Irish Online Ukulele Festival

This weekend (Friday, 1st of May to Sunday, 3rd of May 2020) will see Ireland's first online ukulele festival coincidentally called: The Irish Online Ukulele Festival or as it's come to be known the "Ukulele Lockdown Hoedown". From the comfort of your own home you'll be able to attend workshops and performances from some of Ireland's top ukulele players (and me).

There'll be an open mic taking place on Friday the 1st of May at 7pm. If you'd like to get involved then send in a quick message to the guys running the festival.

On Saturday the 2nd, there will be workshops for ukulele players of all ages covering everything from getting started to learning scales and melodies to songwriting to Artistic Wellbeing. Here's a rundown of the day:

11am

• Artistic Wellbeing with Róisín Erskine of Yogaleles

12pm

• Absolute Beginners with Me (Ronan McCauley)
• Melody and Scales with Mark Mangan (Intermediate)

1pm

• Beginner and Improver Workshop with Me (Ronan McCauley)
• Intro to Fingerpicking with Róisín Erskine of Yogaleles (All levels)

2pm

• Creative Songwriting for Uke with Elena Duff

3pm

• Latin Rhythms for Uke with Victor Henriquez

4pm

• Vocalisation with Róisín Erskine of Yogaleles

On Sunday there will be a massive Jam Session. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for more info.

How much will this cost? Nothing! It's free to access (Info on EventBrite) but folks are asked to give what they can to help support working musicians like myself by donating to the Irish Online Ukulele Festival gofundme page.

Here are a few useful downloads:

• Absolute Beginners Workshop Handout
• Beginners Improvers Workshop Handout
  
  

Having trouble downloading the files? No problem! Send me a message and I'll email them directly.