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From Bermuda to Byker – MIKE HIND! Wed 30 Sept Newcastle upon Tyne | #ukulele @thecumby

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mike hind poster v3 border 600x424 Mailchimp webWed 30 Sep 2015
The Cumberland Arms
James Place Street
Byker
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE6 1LD

6:45 – 7:45 WORKSHOP (Doors 6:30)
8:15 – 9:15 PERFORMANCE!  (Doors 8:00)
9:15 Raffle

ON-LINE TICKETS
*No Booking Fee*
www.wegottickets.com/mike-hind

£15: Workshop + Performance
£5: Performance-only

PAPER TICKETS
Paper tickets for cash only at
Thursday and Sunday Ukes4Fun Sessions

PAY ON THE DOOR
Take your chance of a place on the night!
Check this page to see if we are sold out in advance!

WORKSHOP:  6:45 – 7:15 (Doors 6:30)

Banish the Butterflies! From Stage Fright to Spotlight!
(Max attendance: 30)

Move away from your living room
   . . . to playing solo in front of people
             . . . to open mic
                    . . . to performing!

Mike will cover how to:

  •     gain confidence
  •     overcome stage fright
  •     write a set list
  •     have fantastic stage presence
  •     and interact with your audience

    Plus teach you some gimmicks you can adapt to suit your style!

“A fantastic performance workshop that’ll give you the tools for creating a dynamic stage presence.”
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Elton Ritchie’s Open Mic Tips

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2015-09-13 Elton Open Mic TipsElton Ritchie’s Open Mic Tips

http://www.lovetoplayguitar.co.uk

  • If you are visiting a venue for the first time it is a good idea to ring ahead to ensure that the event is on.
  • It will help your preparation to attend a couple of sessions before you plan to perform. Visit a few before deciding on where to do your first performance. Trust your instincts. Some places ‘feel’ better than others and each open mic has it’s own culture. Some have a very supportive clientele. Some are just unpleasant.
  • Arrive early and be prepared to wait if you want to perform. The more often you attend the more likely you are to get a slot.
  • Make a note of what songs are being played by the other performers. Try not to duplicate other people’s material. Continue reading “Elton Ritchie’s Open Mic Tips” →

Plain text chordpro Ukes4Fun Song Sheets are now on Dropbox

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The plain text versions of the songsheets in chordpro format are handy if you want to:

  • add the song file to a mobile app, eg. Linkesoft Songbook
  • edit, print or display the song using a Desktop program, eg. Songsheet Generator
  • you don’t know me but you want to nick my song files!?  Feel free – we all do it!

Help:

  1. Linkesoft Songbook iOS Guide (and other platforms)
  2. Songsheet Generator Help

Download from Dropbox:

Ukes4Fun Songsheet files (plain text, chordpro format)

Lizzie

ps. If you are looking for the pdf files with the chords above the line, they are here: Ukes4Fun Songsheets

pps. You might find these tips handy:
Some Songbook and Chordpro Tips

Mike Hind 30 Sept | Aldrine Guerrero 14 Oct! | #Newcastle #ukulele @thecumby

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Mike Hind and Aldrine blog

Both events will be upstairs at The Cumberland Arms, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne – more info about exact timings and tickets to follow – but here is everything you need to know about Mike and Aldrine!

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Del Rey Played Newcastle – and won our hearts! @thecumby

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Another wonderful workshop and fantastic performance by Del Rey at The Cumberland Arms on Wed 2nd September!

Keith Perry very kindly took group photo’s before the Ukulele Workshop and Aaron Tucker snapped away indoors!

There were over forty people at Del’s guitar and ukulele performance – the biggest turnout so far!

Some of the comments posted online, from people who travelled from across the north east and Cumbria:

“Went to see Del Ray at The Cumberland Arms in Byker the other night. I thought it was brilliant.  Mesmerising”

“Thoroughly enjoyed it last night . . . Del Rey, what a talented lady and a good sense of humour!! Looking forward to next year and finishing my “homework!!”

“What a great night!”

“Truly awesome – you had to be there!”

Many thanks to everyone who took video and uploaded it to YouTube – especially to Paul Hurrell, who not only captured Del’s “Workshop Highlights” but all of her performance!

If your video is missing from these Playlists, please leave a link in a comment and I will add it:

Del Rey Plays and Teaches Ukulele:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3G6UTOZzczUyI6MDif3dVg47_D3uxYKW

Del Rey Places and Teaches Guitar:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3G6UTOZzczV16IBysAAgT80IWLo7Quav

More Del Rey Links:

Del Rey Website: http://delreyplays.com/

Del Rey Tutorial CDs on Homespun:
https://www.homespun.com/instructors/del-rey/

Del Rey Performance CDs:
http://hobemianrecords.com/

Memphis Minnie:
http://memphisminnie.com/

One Mic Stand – Advice on playing more music with less sound equipment:
http://www.onemicstand.com/

Finally, many thanks to Del and to everyone else who made this event happen: to Aaron Tucker for creating the event posters, Dennis Bell and Tommy Stephenson for helping on the night, The Cumberland Arms for the venue – and Newcastle Kingsmen Rapper Team for letting us have their usual practice time in the venue – and to everyone who came along and made this such a memorable and inspiring night!

