11 Feb 09 First Hull Ukulele Group meeting

On a cold, wet, snowy evening in Hull, 17 people turned up for the first ever Hull Ukulele Group meeting

There was a mixture of complete beginners, beginners who could play the guitar, people who could already play the uke, a few musicians, and a person who I am reliably informed hid their ability under a very large bushel.

Amid a wash of Mahalos of every colour, and only two tuners (mine and my mates) we taught the beginners a G & a Cmaj7 and launched into ‘Anyone Else but you’, and by adding an extra chord each time went through ‘Five years time’, ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’ & ‘I walk the line’ (which was a firm favourite) In between this several people did a ‘turn’ of their own

It might have been the excitement in the air, or the booze, or the fact that the half a dozen badly out of tune ukuleles managed to cancel themselves out – but it all sounded ace to me

It was a brilliant night, and everyone was so keen to meet up again that we are getting back together in two weeks time (23rd Feb)

I got home on Monday night very soggy & slightly worse for wear, but very happy

I have now set up a Hull Ukulele Group website, which will hopefully be the group’s new home