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we’re glad
you’re here!

A Grand Northern Ukulele Festival – A Not-for-profit endeavour since 2013 – www.northernuke.com USEFUL THINGS: 04

MAIN STAGE 04-07 mainstage at the
FUSION STAGE 08-09 lawrence batley
GRAND GALA STAGE 10-11 theatre (the LBT)

FRINGE STAGE 12 10

STALLS 13 grand gala at
huddersfield
TIMINGS 14-15 town hall

WORKSHOPS 16-17 18

AND MORE... 18-19 and more...
MAP AND RAFFLE 20-21

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fusion stage other and one that we would enjoy as
punters, performers and participants.
thank you We sincerely hope we’ve succeeded in
even small ways.
If you know anything about us, you’’ll
know that we believe the most important
thing to say (and the first thing to say)
is a word of thanks. We are so very glad
you’re here. We are immensely grateful to
our artists, sponsors, family & friends for
helping make this mad and brilliant thing
happen. We tried to make a festival like no

this festival would not be possible without support froM
our major sponsors.

Bespoke Luthiery by Rob Collins since 2003 3

MAIN STAGE

AT THE LBT TOP PERFORMERS FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD WILL BE
we are excited to PLAYING NEW AND FAMILIAR
BRING OUR FESTIVAL TUNES

TO THE LAWRENCE manitoba hal
BATLEY THEATRE!
Canada’s top ukulele blues musician, we are
When we first started GNUF excited to welcome Hal back to the GNUF
we talked about the things mainstage. He’s wowed audiences at clubs,
that most inspired us in live concerts and festivals around the world and
performance, in the ukulele we expect great things from him here!
world and in the North. A key
reference that kept popping heidi bang tidy
up was the rich musical tradi-
tion of places like the Batley Truly the compere beyond compare, we had
Variety Club. We chose the people begging for her return!
Lawrence Batley Theatre this
year because we thought the
venue and its awesome team
brought something of that
great Northern tradition to

the festival.
We are excited to welcome
you to this beautiful theatre
and hope that you too find
the space to be inspiring.

TOURS

This year, all of our North American artists
are touring to ukulele clubs, events and

folk venues around the country.

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sarah maisel & craig chee

Both members of this ukulele duo are talented performers in their
own right. Playing together at GNUF, their live set promises to be
something new, exciting, and (we suspect) rather lovely.

We make it a point to bring the quiet american
the world’s best ukulele
players to the UK for our We would be lying if we said we weren’t chuffed to bits to
festival and our GNUF-spon- welcome Aaron & Nicole Keim to the UK for their first ever UK
sored tours. This year, our uke festival performance. We are massive fans of their music,
three headliners come from books & more.
Canada and the West Coast
of the USA. Those of you and we are seriously excited AND THERE’s a
who’ve been with us for a about this. We are all fans
while may remember that of their music. We love their whole lot more!
Manitoba Hal was the head- books and Aaron’s work with
liner of our very first festi- Mya Moe is nothing short of Over the next few pages
val and we are pleased as inspired. Great things are ha- you’ll see even more mains-
punch to welcome him back. ppening! tage acts!
Perhaps you, like some
of us, saw Sarah Maisel &
Craig Chee perform at the
excellent Ukulele Festival
of Great Britain last year.
Not only did we think their
performances were great,
we loved their workshops
and they seemed like some
of the nicest folks we’d ever
met. We are so very thankful
that they are joining us this
year.
The Quiet American are ma-
king their UK festival debut

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zoe bestel

Truly one of music’s rising stars, Zoë’s
performance was breathtaking last year. We’re
glad she’s back.

ben rouse

Want to see one of the most
talented players in the world?
If so, Ben’s your man. That is no
joke!

dead mans uke

We’ll always have time for this talented father-and-
son duo. Their music’s ace & their style is too.

mersey belles mike warren

Vocal harmonies to die for & some of the best Not only is he one of the
dresses we’ve ever seen... We truly love them. best Formby players in the
world, he’s an all-round gifted
performer.

the toots
These guys are not only was there that we first
some of the nicest and saw them lead crowds in
most talented people a truly joyful singalong at
we know, they are an the end of their set. We
excellent act to see live. love them & we know you
Band member Alli Burke will too. Whatever you
is behind the ace Holles- do, don’t miss them!
ley ukulele event and it

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kiki lovechild adam franklin

You will want to kick yourself if you miss his Last year he wowed audiences with Del
brief performance. Just awesome! Rey. This year he’s back & he’s flying solo.

michael adcock professor peter and
doctor dick
Once you see him, you too will know why
we all respond to his act with “it’s not fair!”. Shhhh! They’re onto something big. You
won’t want to miss this top duo.

