ALABAMA
Huntsville: "Golden
Reflections Ukulele Band" is a band of 50 members with 35 Ukes and Auto
Harp, Guitar and Electric Bass. Other instruments play solos. New CD is
available. Visitors are welcome.... Contact Southside
Baptist Church, Attn Eugene A. Hock
ALASKA
- No clubs reported as of 12/2004.
ARIZONA
Sun City West
"Keeneys Kool Kats" is a band with Ukes and other instruments.
Instruction available. Contact rajakeeney1@aol.com
ARKANSAS -
No clubs reported as of 12/2004.
CALIFORNIA
Berkley - Royal Hawaiian Ukulele Band Every
Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock and play traditional and non-traditional Hawaiian
music. Contact - Uncle Kem Loong and can be reached at templebar1@mindspring.com.
Corona
Del Mar -Oasis
Strummers- Led by Tony Cappa. 85-95 members meet every Monday 1:pm-2:30 in
Corona Del Mar, Orange County-everyone welcome. Email for information Jim
Duron
Costa
Mesa -
Group ukulele lessons from beginner to advanced in the O.C. area, at
The House of Tiki, in Costa Mesa, please email Dave
Hegstrom of Dave's Uke Method at: Lessons in groups of only 10
pupils to be given once every other week. TBA
Discovery Bay - Delta Strummers - Meet the
first and third Thursdays at 7pm. Call for location,as they rotate
meeting at different homes.. Ward Pinther
925- 516-0608 or Dorothy McKellar
East Contra Costa County: Discovery Bay
is in the process of forming a uke club. Anyone interested, please call at 925
516-0608 and ask for Ward or Dorothy. And if anyone has any hints or info
about how to start a group, please let us know.
Contact - Ward
Pinther
Grass Valley: The Strum
Bums, ukuleleclass in its fourth year at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, meets
Thursdays from 3:30 to 5pm at the Senior Citizens Center. Everyone welcome,
including folks who have never played. Loaner ukes available.
The group performs at least weekly at convalescent homes, schools and
elsewhere. Contact - Dan
Scanlan
Los Angeles The Jumpin' Flea Circus
Players of Los Angeles This newly-formed Uke club meets every other Thursday
of the month, in the San Fernando Valley. Each meeting consists of a 2-hour
lesson from Professor of Uke, Clay Allen where he teaches unique strums,
theory, and techniques. The club also brings music to share (Tin Pan Alley,
Vintage Hawaiian, Vintage Country, Classic Rock) and some even perform at the
end of the meeting, during our open mike time. All levels welcome! Contact
Darren " Jumpin' Flea D" Wong for details. Darren
Wong
Orange County: The Orange County
Oasis Senior Center Uke Strummers meets in Corona Del Mar each and every
Monday from 1:00 PM to around 2:30 PM in the cafeteria. Presently there are
50-70 attending all sessions (but you don't have to be a senior to join)
Address is: Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar, CA. For
more info E-Mail - Floyd
Farrar
Hayward - The Kaleponi Strings meet
every Saturday and learn songs of Hawaii (and other places too). All levels
are welcome. The teacher's name is Hollis Baker. For more info contact Curtis
Takahashi
Huntington Beach - Kolohe Ukulele
Club - Formed in 2000, this Southern
California club practices twice a month and performs several times a
year. Comprised of beginners, intermediate and advanced players and
performers, this group is a perfect choice for those wishing to get in
touch with this uniquely Hawaiian art form. We generally meet on the
2nd and 4th Tuesday evenings from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Island
Bazaar shop. Beginners have a seperate practice from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
in the same location. See web site for details:
http://koloheukuleleclub.org/ - E
komo mai kakou! Contact - Andrew
McLaughlin
La Honda: which
in the SF Bay Area on the coastside, and I'm looking for other ukesters who
would like to get together maybe once or twice a month and play and learn from
each other. I'm just a beginner, but I love playing uke with others. Maybe
other people in the area and particularly on the Peninsula or on the coastside
would be interested? We could rotate to various peoples' homes, or maybe find
a central meeting place somewhere. My email address is
Marian.
