This is the kind of thing people put before they disappear, but we are alive and well and to be honest – we’re thriving. We tend to have “fallow” years in which we play 4 or 5 gigs and then busy years where we do over a dozen. 2023 was a very quiet year. I think we played in public 5 times (Summer fetes, wedding, etc) . What I don’t do is update this particular page. I update the Music page all the time. We have a very active and private Facebook group for people who actually play in the group. We still meet every week on odd Wednesdays and Mondays – just to confuse. Check the calendar to find ..read more

As we enter 2023, we’ve had a few date changes – so anyone wanting to come along and play needs to check out the calendar link above to see what’s changed. In a nutshell, we can’t have the first Monday of the month in February, March and April or the second Monday in January. We have therefore moved those practises to the Wednesday. We had our first meeting of the year in Jan and decided that we want to play a few more public performances and we might actually advertise that we are playing in advance. As always we are adding new songs and going to keep a core of songs that we play well. If you ..read more

I get asked often if the group has died and have we stopped playing live or even meeting in a pub. The rumours about our demise are untrue. We meet once a week either a Monday or Wednesday and we have been playing live throughout the summer of 2022. We have, (at the most), over 20 players and regularly get 12 players for a night of tunes and ukulele chat. To get used to playing live, we have been playing un-advertised/ un-authorised gigs in parks around Hull where there is a bandstand, (East Park, Pearson Park, Pickering Park), along with Ella Street Festival. We were even asked to play a part ..read more

We meet every two weeks on a Monday and the following week we meet on the Wednesday. This odd Mon/ Wed arrangement is due to the pub only being able to arrange us with other groups that use the room on a Monday. It’s seem so to work well for people who can’t make a particular (or regular) Monday or Wednesday. In the past we have avoided Bank Holidays, but with the lockdown crippling us, I don’t care anymore. A night having fun with a uke and friendly folk is great on a Bank Holiday and a “normal week day”! Next few meetings: Mon 2nd May Wed 11th May Mon 16th May Wed 25th May Mon 30th May Wed 8 ..read more

Recent meetings have been going well with a lot of people attending. I like the atmosphere and I’m impressed with the quality of the playing. I’m not happy with the projector set up and I’m trying to publish as much music as possible so that people can print music or bring in their own devices with the music. Here’s the links to the music I put on the screen last Monday (click to get the music). Alright Everybody’s Talking Lady Madonna Live Forever Losing My Religion Mad World Norwegian Wood Hope to see you at the next meeting ..read more

With St Patrick’s day approaching and with all the parties that you will be attending and pubs that you will be singing in – I brought some songs that were suitable for an “Irish night”. Black Velvet Band  https://hullukulelegroup.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/black-velvet-band.pdf  Cockles and Muscles  https://hullukulelegroup.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/cockles-and-mussels-molly-malone-c.pdf  Dirty Old Town (we need an harmonica!)  https://hullukulelegroup.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/dirty-old-town-c.pdf  The Irish Rover  https://hullukulelegroup.files.wordpr ..read more

Hello lovely people. I have been meaning to do a video explaining the Fratellis “Whistle for the Choir”, but haven’t gotten around to it. It looks very difficult and it’s really not. They have daft chords in there that once explained, make perfect sense. The music we played at the last meeting: (click on each) Dancing in the Dark Every Day is Like Sunday Somewhere in My Heart Man on the Moon This is the Life – she starts singing slow and then it’s 6 words per second during the chorus Whistle for the Choir Whistle for the Choir – let’s see if I can explain it (Don’t worry – it’s not hard) Forge ..read more

Hello lovely people. Regular meeting tomorrow night. It doesn’t feel like two weeks since our last meeting – ‘cos it isn’t. We’ll have an evening of song and chat with a pint or two. Beginners welcome of course ..read more

Next meeting – changed day/ date. Not 24th – but 26th! The pub is busy on the next Monday night (24th) so the lovely landlady has suggested Wednesday night (26th). Please cancel your operations, don’t visit those long lost relatives, forget that important appointment and come for a night of strumming at the pub with the greatest instrument ever. It’s good for your mental health, it’s social, it great for developing callouses on your fingertips and keeping warm. Beginners are welcome and if you are uncertain, just turn up and give it a try. Next meeting 7:30pm Highway pub, Willerby Road 26th Ja ..read more

Hello lovely peoples. Next meeting is tomorrow night. 10th January 7:30pm to 10pm at The Highway on Willoughby Road HU5 5LH- I didn’t want an update from me getting lost in all those “Happy New Year” messages last week, so I’m posting this here and now. I’ve been ask if we accept complete beginners by a couple of people. We love new people. They add richness to the group and suggestions and talent. If you just got a uke for Christmas and don’t know what end to blow into, please come along and we can help. We’ll show you the basics and give you the encouragement that you need to bring out th ..read more