On Tuesday, 18 August 2009, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain was a headline act at the BBC Proms, an annual festival more formally known as the Henry Wood Promenade. The BBC Proms goes on for about ten weeks and includes dozens of concerts in London’s Royal Albert Hall, as well as chamber music performances [...]
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Prom Night: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Posted by acilius on December 15, 2009
http://losthunderlads.com/2009/12/15/prom-night-the-ukulele-orchestra-of-great-britain-live-at-the-royal-albert-hall/
New Posts on Weirdomatic
After a hiatus of several weeks, two new galleries have gone up at one of our favorite sites, Weirdomatic. The title of “Mary Poppins Lost Her Umbrella” reminded me of Hester Goodman’s “The Mary Poppins Experience“; the pictures in the gallery don’t have much to do with Mary Poppins, but show a number of interestingly [...]
Posted by acilius on November 23, 2009
http://losthunderlads.com/2009/11/23/new-posts-on-weirdomatic/
New UOGB Video
The DVD of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s triumphant performance at August’s BBC Proms is available for preorder at their site. They’ll start shipping the discs on 3 December. They’ve posted this audience-member video to entice you: We’ve placed our order, of course. Look for a review in this space, likely sometime after Christmas.
Posted by acilius on November 19, 2009
http://losthunderlads.com/2009/11/19/new-uogb-video/
Some Projects by Hester Goodman
Last month, Hester Goodman of The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain posted videoclips on her YouTube channel promoting a couple of non-ukulele based projects she has worked on in the last few years. Here’s one for “The Film Noir Show“; here’s one for “The Mary Poppins Experience.” Each project mixes cabaret with elements of street theater, including guerrilla [...]
Posted by acilius on October 13, 2009
http://losthunderlads.com/2009/10/13/some-projects-by-hester-goodman/
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s second live album
Day before yesterday, Mrs Acilius and I received our copy of the latest Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain CD release, Live in London 2. We’ve been listening to it ever since. Because of their showmanship, the best introduction to the UOGB is a live show, and the next best is a video. That’s why youtube [...]
Posted by acilius on October 3, 2009
http://losthunderlads.com/2009/10/03/the-ukulele-orchestra-of-great-britains-second-live-album/
The UOGB (or a piece of it) plays “I’m Gonna Be”
I’ve been looking for this clip for quite a while now. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (well, four members of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, and someone else) plays The Proclaimers‘ “I’m Gonna Be” on the BBC. UPDATE: The “someone else” is Leisa Rea of “Adams & Rea.”
Posted by acilius on April 7, 2009
http://losthunderlads.com/2009/04/07/the-uogb-or-a-piece-of-it-plays-im-gonna-be/
UOGB’s latest
Last month, I mentioned that the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain was releasing two new albums. Our copies arrived last week, and Mrs Acilius and I can give them enthusiastically positive reviews. The Christmas album, referred to on their website as “Christmas with the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain” but labeled as Fiducula inter Angelos (“Miniature [...]
Posted by acilius on December 9, 2008
http://losthunderlads.com/2008/12/09/uogbs-latest/
Some free music from a member of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
If you’ve followed my advice and looked up the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, you’ll have noticed Hester Goodman, the attractive brunette with the haunting voice. Here’s her myspace page, complete with two free songs I defy you to get out of your head. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=300075013
Posted by acilius on March 23, 2008
http://losthunderlads.com/2008/03/23/some-free-music-from-a-member-of-the-ukulele-orchestra-of-great-britain/
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