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NEWS: You Ukes First 'Facebook Live' Jam, 7:30pm, Friday 20th.
NEWS: as of 18th March 2020 we are suspending our face-to-face activities until the end of the current public health crisis.
NEWS: As of the New Year we are now running jam sessions every two-weeks at Dakota Venue. Click here.
NEWS: Open Mic Evenings at Dakota Venue, first Friday of the month.
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.
For the time-being we are on-line with Zoom, we hope to return to the Unitarian Hall soon. We would appreciate continued contributions at the normal club rates (£4/person) and it's our intention to still make a contribution to the Godalming Unitarians for the room hire even though we're operating on-line; clearly all their bookings have been cancelled. There's a link below to pay through Paypal for sessions run by David and Shirley, simply enter the number of people joining the session. There's also a link for Caroline's sessions.
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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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 a new song each week, we revise songs we've learnt previously and we have a short jam. We collect a small fee of £4.00 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 Song
6:30 Tea/Coffee Break
6:45 Revise Previously Learnt Song/s
7:10 Jammer's Choice
(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 feature 'Bring and Lead'. Click here for dates.
On the 3rd (sometimes 4th - check date) Thursday of the month you'll find us at Branch Cafe, Godalming. 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.
We do 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.
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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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.