Scotland Ukulele Project

🎶 Care Home Visits 🎶

Last night, some of our lovely community in Glasgow from the Southside Strummers, visited a local care home

Everyone had a fantastic time and I’m sure they made a lot of people very happy

What a lovely way to kick off the festive season, and hopefully many more will come after this!

Huge thanks to Peter and Wendy for organising this ❤️

Good morning!

We can't wait for this event on Tuesday! Who's coming along?

Seeing as our recent jam venue, The Corona, is changing hands, we will not be on next week!

SO, why not come along to another fun filled ukulele event instead? Who knows, there may even be a wee jam session to join in with afterward!

Hope to see lots of familiar faces there

Saz

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It's Grand Raffle time!! The Ukulele Project have some fabulous prizes to giveaway in our annual Grand Raffle. This year we will have 19 winners! Live now on our website.

Money raised from our raffle will help us to continue to donate ukuleles to schools, community groups and libraries and to offer accessible and affordable classes and live music for all for the purpose of combating loneliness and promoting wellbeing. £5 a ticket - https://ukuleleproject.co.uk/shop/raffle

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Oh my! Ukulele tshirts 😍 they are awesome and you should get one 👀

T-shirts for ukulele lovers everywhere! Ukulele themed t-shirts, clothing and apparel for lovers of the ukulele.

🎃👻 HALLOWEEN SONGS 👻🎃

Check out the videos to get you prepped and ready for tonight!

Have you checked out our Halloween playalongs? Songbook is FREE to download in our resource. They are Spooktacular!!

Hello! Reaching out for a bass player for our ukulele halloween jam this Tuesday from 8.30-late!! Our regular bass player is unavailable and we'd love to be able to have a bass guitar playing alongside us as it makes such a huge difference to our sound!

👻🎃 SPOOKELELE SPECTACULAR 🎃👻

On Tuesday 31st October, things are becoming kind of spooky at

Join us for a fun filled evening of spooky tunes, costumes (if you like), and maybe even some prizes too?

Songbooks available by clicking the link in bio!

We can’t wait to see you all 🎃🍁

We are a very small non profit organisation, ran by Ukulele Saz (me)

I would love to nurture and grow this wonderful community, by being able to provide more workshops, events, and more ukuleles to those in need

Did you know we have a PayPal donation link?

You can donate by clicking the link below. It all goes towards us reaching our goals of connecting communities with the ukulele!

https://paypal.me/scotlandukeproject?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB

🎶 Southside Strummers 🎶

Wow another fantastic night

There were 25 ukulele players all jamming together last night, including some new faces too, and it was fantastic!

It really is so heartwarming to see people coming together to make music, and see ukulele players connecting from different places too.

Next week is our Spookelele event, and our songbook is available too (check out our link tree to get your copy!)

We can’t wait already 🎃🤟🏼🎶

🎶Music Matters🎶

A day late, but ‘mental health day’ really really matters!

Here at the Scotland Ukulele Project, it has been so heart warming to see how impactful our ukulele community is becoming!

Each week, we are seeing friendships being made, confidence growing, people developing their skills and pushing themselves out of their comfort zones, and most importantly, friendships and connections being made ❤️

I hear stories from people every week about their lives, and how feeling part of something, and spending time with others playing ukulele, lifts their moods and can take them from a bad day to a great day

Connection is super important, and I’m proud that we are becoming a space for people that really helps them with their well-being and mental health ❤️

Here’s some pics of some highlights over the last week!

Our new lgbt beginner block with and our lovely Clementine stepping up and leading the group 💪🏼

Our new pub night with our Southside Strummers, which so far has been a great success, with people from all of our groups coming together, how wonderful 🤗

Lots more to come 😍

Yayyyu first night was a great success! Who’s coming along next week?

We are 5 days away from launching our pub night at The Corona Glasgow in Shawlands!

Who’s coming along?

Have you checked out the songbook?
Click the link below to access all of the songs on pdf!
We’ll be updating this weekly so make sure to save the link ☺️

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18drwLW17KrfH6QUiXuRCBuwfrB_cGb07

Good Morning Everyone!

We are one week away from our first Ukulele Jam Night!!

This will be hosted by our very own Ukulele Saz and the Southside Strummers!

All ukulele players welcome of all abilities. Bring your ukulele with you. You can find the songbooks in the link below. These will be updated as we go.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18drwLW17KrfH6QUiXuRCBuwfrB_cGb07?usp=sharing

Saz runs weekly lessons for experienced players right before the jam, and will be announcing a brand new beginner block for those just starting out in the next couple of weeks, so watch this space!

Who's coming along?

🎶Southside Strummers PUB LAUNCH! 🎶

Two weeks today, our very own Southside Strummers will be jamming weekly in The Corona pub in Shawlands!

We’ll be jamming to our favourite tunes from 8.30 til 11pm

Anyone is welcome along, just bring your ukulele! Songbooks available to borrow on the evening for those who’d love to join in!

Thank you so much to The Corona Glasgow for having us in your space, we can’t wait to bring some lovely music to the community of Shawlands

Launch date : Tuesday October 3rd!

*please note these are not lessons, lessons are run separately by Ukulele Saz so please get in touch if you’d like to take part in her classes!

🎶Southside Strummers PUB LAUNCH! 🎶

Two weeks today, our very own Southside Strummers will be jamming weekly in The Corona pub in Shawlands!