Francesco albertazzi EdWARD ALICE

One of Italy’s nicest performers, Francesco When we first heard them we knew we just
returns to GNUF with his excellent live act. had to bring them to GNUF.

EEK & ELSIE AGFARPNUOPDEEMSSATPREACNIACLE

Opening the festival are MIKE HIND
two GNUF favourites.
These two are truly 7
extraordinary.

TSHTAEGFEUSION
Keeping up our reputation
IN THE CELLAR THEATRE AT THE LBT for trying to do new things
and doing things a bit di-
THIS STAGE IS BROUGHT TO fferently, we’re putting on a
YOU BY FUSION BAGS WHOSE whole new Stage this year.
PRODUCTS WE ADMIRE AND We call it a Cabaret Stage
because we’ve given every
WHOSE PEOPLE ARE ACE! artist on it the freedom to
do whatever they’d like. We
don’t know for certain what
any of the acts will do and
we quite like that. We hope
new and surprising things
happen here (and we’re told
they will)!

CHONKINFECKLE IAN EMMERSON

Festival favourites and Wigan’s top ukulele He’s back from the shadows (though no less
band, we love Chonkinfeckle & look forward to dark). We’ve no idea what he’ll do on stage but
their performance on the Fusion stage. then again, we never did & he’s always been ace.

KRABBERS LIAM CAPPER-STARR

His original songs are beautiful, haunting and Not only does he run Uke East, make videos
just plain great. We’re so glad Krabbers is and do all manner of cool things, he’s a great
returning. player, a nice guy & we’re chuffed to see him.

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MICHAEL SHEPHERD JAMIE COOPER

This young man is a both a very talented player A true local, Jamie comes from just down the
and an incredibly nice person. We are excited road. His original songs and skilled playing are
to have him & look forward to his set. something we’re looking forward to.

ROBIN EVANS NO DIRECTION HOT BOYS

We like tea, we like hip hop, we like ukuleles, We are told that these gentlemen are some
we like original songs & we love Robin. He may kind of middle-aged boy band. We are also told
be young but his performance is ace! that they are hilarious. We believe both.

KIKI LOVECHILD ANYTHING
CAN
We don’t want to say too much because we
don’t like to spoil surprises but just know... HAPPEN
You’d be a fool to miss Kiki Lovechild.
We’ve asked kris ball to
compere and he agreed on
the proviso he could keep
some details a secret... WE’D
SAY MORE BUT IT’S A PROPER
SURPRISE. Brace yourself.

FECKLESS & FUDDLE This is kris

These two have been surprising (confusing?
terrifying? inspiring awe & joy in?) audiences up
and down the North. They’re wacky & awesome.

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the gran
gala sta

ENDING THE WEEKEND WITH A BANG WAS
A HIGHLIGHT OF LAST YEAR’S FESTIVAL
SO WE THOUGHT WE’D DO IT AGAIN!

Why wind down the festival when you can end PHIL DOLEMAN
it with a bang? After last year quite a few punt-
ers commented that they liked ending on the Perhaps the best & the best-known uke
Sunday with something really special. Festival player in the UK. No wonder we all love him.
friend Martyn ‘Eek” Cooper commented that it
felt a bit like a gala and we thought that was a MOTHER UKERS
nice idea.
Pioneers of Ukulear Fusion, these
So, because we find your feedback to be inspir- gentlemen never fail to properly amaze.
ing, we are returning to Huddersfield Town Hall
on Sunday evening to do something nice. We
are bringing some of this year’s festival head-
liners and some of last year’s festival favourites
together for a grand gala concert.

heidi bang tidy

Truly the Hostess with the Mostess, we
had people begging for her return!

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UKULELEZAZA &
FRIENDS

One of Europe’s top ukulele artists, Zaza
returns to do something a bit special.

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SARAH MAISEL & CRAIG CHEE U.K.E.

