Tune Army Ukulele Club

The Tune Army has a New Location

2012-01-15T00:44:00.000-08:00

Please note for all members, past, present and future that the Tune Army now meet on the first and third Monday of every month at the Ye Olde Lang Jack pub, Whickham.
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, all abilities welcome.

Address :
Ye Olde Lang Jack, Front Street, Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE16 4DT.

Click for Map

Tune Army Songbook 04

2010-08-09T14:33:00.000-07:00

Yep that title is correct, after months of promising I've finally finished Tune Army Ukulele Songbook 04. Thats another 15 songs taking our list to 60. Please print it out before the next meeting, there is a good mixture so everyone should find something they like.

If some of the titles are unfamiliar look them up on youtube, but don't expect the key of the song that I have in the book to match whats being played, if it does its purely by chance ;)

As per usual all our songbooks can be found here Tune Army Song Archive

Monday 7th of June

2010-06-05T02:35:00.000-07:00

To avoid any confusion with all the bank holidays we have had recently, the date of our next get together is Monday the 7th June and every first Monday of the month afterwards.

Hope to see you all there at the Bay Horse, 7:30 to 9:30.

P.S. Don't forget to bring those songbooks :-

All our songbooks can be found in here Tune Army Song Archive

April's Meeting Will Be ...

2010-03-01T14:28:00.000-08:00

On the 12th April due to the first Monday of the month being a bank holiday. Usual place, usual time.

Tune Army celebrates with the W.I.

2010-02-23T10:40:00.000-08:00

Monday the 15th Feb 2010 saw the Tune Army put on their first gig as a birthday celebration for the Whickham branch of the Womens Institute. By all accounts it was a huge success with the ladies enjoying a sing along to a mixture of old time classics and modern pop.

Many thanks to the W.I. for being lovely hosts and filling the bellies of our hungry group and congratulations to the Tune Army for putting on a great show.

Alan has sent a few pics which I've cropped and shrunk to fit these pages, enjoy :)

Beginners Ukulele Workshop in Sedgefield

2009-10-08T02:16:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post to advertise a beginners workshop being run by Lol in Sedgefield, Lol is regular to the meetings at "Stockton to Darlington Ukulele Express" a uke club in Darlington.

If you know anyone thats wanting to start learning this could be the ideal opportunity, this will be a really basic lesson, tuning, left hand finguring, chord diagrams, 3 or 4 basic chords, right hand technique. The details below are from a poster he's put up.

Beginners Ukulele Workshop in the Chetwynd Room, Ceddesfeld Hall, Rectory Row, Sedgefield, TS21 2AE.

Friday 16 October 2009 8 PM till 10 PM
Contact Lol using the following address Lolcrallan@aol.com , spaces are limited to 15 people.

Ukulele Mike's Ukulele Lessons

2009-08-02T00:26:00.000-07:00

Anyone wanting to learn a few songs (already has over 100) and get loads of tips and ideas should go and take a look at Ukulele Mike's channel on youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/MusicTeacher2009 I've also added a link to our main page (on the right hand side), it really is that good.

Tune Army Marches to a New Venue

2009-06-29T12:10:00.000-07:00

The Tune Army Ukulele Club has a new venue.

From Monday 6th of July at 7:30 PM we will be meeting upstairs in The Bay Horse, Whickham and then every first Monday of the month there after.

Click here for a map to the Location

Ukulele Player - free magazine

2009-01-12T04:56:00.000-08:00

Ukulele Player magazine issue 2 has just come out. Its a free mag and a very good read, well worth downloading if you've not come across it. Issue 2 has a competition to win a new uke that just requires you enter an email and posting address.

http://www.tricornpublications.com/uke_player.htm

Jeff, I see you've already got Tune Army listed, in the club section :)

Welcome to the Tune Army Ukulele Club

2008-12-08T10:36:00.000-08:00

Hi and welcome to the Tune Army Ukulele Club.

Just to let you know what we're about, I'll start with a bit of history of the club. Are you sitting comfortably? then I'll begin.

It was 1962 and we had all grown our Tony Curtis quiffs out in favor of the mop top, which an earlier member of ours was now sporting. He had left the Uke club a couple of years earlier to start a band in Liverpool with three of his mates, who were fabulous apparently! The last we heard of him, he had married a much younger girl who was slightly challenged in the foot department. A gold digger by all accounts, who took him for loads of cash. Who's laughing now James!

The decade wore on, and before we knew it 1969 was here. We wore flowers in our hair and played psychadelic ukuleles. The smell of patchouli oil and damp afghans was unbearable!

In roared the 1970's and after several months in rehab we were back on track. Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin were the order of the day (huge fans of ours to this day) and many uke strings were snapped in the process. We did, however, lose several members in the mid seventies to platform boot related incidents (damn you Noddy Holder and your alluring fashion ways!) but we soldiered on. The late seventies were spent jumping up and down and spitting, which led to us moving premises (the ladies at the WRVS were not best pleased).

The 1980's proved difficult years for us as our frilly shirts interfered with our playing, and hair hanging over one eye made it very difficult to read the chords, but again, we soldiered on, entertaining the troops in the Falklands and mourning the loss of one of the worlds greatest musicians (one of James' mates apparently).
The 1990's passed without event and we strode and strummed our way into the new millennium, and if you believe any of this twaddle then you are as daft as us!!!

The Tune Army Ukulele Club was actually formed in september 2008, when, after copious amounts of alcohol it seemed like a good idea.

Several of us, from all walks of life, got together and played to our hearts content. We enjoyed it so much that the club was formed. From beginners to seasoned players, and the ukulele curious it didn't matter. We were all there to learn from each other, have a laugh and a few beers on the way as well.

If you enjoy a laugh, fancy playing the uke, or already do, come and join us! What have you got to lose? (apart from your sanity, your street cred. most of your friends, possibly your partners...................)

Come and have a go if you think your daft enough!

Jeff Parkin
(Founder member)

How to find us

The Tune Army Ukulele club, is a club based in the North East of England, meeting on the first and third Monday of every month at the Ye Olde Lang Jack pub, Whickham.
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, all abilities welcome.

Address :
Ye Olde Lang Jack, Front Street, Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE16 4DT.

Click for Map

Honorary Members

Steven Sproat - http://www.stevensproat.com/
Harry Hill - http://www.harry-hill.tv/
Tom Courtenay