Loma Linda - We
meet every Tuesday from 9:00am to 11:00am at The Loma Linda Senior Center -
"The Gathering Place." We gather to learn how to play our beloved
ukes and perform at different shows all around the Inland Empire. Contact -
Joan
for the Ukulele Club - (909) 796-8934 for more information.
Orange County:
Oasis Strummers Meets Mondays from 10:00 11:30 am at the Oasis Senior Center
(but you don't have to be a senior to join) Address is: Oasis Senior Center,
800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar, CA. For more info Greg
Oxnard - Our
Ukulele Group meets on the 1st Friday of the Month from 10 to 1PM. We play all
types of songs. Old, New and Hawaiian. We welcome all ukulele players (any
level)." Having A Good Time" is our Motto. Contact: Annette
Takahashi
Oxnard
- We
meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month 12-5PM Come join us for a fun uke time.
We play: Oldies ,Newie, Blueies and Hawaiian. We welcome all ukulele players
(any level) Contact: Shirley Palmer
Pasadena
-
Uke fanatics meet bi-weekly for some uke jammin! Prior to a meeting,
each member picks a song for all to study for next jam (Hawaiian tunes,
classic rock, etc.). Newbies & pros welcome! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AtomicUkes
Redondo
Beach -
We are a ukulele group within the South Bay Coastliners Barbershop Harmony
Chorus. We rehearse every Wednesday at 7:30pm. Guests are always welcome! More
info, contact Joe Nagle
Rialto
- Ukulele
club at the Rialto Senior Center! When: Every Friday Time: 9:00am to 11:00am
Where: The Venice Room Purpose: To meet fellow ukulele players of all ages! It
is also our goal to perform with our ukes and sing songs for the citizens of
the Rialto community! For more information, contact Cathy - (909) 875-1054
Please bring your own ukulele.
San
Francisco
- Every Monday night at 7:00 we meet for a free class strumming Hawaiian
favorites for up to 90 minutes. Some of us may play other things for a few
minutes after the class has finished. Beginners welcome! http://www.kaleocafe.com
San Luis Obispo -Uke Society of San Luis
Obispo meets every 2nd and 4th Mon of the month at Spikes Place Brewery - 570
South Higuera, SLO, CA, at 7PM
or 6PM if you want a sandwich. In the back room.
Santa Barbara - Catch us at the Beachside
Bar/Cafe on Beautiful Goleta Beach, Fri & Sat evenings, 8:00 - 11:00 pm,
March through November, or call (805)682-5385, to find out where we are
playing - A hui hou!
Santa Cruz - We've got a Twelve-Fret
Program of boy-group oldies from the 50s and 60s that'll put the starch back
in any uke strummmers' felt pick! Contact Ukulele
Elvis
Santa Cruz: The
Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz is alive and well. Contact Andy Andrews
(831)688-3540 or (408) 828-2131 or email Andy
Andrews Meet
at 7:00 pm on the third Thursday each month, and many weekends during the
summer. Also check out our website at www.ukuleleclub.com
www.ukuleleclub.com
Torrance - This 'ukulele group meets every
Saturday from 9:30-11:00 a.m. at the Bartlett Senior Citizens Center. 1318
Cravens Ave. Torrance CA. (Ph. (310)320-5918. Everyone is welcome! Aloha!
Contact - Clint Fisher
www.ukulelestrummers.com
Ventura County: We
are the Ukulele Club of Ventura County, CA. We meet the 3rd Saturday of each
month in Oxnard CA and we always welcome new members of any level of playing.
We play all kinds of music and perform with hula dancers, for many Hawaiian
type occasions, luaus, birthday, weddings, anniversary parties. For more info
please contact Shirley
Palmer.
Ventura - Uke sessions every 4th Sat. of
the month with guest artists sharing talents and techniques. Perform for
luaus, and shows. Yearly participants for Uke fests. Contact - Maile
M. Vanyi
Yuciapa: Ukulele
Club meets on Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 to 2:30 pm at the Senior Center,
1st and B Streets in Yuciapa, California. For more information contact Pat
and Dan Dyer.