We love these two so much we had to have them If you’ve ever seen these men perform
play twice! Two of the nicest & most talented you’ll know they’re utterly exceptional.
players we know, their live sets truly are a joy.

The grand WE’LL END THE WHOLE
raffle will FESTIVAL WITH A
take place! STRUM-ALONG FOR
EVERYONE

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WE BELIEVE IN FOSTERING NEW TALENT SO THE FESTIVAL
FRINGE RETURNS TO VINYL TAP RECORDS WITH THESE (NEW)
TOP ACTS, EACH DEBUTING AT THE FESTIVAL!

THsEtfarginege

FESTIVAL DID YOU KNOW EACH OF THESE
ARTISTS APPLIED TO PLAY VIA
DEBUTS OUR WEB-CALL FOR NEW ACTS?

ric mc cormick

His original songs are hilarious. His covers
of country songs are astonishing. Don’t
miss Ric.

kris ball

There truly are no words to describe the
dark, brilliantly fun songs of Kris.

ukulele allsorts

Also known at Lizzie Panton, this woman
is a musical force to be reckoned with and
we cannot wait to see her perform live.

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benjamyn rees stalls
& such
Benjamyn is a legend. This is a fact.

No direction hot boyS

Playing here just as the boys, perhaps
the best boy band ever.

MIKE HIND AS COMPERE Over a dozen vendors TOP TIP!
will be selling their
The most excellent Mike Hind has wares over the week- There are some great
agreed to compere. He may even play end. Stalls differ a bit on deals to be had at the
a song if you ask nicely! Saturday and Sunday so Bazaar and some stalls
be sure to check it out offer surprise discounts
both days. on the spot or at random
times throughout the
We have, once again, weekend so do check
arranged for a vibrant back often!
mix of stalls and vendors
in our Festival Bazaar.
Our stall-holders include
your favourite music
stores, ukulele ceramics,
luthiers and more!

BROWSE

& it all ends with TRY
RINGO MUSIC BINGO
AND BUY

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Saturday FESTIVA

MAINSTAGE

Lawrence Batley Theatre What is happening (a

Wristband exchange from 9.45am

2.00pm Eek & Elsie
2.30pm Mike Hind & Ben Rouse
2.45pm Michael Adcock
3.10pm Edward Alice
3.40pm Professor Peter & Doctor Dick
4.05pm Adam Franklin
4.35pm The Toots

TEA TIME – Break 5.00 – 7.00pm

7.00pm Sarah Maisel & Craig Chee
7.35pm Mersey Belles
8.05pm Ben Rouse
8.35pm Manitoba Hal
9.00pm Kiki Lovechild
9.15pm The Quiet American
9.45pm Saturday Finale

AND MORE...

From 10.30am – Grand Bazaar Stalls Open
12.00pm – Open (No) Mic / Mim’s Sideshow – Courtyard
5.30pm – Meet the Maker (Beltona Resonator Ukes) – Meeting room
5.30pm – Return of the Open (No) Mic / Mim’s Sideshow – Courtyard
6.00pm – Tea with the Ink Spots – Lawrence Batley Theatre Bar
6.15pm – Free Absolute Beginners Workshop – Meeting Room
Jam session – After the mainstage finishes – Head of Steam Pub

fusion stage
(IN THE CELLAR THEATRE AT THE LBT)

16.05pm No Direction Hot Boys 17.40pm Jamie Cooper
16.25pm Liam Capper-Starr 17.55pm Michael Shepherd
16.40pm Kiki Lovechild 18.10pm Robin Evans
16.50pm Krabbers 18.25pm Feckless & Fuddle
17.15pm Ian Emmerson 18.40pm Chonkinfeckle

FRIDAY NIGHT:

Thank Uke It’s Friday – A GNUF Showcase by Krabbers (& friends) – 7pm at Keys C
14 Mike Hind at the Head of Steam – Friday night at 8pm (followed by uke jamming of

AL TIMES Sunday

and where and when) MAINSTAGE

Festival wristbands (LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE)
(& answers to your
Wristband exchange from 9.15am
questions) at the
GNUF merchandise 1.00pm Dead Mans Uke
1.35pm Mike Warren
table by the Box 2.00pm Francesco Albertazzi
office at the 2.30pm Mainstage Mash-Up
2.50pm Zoë Bestel
Lawrence Batley
Theatre 3.15pm Mass Strum

FRINGE STAGE and more...

