The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain will soon be making its entire back catalog available for purchase in the form of mp3 downloads; despite this, they have reissued two of their early albums as CDs, Pluck (1997) and Hearts of Oak (1989.) A copy of each came to our house came a couple of weeks ago. Mrs Acilius and [...]
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The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain rereleases two early albums
Posted by acilius on July 27, 2010
http://losthunderlads.com/2010/07/27/the-ukulele-orchestra-of-great-britain-rereleases-two-early-albums/
Prom Night: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Live at the Royal Albert Hall
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 [...]
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 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/
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/
New albums from the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Many thanks to the world’s greatest website, ukulelehunt, for announcing that UoGB is releasing two new albums. The Christmas album includes several terrific tracks they’ve made available for free as MP3s in the past as well as a good deal of new material, the other album is live. They offer free samples as well as an [...]
Posted by acilius on November 14, 2008
http://losthunderlads.com/2008/11/14/new-albums-from-the-ukulele-orchestra-of-great-britain/
Solo album from a member of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Will Grove-White has released a solo album, Will Grove-White and the Others. From an interview with ukulelehunt: What was the impetus for your solo project? In recent years, the Ukes has become more of a full-time job, making it harder for all of us to do other work, as the Orchestra’s demands grow and grow. [...]
Posted by acilius on September 23, 2008
http://losthunderlads.com/2008/09/23/solo-album-from-a-member-of-the-ukulele-orchestra-of-great-britain/
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