Liz Panton

ps. Sign up here for information about future events: http://eepurl.com/1k0wr

pps. If you attended the Del Rey Workshop and would like print-quality copies of the group photo image files, please leave a comment below or contact me by email (spam protected link): http://scr.im/ukes4fun

Del Rey! Return of the Resonator Queen! Wed 2 Sept Newcastle upon Tyne

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Delray workshop poster final web

http://delreyplays.com/

Wednesday 2nd Sept 2015
The Cumberland Arms
James Place Street, Byker
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE6 1LD

Performance: £5
Ukulele Workshop: £13
(includes Free Entry to Performance!)
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Next Sunday Ukes! Aug 23 1:00 – 3:00, Sept 13 and 27 2:00 – 4:00 The Millstone | @MillstoneSthGos

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The next Sunday sessions are:

  • Aug 23rd    1:00 – 3:00 (change from usual time!)
  • Sept 13th    2:00 – 4:00
  • Sept 27th   2:00 – 4:00
  • more dates to follow . . .

More Info:

For calendar updates and more information about Sunday Uke Sessions and The Millstone see: Sunday Uke Sessions @ The Millstone South Gosforth

The Millstone
The Millstone

For info about the Thursday sessions at The Cumberland Arms 6pm – 8pm, see: Thursdays @ The Cumberland Arms Byker – and more! (This blog post will be deleted when the next Sunday Ukes reminder is published).

Chordie web site tips

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Reblogged from “Ukulele Allsorts”, where I am keeping my “nerdy stuff” now!
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2015-07-13 Chordie Forum

“About Chordie:

Guitar chords and guitar tablature made easy. Chordie is a search engine for finding guitar chords and guitar tabs.”

And, of course, ukulele chords and tabs.  If you have not come across Chordie before, read the Chordie FAQ and all will be revealed!

If you are having problems using Chordie, then you can post a question in the Chordie Forum in the “About Chordie” section.

A few days after my last blog post (Some Songbook and Chordpro Tips) I answered a question on the Chordie Forum that covered similar ground plus the confusion that arises when someone asks in the Chordie Forum about features of “Songbook” or “My Songbook”:

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Some Songbook and Chordpro Tips

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Reblogged from “Ukulele Allsorts”, where I am keeping my “nerdy stuff” now!
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Linkesoft songbook WindowsIn case it helps anyone else, some extracts from recent email correspondence about Songbook from Linkesoft and Chordpro aka Chordii formatting.

Where there are references to a “PC” this applies equally to a Mac or any other operating system. Similarly, “iPad” is interchangeable with “iPhone”. I have no experience of the Android version but I assume that things will be much the same.

If anyone spots any errors in what I have posted here, please do leave a comment with the correct information!

I have put songbook app on my tablet and got the usual ‘Greensleeves’ demo. I was wondering:

1. How you get all the songs in word documents on my PC converted to Chordpro (do you have to download songbook for windows and work on your PC and move the songs across to the tablet?)

2. Have you got to use Dropbox or can you just move songs…

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Sunderland Ukulele Clubs News!

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First, a NEW ukulele club starts up on May 6th – “Steamin’ Ukes” at the Dun Cow!
Plus some changes for “Hylton Ukes” (The Club Previously Known As “Ukes4U“).

Steamin’ Ukes

Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month starting 6th May, 1:00pm to 3:30pm in the upstairs music lounge - Dun Cow SR1 3HA Bring your ukulele and enjoy a couple of hours playing, singing and sharing expertise with like-minded folk - abilities welcome from beginner to Jake Shimabuku! Emphasis is on the enjoyment of playing the ukulele!

  • Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month starting 6th May
  • 1:00pm to 3:30pm
  • Upstairs music lounge – Dun Cow SR1 3HA
  • Free!

“Steamin’ Ukes” has been set up by Charlie Lally – a stalwart of Ukes4Fun (Newcastle) and Tune Army (Whickham).  Charlie also set up “The Wild Ukes of Wanny” club when he lived in Ashington.

Charlie, who has recently moved to Seaburn, says, “Bring your ukulele and enjoy a couple of hours playing, singing and sharing expertise with like-minded folk – abilities welcome from beginner to Jake Shimabuku!  Emphasis is on the enjoyment of playing the ukulele!”

Charlie has got some good publicity for the new club in the Sunderland Echo, where he says, “There’s a ukulele club which meets in Hylton Castle, but that’s an evening club. I thought it would be great to have an afternoon club for older people with some time on their hands.  It’s mainly for players to spend a couple of hours sharing tips.”

Contact: Charlie Lally (spam protected): U…@h…l.com

Hylton Ukes

Name change: The Ukulele Club previously known as “Ukes4U”!  No changes to times, dates or venue – just a name change.

Contact details change: Alf Scott, Hylton Ukes organiser, also has a new email address (spam protected): a…@y…o.com

For more info about Hylton Ukes, see previous posts: Hyton Ukes

For information about many other clubs and sessions in the North East and Cumbria, see:  j.mp/ne-ukes