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The Utterly Butterly Ukulele Project (1)

Sunday 412.00pmMay
2014

Workshop

The Boathouse

Spyglass Inn
The Esplanade
Ventnor

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The Utterly Butterly Ukulele Project (1)

Source http://artsisle.org/

Part of Isle of Arts Festival 2014

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12:00 - 14:00 | The Boathouse @ the Spyglass | £2.00

What is TUBUP? The Utterly Butterly Ukulele Project (TUBUP) provides music and junk instrument making workshops which will amaze and amuse you, and help you learn a lot while having fun! Each participant makes their own TUB-Uke, learns to play a few songs, and takes part in a TUB-Uke performance.

What’s a TUB-Uke? The TUB-Uke is made from an Utterly Butterly tub, a piece of wood, and fishing line for strings. It’s fully functional and tunable and is played the same as any conventional ukulele.

How will it work?

TUBUP will run two two-hour workshops during the day (times to be confirmed) for up to 50 people per workshop. At the end of each session there will be a mini-performance on the massed “Ukes”. The workshop costs just £2.00 per person to attend.

Weather permitting, everyone who has made a TUB-Uke will be invited to get together outside the main Festival marquee at around 5.30 pm for a grand mass performance, just before the Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain start their concert.

Let’s set a record!

You can help us set the record for the largest number of Ukes played on the Isle of Wight at any one time, so if you know anyone who already has a Ukulele (it does not matter if it is a Tub-Uke or a real one), just urge them to come along at 5.30 on Sunday 4 May 2014!

Image: © Utterly Butterly Ukulele Project