Ukulele of Great Britain performing 500 miles

A concert by the Ukulele Orchestra is a funny, virtuosic, twanging, awesome, foot-stomping obituary of rock-n-roll and melodious light entertainment featuring only the “bonsai guitar” and a menagerie of voices in a collision of post-punk performance and toe-tapping oldies. There are no drums, pianos, backing tracks or banjos, no pitch shifters or electronic trickery. Only an astonishing revelation of the rich palette of orchestration afforded by ukuleles and singing (and a bit of whistling). Audiences have a good time with the Ukulele Orchestra. Going from Tchaikovsky to Nirvana via Otis Redding and Spaghetti Western soundtracks, the Orchestra takes us on “a world tour with only hand luggage” and gives the listener “One Plucking Thing After Another”.
Using instruments small and large, in high and low registers, whether playing intricate melodies, simple tunes, or complex chords, and sitting in chamber group format dressed in formal evening wear, the Orchestra uses the limitations of the instrument to create a musical freedom as it reveals unsuspected musical insights. Both the beauty and vacuity of popular and highbrow music are highlighted, the pompous and the trivial, the moving and the amusing. Sometimes a foolish song can touch an audience more than high art; sometimes music which takes itself too seriously is revealed to be hilarious. You may never think about music in the same way once you’ve been exposed to the Ukes’ depraved musicology.

[@lorriecheney7968]

Got my tickets for them next month in Lewisville!

[@patriciarose6371]

A great musician can play any instrument, and these musicians are classically trained orchestral players, but had great fun and did a very credible job with this happy poplar song .

[@bennyjazzful]

WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From a mad keen 74yo Aussie fan.
Amazing playing.

[@georgeflynnclassicalconcer1050]

Aren't they fantastic!

[@fortuna5384]

i agree

[@jamp12008]

Splendid 👍

[@alexanderdraper247]

I love the Ukes - and I'm a Proclaimers fan (spot my Scottish roots!). This is - as always - a lovely performance BUT it needs more oomph somewhere. I think in the chorus. Not enough laldy! A very minor criticism as it's still bloody good!

[@cryionic]

Finally

[@frolleincoco]

First beats I heard incoming Sirtaki 😅

[@stevej1154]

Maybe they should all wear Proclaimers glasses for an added comedy element.

[@petercakebread9761]

Moooooo

[@Dazzletoad]

Audience are like the residents of the local mausoleum 🤨

[@oldhippypeace]

Utterly British. Sod it...trying to type with light off....dont wabt to wake the dog