GNUF 2018 - A Grand Northern Ukulele Festival

After 5 successful years, GNUF (A Grand Northern Ukulele Festival) returns to Huddersfield with some properly new & exciting things taking place. In addition to bringing some of the world's best ukulele players to town, we've got new things for you to experience and take part in. There's a Hawaiian Kanikapila Jam, a photography workshop with renowned arts photographer James Millar. There are concerts, open-mic stages, a bazaar selling all manner of weird & wonderful instruments and much much more.

FEATURING:
++MR. B THE GENTLEMAN RHYMER, making his GNUF debut.
++AMELIA COBURN, fresh from her show-stopping performance at the Cambridge Folk Festival
++ANDY EASTWOOD, (famous for his George Formby performances & for performing alongside folks like Ken Dodd) is composing a new piece for ukulele & strings. Did you know that he is also the first person to ever gain his music degree at Oxford University by performing on a ukulele?
++PETER LUONGO, World-renowned ukulele teacher of the Langley School is building an ensemble from festival attendees who will then perform on the Sunday.
++Hawaiian performers Andrew Molina, Bryan Tolentino and others will make the UK debut.
++NATASHA GHOSH, a ukulele youtube sensation will make her UK debut.
++THE UKELITES, a widely loved German ukulele band makes the festival debut

And many many more.
There are loads more things happening over the weekend.

What's On:

FRIDAY:

Friday night is a night for jams, meeting old friends and making new friends.
We’ll be based mainly around the railway station in town.

Friday events include:

3 Workshops (by Mim & Matt Griffo & Krabbers) at the Cambridge Hotel.
**A Gig at the Sportsman Pub at 8pm.
**Friday Night Jam & Open Mic at the Head of Steam Pub from 8pm (though some folks do arrive earlier).

(Friday Venues include: Head of Steam Pub, Sportsman Pub & Cambridge Hotel)

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SATURDAY:

Saturday is chock full of new experiences, performances, jams, open mics, workshops and loads more! It’s based primarily at the Lawrence Batley Theatre (though we do have a stage at Vinyl Tap records near the station on Saturday morning).

Things taking place on Saturday include:

Workshops in the morning and during the tea break
**The Vinyl Tap Stage in the morning
**Mim’s International Sideshow Stage from late morning to early afternoon
**The unplugthewood stage on Saturday afternoon
**Mainstage concerts in the afternoon and evening
**Tricity Vogue’s Late Night Cabaret on Saturday night (late!)
**Workshops including Photography, Hawaiian playing, ensemble performance & many more
and more!

(Saturday Venues include: Vinyl Tap Records, and the following spaces at the Lawrence Batley Theatre (the LBT): Courtyard, Cellar Stage, MainStage, Attic Theatre, Meeting Room, Theatre Bar and Upper Bar)

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SUNDAY

Sunday includes even more workshops, performances, open-mics and jamming. The Original Ukulele Songs Stage takes place on Sunday. We’re based primarily at the Lawrence Batley Theatre until Sunday night when there’s an after-party at the Head of Steam pub by the railway station.

Things taking place on Sunday include:

Workshops in the morning
**Mim’s International Sideshow Stage from late morning to early afternoon
**A New stage in the Cellar Theatre on Sunday afternoon
**Mainstage concerts in the afternoon
**Workshops including Photography, Hawaiian playing, ensemble performance & many more
and more!

(Sunday Venues include the following spaces at the Lawrence Batley Theatre (the LBT): Courtyard, Cellar Stage, MainStage, Attic Theatre, Meeting Room, Theatre Bar and Upper Bar)

NOTE: Events held in Pubs & at Vinyl Tap are free. The rest of the festival is ticketed.

For more information visit http://northernuke.com/2018-festival/