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THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN
Sat 21 Jun

THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN

Frankwell QuayShrewsburySY3 8FT

Auditorium

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The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
40th Anniversary Tour

Formed in 1985 as the antidote to mindless pop, egocentric rock, and the indulgent, bluster of the music business, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain donned black tuxedos, and began giving ‘concerts’ in tiny rooms above old pubs.
 
Four decades (and 400,000,000 plucks) later they’re still thrilling audiences with their off-beat humour and four-stringed virtuosity from Tasmania to the Arctic Circle, Windsor Castle to Carnegie Hall.
 
There are no drums, pianos, backing tracks, guitars, or banjos, no pitch shifters or electronic trickery - just an astonishing revelation of the rich palette of orchestration afforded by ukuleles and a menagerie of voices in a collision of post-punk performance and old classics. 
 
Come and celebrate the 40th anniversary of this much-loved institution, on a white-knuckle shopping-trolley dash through every kind of musical genre. From ABBA to ZZ Top, Tchaikovsky to Nirvana, Bluegrass to Broadway, all played on the bonsai guitar. 
 
"The best musical entertainment in the country" The Independent 
 
"An oversized dose of unexpected hipness" The New York Times

£33 | FRIENDS 10% OFF | Duration: 1h 40m
 
Sat 21 Jun03:00PM Book
Sat 21 Jun07:00PM Book
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