COLORADO
Denver - Ukulele Community Denver We're
just getting organized [October 2004]. Please find us at www.Meetup.com or go
directly to http://ukulele.meetup.com/10/
. See you around! Contact Jim
Firestone/Longmont
-
Rocky Mountain Ukulele Club Just putting this group together. Would like
to get together to jam with other ukulele players in the front range area.
Email me for more info. Contact Dana
CONNECTICUT
Norwalk: Ukulele
Society of Connecticut Call (203) 655 0067 for the next date. We
will meet most Saturdays from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in front of or in the East lobby
of the Norwalk Community College, 188 Richards Avenue Norwalk CT. All player
levels and the curious are welcome. Contact Geoffrey R. Rezek , Box
1611 , Darien CT 06820 - Phone (203) 655 0067
DELAWARE - No clubs
reported as of 12/2004
FLORIDA
Brevard County - Any interested parties out
there, want to form a uke club/players group/etc. Please contact Phil
or call 777-6534
GEORGIA
Douglasville- (just west of Atlanta)
Anyone interested in forming a ukulele club, ukulele instruction, please
contact Mark
Valdosta - Golden Strummers - Group of happy
seniors who perform at churches, nursing homes, schools, etc. Presently about
15 inter-denominatioal players (no one excluded).Sort of a Christian outreach,
but we play mostly music from 20's-----present. Beginners are welcome. We will
teach you! We just have FUN!! Contact Hoyt
Hurt
HAWAII
Honolulu: The
club meets every Monday night from 7 to 9pm, and sings mostly Hawaiian
songs. For directions and meeting times see my website page: http://www.ukulele-lessons.com/HUIC.htm
Honolulu
(Waikiki): We meet ON THE BEACH at Waikiki (across from
McDonalds on Kalakaua Avenue) from November 1 to March 31, Mondays through
Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m. Our group is composed of snowbirds on extended
vacations as well as members who live in Hawaii year round. All ukulele
players are invited. Hula dancers and singers are always welcome. Drop by
and introduce yourself to our leader, Susan Weiss. For more info Stan
Jackson.
Honolulu (Waikiki): This is a group of
mostly seniors who love to play ukulele, sing, and dance hula. We perform at
several concerts throughout the year. The leader is Stan
Jackson
Kaneohe: Call
Bruddah Sam for more info @
(808)235-1176 Must bring own Uke and Pencil and Three ring binder. Teach
Free lessons on Wednesdays @ Mormon Church on Waikalua Dr. in Kaneohe from 5
to 6 PM. Please feel free to stop by.
The
Ukulele Guild of Hawaii - Dedicated
to the advancement of the construction of the ukulele. We have 60+ members,
our members include individuals and factories such as Pegasus Guitars, G
String, Troy Ozama Ukulele's, Kamaka and Okona Ukulele's.
Idaho - No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
Chicago: Windy
City Uke Club - Any
uke players in the Chicagoland & outlying areas want to get together
& play ukes with others in the area? I live 5 miles east of Woodfield
Shopping Center. We meet twice a month on Sunday afternoon. For more info,
contact Chris
INDIANA
Highland: The Just For Fun Ukulele Strummers meet on Wednesday
mornings from 9:30 am to11:30 am and also on Thursday afternoons from 4:30
pm to 6:30 pm at the Lincoln Center. All levels of ability welcome.
Looking for Hula dancers and banjo players also. For more info call
the Highland Parks and Recreation Center at 219-838-0114 or email Nikki
.
Indianapolis: The
Key Strummers -A
children's ukulele band for students of the Key Learning Community,
Indianapolis, IN.
IOWA - No clubs
reported as of 12/2004.
KANSAS - No clubs
reported as of 12/2004.
KENTUCKY - No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
LOUISIANA - No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
Maine - No clubs
reported as of 12/2004.
Maryland
College Park: The
Metropolitan Ukulele Association, MUA
We gather the first Sunday afternoon of each month at the College Perk coffee
house to swap songs and jam. Very informal group of uke
enthusiasts of all skill levels. Contact
Dave.
Massachusetts -
No clubs reported as of 12/2004.
