Ukulele Clubs Around the World
Ukulele Clubs Around the World (clubs.html) | Updated: 04-Jan-2009 - 23:01
Meeting up and joining with other local Ukulele palyers to exchange tunes and have quirky jam sessions!
Several of the ukulele clubs listed present festivals, workshops and clinics through out the year.
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New & Updated Listings: 2009
New & Updated Listings: 2008
- High Desert Ukulele Club
- Santa Clarita Valley Ukulele Club
- UkeHooley
Ireland's first and only ukulele club. Meets in Dublin, Ireland
- Ukuleles of Paradise
- Cal-Mum Uke Club
Caledonia-Mumford Elementary School, New York
- Ukulele Society of America
- The Ukulele Club Of New Jersey
- The Vancouver Ukulele Circle
- Jumpin' Flea Circus Players of Los Angeles Uke Club
California
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(from club's site) - Eccletic Ukulele club that meets in the Valley every other Thursday night, from 7:30-9:30pm at the Church of The Chimes in Sherman Oaks. churchofthechimes.org For more details, email: Darren: darrenwong@sbcglobal.net
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KOLOHE 'UKULELE CLUB was formed in 2000 & meets for practice at "ISLAND BAZAAR" in Surf City U.S.A. on the 2nd, 3rd, & 4th TuesNite of the month @ 7:pm. Under our Kumu UNCLE HENRY KAMAE, we play Hawaiian & Hapa Haole music and invites ALL levels of 'UKULELE PLAYERS to jam with us Island Style. KOLOHE has performed at the Southern California Ukulele Festival, the Tiki Beach Fest in Belmont Shore, the Asian & Pacific Islander Councle Banquets, the San Dimas Ho'Olaule'a, Aloha-Cruz Island Beach Shows, for many'a Lu'au, Halau performances, festivals, & other functions. For more info go to www.koloheukuleleclub.org or call Shirley @ "ISLAND BAZAAR", 714+843-9350
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- www.ukuleleclub.com
- Bay Area Backroads TV show (Jun 25, 2007) - link
Meetings are generally the 3rd Thursday of each month at Bocci’s Cellar Restaurant, 140 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz, CA
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Ukulele Society of America
Richard Douglas
300 Carlsbad Village Dr.
Carlsbad California, 92008
Phone: (760) 458-6656
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(from club's site) - Ukulele Society of America that meets every Thursday in Carlsbad or Oceanside, CA (North San Diego County). Pat Enos and Bill Tapia are our Conductors.
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Location: Meeting location is Paradise, California (but we draw people from throughout Butte County and the surrounding region). A map to the meeting location is linked on group's website.
Time/date: Second Thursday of each month. Free beginner's lesson at 6:30 pm; regular meeting starts at 7 pm
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Connecticut
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
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The Key Strummers are a ukulele novelty jazz group of kids ages 8 to 14 from the Key Learning Community, an Indianapolis Public School. They play at community events around Indiana and host the Midwest Ukefest.
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Kansas
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(from artist's site) The Kansas City UKEsters meet on the second Monday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30ish pm (next one is December 10th) and will be held at:
The Mountain Music Shoppe
12710 Shawnee Mission Parkway
Shawnee, KS 66216
For directions call 913-962-9711 or visit them at
www.mountainmusicshoppe.com
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Maryland
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Ukulele Players of Washington D.C. and the DC/Baltimore Area
Ukulele Festivals! - June
The Annual Mid-Atlantic Ukulele Invitational (M.A.U.I)
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New Jersey
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(from club's site) - The Ukulele Club Of New Jersey was founded by Joan Parent who put a sign-up sheet out at the Ukulele Hall of Fame Expo in Montclair, New Jersey in 2002.
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New Mexico
High Desert Sand Fleas Ukulele Club
Meetings at: Albuquerque Press Club
2101 Highland Park Circle
Albuquerque, New Mexico
hdsfgcea@gmail.com or 246-8960
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Club Info
( from club's site ) - The High Desert Sand Fleas Ukulele Club is a bi-monthly gathering of uke minded people who’s family and friends really got sick of them playing around the house and said, “GO FIND SOME OTHER PLUCKING PLACE TO PLAY THAT DAMN THING, WILL YA?”
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New York
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(from club's site) - The Cal-Mum Uke Club is comprised of 5th graders at Caledonia-Mumford Elementary School, a public school in New York State. Students attend one day after school and during lunch time to practice and record songs that are available on our club’s web page. Students perform as an ukulele group with the band and chorus throughout the school year.
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Oregon
The Portland Ukulele Association
(PUA) ( Oregon )
contact: Marianne Brogan at pua@teleport.com
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Ukulele Festivals!
Portland Ukulele Festival - Every June
PUA meets on the fourth Sunday of each month from 1 - 3 p.m.
All levels are welcome - join-in any month. Instruction for beginners is available at each gathering (loaner ukuleles are available for the curious). Occasionally guest teachers drop in to play and teach songs. Discover the joy and laughter of group ukulele playing.
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Meeting in Salem, Oregon USA. Check out the SUSA site for monthly meeting information, reference articles, downloadable tools, song sheets (WITH AUDIO!), and more.
Visit the "Uke'aholics" section for information about weekly jams and learning opportunities. SUSA's "Hui o Koke'e" group sings and plays traditional and popular island songs during the summer.
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Tennessee
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(from their site) The purpose of The Nashville Ukulele Society (NUkeS) is to have fun, learn how to play, and grow as musicians. The ukulele, invented in Hawaii in 1879, is a wonderful instrument for all music levels.
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Washington
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Seattle Ukulele Players Association (SUPA) is a Washington nonprofit corporation founded in 2003 to promote fellowship, entertainment, performance and education among ukulele enthusiasts in the Puget Sound region.
The Seattle Ukulele Players Association meets the first Sunday of every month (except for holidays and Super Bowl) from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Please check the home page for the location for that month. Doors open at 1:00. Workshops, when scheduled, are generally from 1:00-2:00pm.
- Senior Center of West Seattle: (4217 SW Oregon - Yahoo! Map).
- Ballard Northwest Senior Center: (5429 - 32nd Ave NW, near the Locks - Yahoo! Map)
- Dusty Strings: Fremont (3406 Fremont Ave. N - Dusty Strings)
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Australia
Canada
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For more information, you can contact the Calgary Uke Division at: ukerichard@calgaryuke.com
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Ukulele Festivals! - October (Bi-Annual)
International Ukulele Ceilidh in Nova Scotia
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(from club's site) - The Vancouver Ukulele Circle was formed in September 2000 after Ralph Shaw & Virginia Ise put a small ad in a local newspaper. The VUC meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month
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France
Germany
Great Britian
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T.U.S.C. are a friendly ukulele club based at The Old Inn, Bishop's Hull, Taunton, Somerset. We meet every Monday night at 7:30pm for ukulele fun.
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Guam
Ireland
UKUHOOLEY
Dublin, Ireland
ukuleleIreland@yahoo.com
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( club information ) - "UKUHOOLEY" is the name of the Ireland's first and only ukulele club.
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Sweden
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