We’ll be jamming to our favourite tunes from 8.30 til 11pm

Anyone is welcome along, just bring your ukulele! Songbooks available to borrow on the evening for those who’d love to join in!

Thank you so much to The Corona Glasgow for having us in your space, we can’t wait to bring some lovely music to the community of Shawlands

Launch date : Tuesday October 3rd!

*please note these are not lessons, lessons are run separately by Ukulele Saz so please get in touch if you’d like to take part in her classes!

🌈 UKULELE BEGINNER LESSONS 🎶

We are DELIGHTED to announce that our next block of beginner lessons will be taking place soon!

We still have some spaces left, so drop us a wee message or email at rainbowukes@gmail to book your spot

These classes are all free of charge and will show you the fundamental basics of the ukulele, including;

•how to hold the ukulele
•your first chords
•rhythm and strumming patterns
•how to read and play tab

AND, what’s more, is that you’ll be learning in a safe and inclusive space, with lovely friendly faces from our very own jam group!

Ukuleles are provided, and spaces are limited so make sure to let us know if you’d like to join!

We can’t wait to get started 🤩

I am super proud of this glorious bunch over the last couple of months!

As part of our funding, one of our goals was to create a ukulele group and perform at Glasgow Pride

As our funding starts to come to an end in a couple of months time, I am absolutely blown away as to how we not only played Glasgow pride, but we also played Arran Pride, West Lothian Pride, the Barras market Pride Market and Leith’s picnic in the park!

Over the last year our group has grown in size and in heart. Each week we jam out at and we also run beginner blocks every so often with too

I am so proud of what we have achieved as a group, seeing friends being made, people growing in confidence, and becoming great musicians on the ukulele too!

The power of music, the ukulele, and people coming together is nothing short of incredible 😍

We are hoping to continue to grow and expand, with some of our members training to deliver ukulele beginner workshops, and lead too. We’d love to find out too if anyone would like to start a group in Edinburgh or somewhere else too? We’d love to help you get up and running!

Pride UK tour next year anyone? 😜

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Uke Hoot on Edinburgh have some fun night son throughout the Fringe festival!

Check it out and why not go along while you’re out enjoying the fringe!

What are you doing for this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival? Unsure how to find a real foot-stomper of a musical act in the 360 pages of the official Fringe guide?

Stop your worrying as the UkeHoot has you covered!

As part of the Free Fringe 2023, UkeHoot presents Ukulele Nights! An all singing, all strumming, (maybe a little bit of dancing), musical act to light up your evening!

6 exclusive dates! No entry fee!

August 9 - 7pm - The Blue Blazer
August 15 - 6:30pm - Fingers Bar
August 16 - 7pm - The Blue Blazer
August 20 - 4:30pm - The Southsider
August 23 - 7pm - The Blue Blazer
August 27 - 5:45pm - Canon's Gait

We LOVE working with Maslows and providing ukulele lessons to the local community of Govan, and providing access to music for the Refugees and children who come along too

By providing travel expenses, this really opens up more opportunities for people, as otherwise most of their weekly budget would be eaten up by travel

Any support of this crowdfunder would be amazing, and it would really help those who don’t normally have opportunities, be able to access so much more!

Maslows provide an Internet cafe, advice for refugees and assistance with day to day admin and bureaucracy tasks, English classes, craft classes, yoga, , self defence for women and of course… UKULELE

Check out their post and the link to donate ❤️🙏🏼

🌟 Support Maslow's Community Hub: Help Us Cover Travel Expenses for Free Classes! 🌟

Maslow's Community Hub, since its launch in January 2023, has been providing a welcoming space for people of all ages and backgrounds to learn new skills and connect with others. We run free classes every day, including: English, Computer, Arts and Crafts, Crochet and Knitting, Ukulele, Self-Defense for Women, CV writing workshops, Housing advice workshops, a film making course, internet cafe and one-to-one support sessions with everything from setting up an email address to applying for universal credit.

People come to our classes from different parts of Glasgow, and for many of them it is vital to get their travel expenses covered. Without funding to cover travel expenses, over 60% of our regular students will be unable to attend. This not only means that they will miss out on opportunities to learn new skills, but also essential time to socialize and integrate in to new communities.

With the current rates of attendance, we will soon run out of funding to pay travel costs. We are hopeful that we will receive a fresh grant in the coming months to sustain these costs, but in the mean time we need your help to keep providing our services. 🙏🤗

If you are able to make a donation, please follow the link to our donation page:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/maslows-community-sc051961

Your donation will directly impact someone's ability to participate in our FREE classes. Even a small amount can go a long way! 🙏🥰

🌟Spread the word about our campaign to others. Together, we can make a significant difference!🌟

Last week was amazing!

No two days are ever the same here at the Scotland ukulele project with Saz!

On Tuesday our adult beginner class had an unexpected outdoor session which turned out to be a lovely wee evening

I found out that ALL of my amazing students at passed their exams with distinction and merit and I am so proud 😍

We had a fantastic visit from the First minister at on Friday!

And on Saturday we headed to Leith with the for lovely outdoor day to perform!

I reckon this week will also be full of crazy surprises… watch this space 🤪

What a day 😍😍😍

Wow! A last minute but super exciting visit today from the First Minister of Scotland

Today at we had our usual Friday drop in ukulele class with some extra visitors too!

It was great to meet the first Minister and his family and show them the wonders of the ukulele and how it really does bring communities together. It was a great opportunity for us to showcase how effective working with other small organisations can be too

A great morning, the sun was out and hopefully some more pictures to follow!