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Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Selected TV / Radio appearances:

  • Channel 4, Skins. 2010
  • BBC Radio 4, Loose Ends, 2010, 2005
  • Sky Arts, Coverage of the Cambridge Folk Festival,  2010
  • BBC Radio 3, Late Night Proms, Aug 2009
  • NDR, Germany, 3nach9, Live-performance with Yusuf (Cat Stevens), May 2009
  • SWR, Germany, Radio Special, Feb 2009
  • BBC 1 Culture Show, Jan 2009
  • BBC Radio 1, Colin Murray, An Audience with the Ukulele Orchestra of GB, 2008
  • SAT1, Germany, WOW, hosted by Hugo Egon Balder. Nov 2008
  • BBC Radio 4 Documentary The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’ presented by Phil Jupitus. July 2008
  • BBC Radio 4, Broadcasting House 2008
  • 3SAT, Bannmeile, Live concert on leading German cultural channel. Dec 2007
  • BBC, C-Beebies, Space Pirates, Dec 2007
  • BBC 2, Electric Proms with the Kaiser Chiefs Oct 2007
  • ITV This Morning 2007, 2005
  • BBC Radio 6, 2007. Gideon Coe
  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Dec 2006
  • BBC2, The Story of Light Entertainment, 2006
  • BBC Radio 3, In Tune, 2005
  • BBC1 Blue Peter, February 2005
  • BBC 2, Jools Holland’s Hootenanny, 2004 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXVdNKciP94
  • The South Bank Show
  • The Today Programme

 

Festivals include:

  • Bestival, UK, 2011
  • WOMAD, UK, 2010
  • Cambridge Folk Festival, 2010
  • BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, 2009
  • Mosel Musikfest, Germany 2009 and 2012
  • Rheingau Musikfestival, Germany, 2011
  • Arosa Humor-Festival, Switzerland 2009
  • Glatt Und Verkehrt Festival, Austria 2009
  • Humorologie, Belgium 2008
  • The Hay Festival, 2008, 2004
  • Detroit Festival of the Arts 2007
  • The Big Chill 2007, 2005
  • Glastonbury Festival, 2005
  • Edinburgh Festival 2005, 2006
  • Cropredy Festival 2005
  • Chicago Chamber Music Festival
  • VE Celebrations at Hyde Park 2005

 

Selected Venues:

  • Carnegie Hall, New York, 2012, 2010
  • Sydney Opera House, 2012
  • Royal Albert Hall, London, 2009
  • Birmingham Symphony  Hall, 2010
  • Michael-Fowler-Centre, Wellington, New Zealand, 2010
  • Koelner Philharmonie, Germany, 2011
  • Konzerthaus Dortmund, Germany, 2011, 2010
  • Luxemburg Philharmonie, Luxemburg, 2011
  • Buxton Opera House, 2009
  • The Sage, Gateshead, 2010, 2008
  • De Montfort Hall, Leicester, 2010
  • The Lowry, Salford Quays, 2010, 2009
  • Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 2009, 2008
  • Lichfield Cathedral, 2008
  • The Barbican, London, 2005
  • Ronnie Scott’s Jazz club
  • The Royal Festival Hall
  • Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Germany, 2010, 2009
  • Scala-Theater, Stockholm, Sweden, 2010, 2009
  • Tampere-Talo, Helsinki, Finland, 2011, 2010, 2009
  • Kufstein-Arena, Kufstein, Austria, 2010
  • Stadsschouwburg, Brugge, Belgium, 2010