MICHIGAN
Harper Woods, MI: I'd
love to join or start an uke club. I'd appreciate your help.
Contact Mark
Lansing and vicinity:
Jenny
Hulen is looking for other uke
enthusiasts in the area to form a club.
Metro
Detroit I would like to get together with any uke-minded people at any
level of experience. I'm an advanced beginner, but feel that lots of progress
could be made if I could find others to play and learn "the way of the
uke". Raw beginners with lots of enthusiasm to seasoned pros with lots of
patience...drop me a line to start playing and enjoying ukes and music with
others.
bggraves1961@aol.com
SE MI - Semi Ukers - Meets once a month for
ukulele playing. John L. Park.
MINNESOTA - No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
MISSISSIPPI - No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
MISSOURI
Springfield - "Happy Plunkers Ukulele
Band." Sixteen members practice on Friday mornings at the Fireside
Room at the First Baptist Church. Our group consists of soprano, tenor,
baritone, concert, and banjo ukes. We have two great piano players that
play the ukes also. We perform mostly in the day time at local nursing
homes, community centers, churches, fund raisers, etc. We welcome anyone
to join us. If they do not know how to play the uke, we will teach them.
Contact Beverly
(10/2004)
St Louis - St Louis Ukulele Guild
(SLUG'S) started in March 2003, now 28 members. Meet every first, third
and fifth Thursday of the month. We invite anyone in the St Louis area
to contact us and attend our meetings or performances. Meet in various
libraries and locations. Players of any proficiency welcomed. Contact www.Scvi1@aol.com.
(South
County Vintage Instruments.)
NEBRASKA - No clubs
reported as of 12/2004.
NEVADA - No clubs
reported as of 12/2004.
NEW HAMPSHIRE - No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
NEW JERSEY
Monmouth Beach - New Jersey Uke Club - New
group for learning & playing the ukelele with each other and with other
instruments. Contact Joan M. Parent
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque - Contact
Malu
East Mountain (Albuquerque) - Duke City Ukes - A
small group meets the third Sunday of each month at Wilbur's house in the East
Mountain Area of Albuquerque. We welcome members from all over the State
of New Mexico. We are especially interested in festivals and workshops that
other groups may hold. Contact Wilbur.
NEW YORK
Brooklyn - The Brooklyn Ukulele Club welcomes
all ukulele players, beginners to advanced, to celebrate the ukulele. The
mission of this club is to unite New York City ukulele players and
enthusiasts. Contact steeplechasebrooklyn@yahoo.com
New
York City - Kanikapila Uke Jam Group- Wednesdays 7:30 @ Lotus Music
& Dance Studios - You must know your chords. Contact ctuning@msn.com
NORTH CAROLINA
Pinehurst - An old uke player would like to meet others who
play or are interested in learning to play. I live in Pinehurst, NC in
Southern Moore County. Contact Nancy
Heilman
Durham - CUKES
(Carolina Uke Strummers) meet monthly. We alternate monthly on Saturday
afternoons between a local Triangle area uke meetup and state-wide
gathering, but all are welcome at either. For more information of
dates/times/locations visit: http://ukulele.meetup.com/36/ and
sign on to get calendar updates. Grab your uke and join us. Contact:
Chris Kuster
NORTH DAKOTA- No clubs reported as of 12/2004.
OHIO
Dayton - Info
on two uke groups in this area. Contact Karl
Markl.
Granville - This is an
attempt to get a group going in Central Ohio. Maybe Just a cheap way for me
(Jim Nelson) to find some learning help. Anyway I hope to attract enough
interested souls (hopefully including some with experience) that we can get
some ukulele momentum going in the "heart of it all." We can
establish a meeting venue wherever the center of gravity of the group is
(assuming we achieve critical mass!). Email me...let's get going! Jim
Nelson.
Columbus - BUG
(Buckeye Ukulele Guild) Meeting place and time -- Monthly on Sunday
afternoons at various locations in the Columbus area. Very informal. No
officers, no dues; just get together to jam monthly. Players of all levels are
welcome, and will feel comfortable with the group. Any questions, please call at
614-834-4241 or email Norm Jones
(1/2005)
OKLAHOMA - No clubs
reported as of 12/2004.