(Downstairs at 9.40am – An Actual Sunday Service –
Vinyl Tap) Meet in LBT Courtyard to join Eek, El-
11.00am Mike Hind
11.15am Ukulele Allsorts sie, & Clarice for a bit of church & song
11.30am Kris Ball From 10.00am – Grand Bazaar Stalls Open
11.50pm Ric McCormick 10.30am – Breakfast with the Ink Spots –
12.10pm Benjamyn Rees
12.30pm No Direction Hot Boys LBT Bar
12.45pm Ringo Music Bingo
11.45am – Ringo Music Bingo – LBT Bar
12.00pm – Sculpture Workshops – Space

to Create (Marquee outside Library -

opposite Town Hall)

3.00pm – Return of the Sculpture Work-
shops – Space to Create

4.00pm – Mersey Belles BUSK OFF FINA-
LE – Space to Create

4.30pm – Open Mic – Space to Create
Jam session – After the mainstage finishes

– The Head of Steam Pub

grand GALA concert

(Huddersfield Town Hall)

6.00pm Mother Ukers
6.30pm Phil Doleman
7.00pm Ukulelezaza & Friends
7.30pm U.K.E.

8.15pm – RAFFLE –
Sarah Maisel & Craig Chee

Cafe in town. 15
all sorts).

wORKSHOPS

Saturday

in the Attic Theatre

For workshops 11:15 am 12:30 Pm
in the attic - Mike Mersey
Warren Belles
Please concregate
in the courtyard Formby and More Grand Northern
(near mim’s stage) Ukulele Busk Off
to be taken to the
space.

in the meeting room

10:00 am 11:15 am 12:30 Pm
Ben Rouse Mother
Ukers Rob Collins

It’s all about Whose Uke is it Build Your Own 3
that Ukulele Bass Anyway? String slide guitar

in the cellar Theatre

10:00 am 11:15 am 12:30 Pm
Sarah Aaron Manitoba
Maisel Keim/ Hal
Quiet
Jazz Blues American Learn to Play Any
Song by Ear
Finger Style Uke

And more...

HELPING We have always been massive fans of art and music and we wholly
ARTISTS believe that for great things to happen collaboration is key. This
year we spoke to people from all over, asking them to have a go
MAKE NEW at making new things happen. Thanks to our excellent sponsors,
THINGS & festival friends & talented artists we’ve been able to faciliate a
16 SHARE THEM collaboration between Manitoba Hal & Phil Doleman, a brand new
workshop by Ukulelezaza & a new book by Jake Smithies.

SUNDAY

in the Attic Theatre

9:30 am 10:45 am 12 Noon
Mersey
Ukulelezaza Les Hilton Belles

The Velvet Touch Pocket Full O’ Return of The
of Ukulelezaza Riffs Grand Northern
Ukulele Busk Off

in the meeting room

9:30 am 10:45 am 12 Noon
Manitoba Rob Collins Martyn
Hal Cooper
‘EEK’
Slide Ukulele Tips Build Your Own
& Tricks Amp What a
Performance

in the cellar Theatre

9:30 am 10:45 am 12 Noon
Craig Chee Phil Adam
Doleman Franklin

Boot Camp v2.0 Jamming Blues and Ragtime
Essentials

GERALD, FROM MOTHER UKERS WILL TA4otwpHmnudHdaelrlsfield
JAKES SMITHIES’ ALSO BE HOSTING A PHIL
POP-UP LIVE LOUNGE DOLEMAN
NEW BOOK
AT UNDISCLOSED Jazzing it up
TIMES THROUGHOUT
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THE WEEKEND

rob collins of tinguitar.com is offering new scpreaacteetios back
diy workshops. build an amp or a slide guitar!
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, OVER
we love ON THE LIBRARY LAWN, THE BIG
our added INFLATABLE MARQUEE RETURNS
extras & WITH ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES
hope you do

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inspired by Krabbers, MIM, RINGO, KRABBERS AND MORE...
we’ve asked Mim to GREAT PEOPLE IN A RANGE OF
host an open (no)-mic SPACES OVER THE WEEKEND!
in the LBT Courtyard

on Saturday.

We enjoyed our What’s that you say? you want more
Breakfast & Tea Ringo Music Bingo? well you’ve got it! In
With the Inkspots
last year so we’ve Queenies Cafe & the LBT bar.
brought it back!

