Club Timings:
5:45 Set-up and tuning
5:50 Warm-up Songs
6:00 New / Revise Old Song
6:30 Tea/Coffee Break
6:40 Revise Previously Learnt Song/s
7:00 Jammer's Choice
(This is our typical format, but it can vary)
As You Ukes 'n' All, we regularly run jamming sessions in the village of Farncombe, near Godalming. Our jamming sessions are led by the You Ukes Band.
Currently, we have jamming sessions at the White Hart on the 2nd (mostly) Wednesday of the month. These are 'All Instrument Jams', but ukulele's feature very prominently! Click here for dates.
We occassionally run other Jamming Sessions as well.
Want You Ukes to run a ukulele jam at your local pub?
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If you can't join us, maybe you can jam along with our friends at:
Ukejam - Sundays, Fortnightly
Unplug The Wood - Every Tuesday
Vic's Ukulele Jam - Monthly, Weds.
The Ukulele is a fantastically versatile instrument, easy to learn and fun to play. With a little effort, you can learn a couple of basic chords, a simple rhythm and be playing along to a song within an hour. There are many great on-line resources to try out, but learning in a group with others is both supportive and fun.
We run regular Nine-Week Ukulele Workshops for Beginners and Beyond Beginners. These structured sessions will introduce you to some basic (and more challenging) chords and some simple rhythms. You will also learn to play eight or nine songs in each Workshop Series, which you can then jam along to at our You Ukes 'n' All Jams.
We are also planning to run regular Half-day Intensive Workshops for Improvers. These structured sessions will introduce you to more challenging chords and complex rhythms. In some workshops, we also cover simple arpeggios and basic riffs. As with the beginners workshops, you will also learn to play three or four songs which you can then jam along to at our You Ukes 'n' All Jams.
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Our Origins
You Ukes was founded in 2014 as a Birthday present for Shirley Wardell from her husband David Faraday. Shirley had recently started to learn the ukulele and she wanted to be in a band. The first step was to find some more uke-players, so the You Ukes Club was founded (See Get Surrey). In spring 2014, Shirley played her first gig with her husband and her new found 'ukulele-friends' from the You Ukes Club at the Bull's Head Cider Festival in Rake. More gigs followed: the Godalming Borough Hall, the Normandy Scouts, by early 2015 Shirley was ready. She approached the White Hart Pub in Farncombe and our regular Jamming Sessions started giving Shirley the chance to peform with her band on a regular basis.