OREGON
Portland : Portland
Ukulele Association (PUA) or
e-mail Marianne
Brogan
PENNSYLVANIA
New Brighton - The Blue Walrus Bleeding Hearts
Club Band - Progressive ukulele band. All original music. Masterminded by the
One and Only Jimmy O.
RHODE ISLAND
Providence - Join other Providence-area ukers
("Pukers", for short) who get together once a month or so to jam and
share a few beers. Email us at Dave
Wasser or call (401) 461-1668. All levels, all styles welcomed.
SOUTH CAROLINA - No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
SOUTH DAKOTA - No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
TENNESSEE - No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
TEXAS
Austin: Armadillo Strummers is the
Austin, TX area ukulele club. Any beginning, intermediate or advanced ukulele
player is welcome to join the fun! We currently rehearse weekly; visit the
website and look at the events calendar for time and place. We will also sing
at various events on request. http://www.armadillostrummers.com/
Conroe: The Happy Strings is a 60 member
ukulele band sponsored by the First Baptist Church - Conroe. They rehearse
each Tuesday and perform in a local venue (nursing home, church group, school,
civic orgs, assisted living facilities, etc..) each Thursday. Members are
mostly retired seniors aged 56-90. Contact/Director for the band is Ken
Burkhalter.
Dallas Uke Club: DUH Meets the 1st
Monday of each month at 7 PM. 5803 E. Northwest Highway, Dallas TX 75231 The
Black Forest Cafe inside the Half Price Book Store. Call (214)977-7926 or
E-Mail Mark
Levine
Dallas - Ukulele
Friends & Ohana of North Texas - Meets
the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 6:30-9:00pm at Josey Ranch Library
in Carrollton, TX - located on Keller Springs Road, just West of Josey.
For updates & more info, please join our Yahoo Group - Ukulele
Friends. Contact Noel
Tardy or www.UkeLadyMusic.com
Fort
Worth - Fort Worth's most exciting (and only) ukulele club - CHUG:
Coffee House Ukulele Gang meets at the wonderful Artistic Blends coffee
emporium: www.artisticblends.com,
5298 Trail Lake Drive, Fort Worth, TX, 76133, (817) 292-4744
Harper - Serving
and plunking and building Fine Ukes in the Beautiful Texas Hill Country.
Details soon. Family group with church kids called the Tiny Bubbles. They
provide entertainment for local nursing homes. Contact
Uklear hazard
San
Antonio - Ukulele Ladies & Gents of San Antonio - Meets every
Thursday at 1:00pm at Lion's Field Adult Community Center, on the corner of
Broadway and Mulberry. Monthly Jam the last Thursday of each month. Contact
Joyce or Bev
Ukulele
Ladies & Gents of Patriot Heights - Meets every Tuesday at 2:30pm at
Patriot Heights in NW San Antonio. Contact Joyce
Pearl's
Girls - This group of 4 sisters started playing together AGAIN in 1996. They
practice once a week and perform for a variety of community functions and
private parties. Their programs consist of oldies and goodies, contemporary
pop, country/western, and Hawaiian. Three of the sisters dance hula, and they
have recorded a cassette and cd of original songs by
Joyce Roe Flaugher. http://www.alohayall.net
www.ukuleluniverse.com
Wimberly
- "Uke Ladies and A Laddie" You are welcome. Interested
folks can contact Betty Scull at 936-544-5000.
UTAH No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
VERMONT No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
VIRGINIA No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
WASHINGTON
Edmonds: Sweet Someones - Group meets at the
South County Senior Center located just south of the ferry terminal in
Edmonds, every Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 pm for a fun filled hour of singing
and strummin' a variety of songs, old and new. For more info, contact: Uncle
Ben
Seattle:The Puget Sound
Strummers will be meeting on a monthly basis beginning in January, 2002 in the
Edmonds/Bothell area. This club is just forming, so get in on the ground
floor. We welcome all ukulele players, beginners to advanced. For more
information
call (425)
481-2133 or e-mail Jim
Fenner.