We like our free stuff so
we’ve brought back the

friday night Shenanigans±

We are also doing Hind and Mim’s Ukes). PAY-WHAT-YOU-
some meet-the- We’ve asked them to LIKE WORKSHOP
makers type of surprise us with pop- BY UKULELEZAZA
events and we’ve got up events and other DEBUTING HERE!
the most excellent silliness throughout
Professor Eek back the weekend so keep
again (as well as your eyes and ears
special guests Mike open.

Someone who has been a part of GNUF from the beginning is England’s only full-time
ukulele luthier, Robert Collins. He has given his time, expertise (and occassionally, even
instruments) to the festival. He has helped us plan and deliver all of the added extras on
offer. We wanted to make sure we thanked Rob Collins as he’s given loads of his business’
time and money to the festival. He’ll be around all weekend (helping out). Stop him for a chat.
He likes bitter & a natter.

Bespoke Luthiery by Rob Collins since 2003 19

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WE HAVE PROGRAMMED EVENTS OF ALL SHAPES AND
SIZES & PUT THEM IN THE BEST PLACES IN TOWN.

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Batley
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RAFFLES GALORE!

IT JUST We are, as ever, deeply grateful for all of the
WOULDN’T support we receive from festival friends, family,
BE A FESTIVAL artists and sponsors. This year we have been
WITHOUT A given some tremendous raffle prizes including
ukuleles, amps, stands, bags, strings, CDs and
RAFFLE loads more. There’s even a GNUF Kanile’a
‘Ukulele (the grand prize for the grand raffle)!

Special thanks to the lovely Sarah Maisel & This year we have decided
Craig Chee who arranged for this lovely prize! to spread the raffle joy a bit.
There will be a few small raffles
Just a few of the excellent prizes in our festival throughout the weekend. There
raffles this year. will be prizes to win on Friday
night at the pub and cafe, at
the main site on Saturday and
we’ll end with the GALA RAFFLE
Sunday evening at the Town
Hall.
The smaller raffles will contain
fun things and some of the
smaller prizes but the really
big things will be saved for the
Gala. Be sure to get your tickets
because on Sunday evening
you could win the Kanile’a
‘Ukulele, a Mainland ukulele,the
premium Fusion gig bag or
other really rather nice prizes.
The gala raffle tickets say GALA
on them so you’ll know.

THERE’S THE GALA
RAFFLE SUNDAY &
A FEW SMALLER
ONES ON FRIDAY &

SATURDAY!

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we Are thankful

It takes a lot to run As you have probably noticed by
a ukulele festival now, The Arts Council of England,
like ours. without Kirklees Council and Fusion Bags
the support of our all contributed in significant
ways to support our festival. We
awesome sponsors it have also been fortunate enough
wouldn’t be possible. to have the support of Kala,
Sutherland Trading, Stones Music,
These are some of our amazing Jumping Cow Music, Aquila Strings,
sponsors. Each of these businesses Mercatino Del’Ukulele, Southern
Ukulele Store, Omega Music, Eagle
has given time, money, advice, Music, Keith Dawson Music, Mim’s
excellent prizes and other support . Ukes, GHS Strings, Noah Ukuleles,
TinGuitar.com, Beltona, Moselele,
One way shops like Omega Music & Southern Ukulele Store Straps for Chords, Astrig & her
support us is by putting new, cool and fun things on their stall. fabulous uke pottery and others.

CUTE SECTION totally awesome!
OVERHETE
We have also received amazing
Artists support us by developing brand new workshops for us support from artists and we
like last years Mother Ukers & Mersey Belles Workshops. would like to personally thank
Chonkineckle, Dead Mans Uke,
All of the pictures at right (and the 2 Phil Doleman, Mersey Belles, Ben
above) were taken by Ed Sprake who’s Rouse, Mother Ukers, Heidi Bang
been our festival photographer since the Tidy, Feckless & Fuddle, Eek &
beginning. This year the excellent Jame Elsie, Krabbers, Michael Adcock,
22 Millar joins him. They’re both brilliant! Kris Ball, Mike Hind, Manitoba Hal,
Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel. Each of
them has done so much more than
was ever asked of them and we
wanted you to know that they are
truly AWESOME!

we truly are so very
glad you’ve come along!

three

Awesome

years!

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