They provide a link to the piece online so that those that wish to participate can come prepared. Often the orchestra will provide advanced notice of an audience participation number. The orchestra performed at the 50th anniversary VE day celebrations in Hyde Park (with Cliff Richard and Vera Lynn), before an estimated audience of 170,000. High praise has been forthcoming from the press for live shows. Recent years have seen television appearances on programmes such as Jools Holland's Hootenanny and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway performing alongside Robbie Williams. The orchestra has toured the USA, Canada, Japan, China, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, France, Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Norway, Ireland and Great Britain. Also featured on the CD single were covers of the instrumental "Wonderful Land", and of "Natural Woman", the latter with (male) lead vocals provided by musical director George Hinchliffe. Their version of "Dy-na-mi-tee" (with vocals by Hester Goodman), reached #81 in the UK singles charts in 2005. They have released two DVDs, Anarchy in the Ukulele (2005), recorded at the Barbican in London, as well as Prom Night, a DVD of their BBC Proms concert at the Royal Albert Hall recorded in 2009. The group has shied away from featuring the music of George Formby, Britain's most famous ukulele musician however, in recent years, they have included a version of his song "Leaning on a Lamppost", performed in a Russian Cossack style.Īlbums include Live in London #1, Live in London #2, Still Live, Precious Little, The Secret of Life, Top Notch and a large back catalogue of recordings. Comedic elements are incorporated with the musicianship, including up to five members playing a single ukulele and times when the group each goes its own way on a piece of music. The Orchestra also compose and perform their own pieces, as well as arranging medleys - for example, David Bowie's "Life on Mars?" is melded with "My Way", "For Once in My Life", "Substitute", and more. The band was formed "to challenge people’s expectations of the ukulele," according to Uke Richie Williams.Ī typical UOGB concert comprises songs and instrumentals from a variety of musical genres: regulars include Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" reworked as a swinging jazz number, Ennio Morricone's theme to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy", "Anarchy in the UK" performed in the style of Simon and Garfunkel, and the theme tune from Shaft.
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TV appearances have included: Jools Holland's Hootenanny, BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms, Blue Peter, The Slammer, Richard & Judy, This Morning and Skins.
They play and sing music from a variety of musical genres, all on the ukulele.įounded in 1985, the orchestra has since performed in many venues worldwide, including New York's Carnegie Hall (2009, 2012), the Sydney Opera House (2012), London's Royal Albert Hall (2008, 2012) and Glastonbury Festival. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (UOGB) is a musical ensemble featuring ukuleles in different registers.
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