Seattle: Seattle
Ukulele Players Association (SUPA)
WISCONSIN - No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
WYOMING - No
clubs reported as of 12/2004.
International
AUSTRALIA
Melbourne - M.U.K. is a ukulele
group started in April '04 in Melbourne, Australia. We aim to have monthly
gigs featuring members of the kollective and guests from interstate (or
anywhere else that they can get here from). We are also involved in events for
local music festivals such as the Darebin Music Fest and The Melbourne Fringe
Festival. Also, we are working with schools to have ukes incorporated in music
teaching programmes and we will be using students from such schools in our
upcoming Ukulele Big Band. We incorporate all genres of uke, from old school
to newer punk uke styles. Join the Uke Revolution at: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/m-u-k/
Anyone
can post messages if they got anything to do with ukes. Our Grand Launch,
featuring the US documentary "Rock That Uke", is on the 3rd July '04
at the Underpass,Terminus Hotel,
Clifton Hill. 10 ukers including Chuck "Frets" Fayne (Yes, the Uke
Yak Master himself), Rose Turtle Ertler, Cameron Murray from Sydney and heaps
more. 4pm - 11pm, RTU at 6:30pm. All enquiries contact Dino
Divo (aka Dean W. Denham)- Let There Be Uke.
Sydney - St George &
Sutherland Community of Ukulele Musicians meet first Sunday of the month at
127-129 Sutherland Rd Jannali, all levels welcome. Contact Don
Sinclair.
CANADA
Calgary, Alberta - Calgary Uke
Division - Let's get started. Contact Mike
McLeod http://www.acousticguitar.net
Halifax, NS - We're starting in
September. The climax of the year will be our final concert to which the QUEEN
will be invited! http://www.ukings.ns.ca.
Contact Patrick Burgomaster
Hamilton, Ontario:
Sackville Hill Seniors' Ukulele Band. Practice wekly at the Sackville Hill
Seniors Centre. The group mostely plays at retirement homes, public
schools and church functions. There are approximately 20 memebers and a
beginners class of about 10. Contact Darvin Dolyniuk
Vancouver, BC: The Vancouver
Ukulele Circle meets on the third Tuesday every month, in Vancouver's west
end. We welcome all ukulele players or uke-player wannabes. For information
regarding time and location, contact Ralph
Shaw ("King of the Ukulele")
at 604-689-2937 or e-mail Wendy
Cutler
Winnipeg, Manitoba:
First meeting Nov 15, 2004 at Sled Dog Music, 1328 Portage Avenue
Contact Hal
UNITED KINGDOM
Blackpool - The George Formby
Society - We meet four times per year in March June
September and November usually around the middle weekend in the month contact Gerry
Mawdsley
Bath - The Bath Chapter of the Ukulele
Research and Development Society (BATHTURDS) meets on the 3rd Sunday of
every month at 3pm in the back room of The Bell, Walcot St. Bath. BATHTURDS
Home Page
Bewdley, Worcestershire- The
Severnside Ukulele Strummers Association (SUSA) was started on 18th April
2004. in UK. It now has a gigging orchestra, 'The SUSAphonics'.
Contact Ray Shakeshaft
T/N 01562 752036.
Croydon, U.K (near London). Croydon
ukelele society is open to all ages of beginners, players, collectors and
enthusiasts. If anybody is interested in joining us please email me at Ken
Catherham, County of
Surrey ,South of London UK- THE SURREY UKULELE/
BANJO SOCIETY ( S.U.B.S.)-Open to all enthusiasts and beginners, with
tuition and Uke Workshops. Official Meets .3RD Saturday of the month.
Weekly Meets also locally at member's homes. Honary Chairman - Joe Brown.
Contact John Brown - New
2/2005
The Ukulele Research & Development
Society --- Based at the Village Inn, 1 St. Andrews Road, Exwick, Exeter, EX4
2AA. United Kingdom Meeting every 1st Sunday of the month -- Every body
welcome as long as you drink salad cream and like ukulele's Please email -- Head
Honcho Sir Humphrey Comfy