'Til There Was Uke

We had an excellent gig on Saturday night at The Royal Oak on the harbourside. Cosied up next to the old piano we played for a couple of hours, entertaining local fishermen and holiday makers alike and by the second half we had everyone clapping and singing along. After two encores we were ready to call it a night, but we are very much looking forward to our next booking there on Sunday 9th June. It’s an afternoon slot so we’re hoping the sun will be shining and everyone will come and join us for a couple of jars and celebrate the beginning of summer!

This weekend we are looking forward to playing at a pre-wedding reception in Somerset before taking the rest of the bank holiday weekend off to enjoy watching some of our friends play in a number of local music events. Our home town of Weymouth has a great live music scene which we really love being involved with and supporting.

Hello Friends,

Exciting new developments have been taking place over the Easter holidays. Along with some like minded musician friends, we have set up our own teaching and rehearsal studio! ‘The Barge’ music studio is situated in our sunny home town of Weymouth, but a five minute stroll from the seafront. A range of lessons and workshops are available, including piano, drums, flute, ukulele and singing lessons. Workshops include drum circles, band coaching, uke troupes and theory groups. We have been rehearsing regularly and love the acoustics and the dedicated musical space. We will be uploading some new videos soon, all filmed at ‘The Barge’ so you can take a sneak peak! The website is currently under construction, but you can like find out more on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/messages/818500600#!/TheBargeMusicStudio

In other TTWU news, we have been continuing to enjoy playing at various wedding fairs. We played the Werid Wonderful World of Weddings fair in Bristol last weekend, in the @Bristol science museum. We entertained and chatted to lots of lovely bride and grooms to be, all of whom were looking for something a little different for their big day. In between sets we were able to explore (and play with) lots of the amazing scientific installations. We have some ridiculous pictures to follow, but my favourite moments included looking around the Aardman Wallace and Gromit exhibition and watching Stacey take a run in a giant hamster wheel! Much fun!

Last bit of important news - have a gig on Saturday night at the Royal Oak on the harbourside, starting from about 9pm- we hope to see plenty of you there. We can’t wait! xx

Yesterday we had the pleasure of attending The Dorset Wedding Festival in Holton Lee. The whole set up was stunning and we had a fantastic day.

There were lots of gorgeous cakes, dresses, classic cars and campers that were sure to set the creative wedding juices flowing.

A lovely day out…

We had some great chats with Brides & Grooms- To- Be and if you did have a chat with us or take our contact details please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us, we are always available to answer questions

We also made the most of the much needed sunshine on Saturday by heading down to Bridport Market and mooching around the vintage antique fairs and of course partaking in some tea drinking and cake eating!

Hello Loves,

We have the feelings of spring in our bones, exciting times a comin’, new adventures to be had and lots of weddings and gigs lined up. If only the weather would agree with us! We love a bit of snow as much as the next, but we really do feel ready for a bit of spring warmth and sunshine. We have been reminiscing about the Olympics, the busking, the festivals and the many gigs we played last year, we are craving flip-flops, brown freckly noses and playing our music outdoors again. The summer of 2012 really was epic for TTWU and 2013 is shaping up to be just as fun packed!

Earlier this month we auditioned for the Portland Port Cruise liners, to play for the passengers as they return from their on land adventures and re-board the ships. We’re very excited to say that we got the gig and we will be spending a good part of our summer months ahoying and celebrating all things nautical TTWU style (meaning we’ll be learning  a few sea shanties and getting our best vintage stripes on!)

Glammed up and ready for our audition.

In other news, we played at a gorgeous vintage wedding fair at Bristol Zoo last week and what a beautiful day it was. So many amazing exhibitors showing off their remarkable skills, so many excited brides with their friends and families; we loved being a part of it. We played on and off all morning and got chatting to many who loved the vintage tones and the variety of our music. We are very much looking forward to each and every one of the weddings that we have been booked for and here’s cheers to the next fair.

Enjoying a quick look around the Zoo in between songs - we’d make cute Red Pandas!

We will be updating our gig list soon and uploading some new videos, so keep your eyes about you for plenty of TTWU action in the coming months.

With Love xx

Hello Lovely Ukey Duckys,

This Sunday (10th March) sees us heading West to good old Brizzle to flaunt our wares at Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair set in Bristol Zoological Gardens (fancy!)

We are excited to meet Brides-to-be, Mum’s-of-Brides, Bridesmaids, Best friends, Grooms-to-be and maybe even a few Fathers-of-the-Bride dragged along to foot the bill

We will be playing 3 slots during the day at 9.30, 11.20 and 12.40 so hope to see some of you there! Stop us for a chat or just enjoy some impromptu toe tapping…go on I dare you! There will be plenty to get you inspired and keep you entertained throughout the day so whether you are planning a wedding or fancy a day out enveloped by all things vintage head to Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair from 10am on Sunday! And don’t forget to bring your Mum!

For now….

Stacey xx

Hello all,

We are very much looking forward to this Friday as it is our first gig at the beautiful Smugglers Inn out at Osmington Mills. It’s a gorgeous pub/restaurant that we have enjoyed frequenting over the years and we are excited to have the opportunity to play there.

We will be playing from 8pm onwards, so come on down and join us for some yum food, drink and music.

You may want to book a table to avoid disappointment, check out the website here: http://smugglersinnosmingtonmills.co.uk/

Let the ukeing (and eating) commence!

Xx

Here’s a new video to add to our collection. It is a beautiful song and here is our interpretation! We hope you enjoy!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=93_baAiaAuw

To see more visit our YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/TTWUKE

S xx