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.
Regular Jam Nights led by the You Ukes Gang.
Ukulele Workshops for Beginners, Beyond Beginners and Improvers.
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Chris Jones, of That's Surrey TV, interviews Shirley and Caroline who reveal all about You Ukes.
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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!
We meet on a weekly basis (Tuesdays) at the Unitarian Hall, Meadrow, Godalming, GU7 3JB. Come as often or as little as you like. Typically, we learn an easy song and an improver's song each week, and we usually revise a song we've learnt previously. We collect a small fee of £3.00 per person at each session. The club suitable for adults of any age and children (7+) accompanied by a responsible adult.
Club Timings:
5:40 Set-up and tuning
5:50 Warm-up Songs
6:00 New Song
6:30 Tea/Coffee Break
6:45 Revise & Jam Previously Learnt Song/s
7:30 Finish(This is our typical format, but it can vary)
As You Ukes 'n' All, we currently run two jamming sessions each month in the village of Farncombe, near Godalming. Our jamming sessions are led by the You Ukes Band.
You can join us at the Three Lions (also known as 'Scratchers') on the 1st Monday of the month. These are 'All Instrument Jams', but ukulele's feature very prominently! These Monday jams alternately feature 'Jammers Choice' or 'Bring and Lead'. Click here for dates.
On the 3rd (sometimes 4th - check date) Thursday of the month you'll find us at The White Hart. Again, this is an All Instrument Jam, but many ukes are present and we also have a short Open Mic Session - let us know if you want a slot. Click here for dates.
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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.
Next round of Workshops start on Saturday 5th May.
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 Six-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 five or six 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 / One-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.