Hey neighbor! Where ya from?
There are people from around the world playing songs found at Ukester Brown's place. That means you might be making music with someone from the U.S. of A., Canada, Hungary, France or who knows! How about sending me a picture of yourself with your ukulele? I will post it with your first name and the city you are from and if you have a website, blog or YouTube channel I will be happy to put up a link to them.
Email your photo, name, and city/country and other info to:
ukesterbrown @ yahoo dot com
The newest photo will always be added to the top.
Page was updated 3/14/24
Email your photo, name, and city/country and other info to:
ukesterbrown @ yahoo dot com
The newest photo will always be added to the top.
Page was updated 3/14/24
The Pioneer Valley Ukulele Community
of Northampton, Massachusetts
meets at the
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library
and Museum under the
watchful gaze of silent Cal.
Here is the
Ridge Meadow Senior Group
from Maple Ridge, BC, Canada.
They love playing together and
sharing their music with others!
Find them by clicking HERE.
John is from Burlington, Ontario.
He says he likes to retreat
to the serenity and enjoyment
of his ukes when he needs
to escape the craziness
in the world.
Here's the
Iona Ukulele Group
of Fort Myers, FL.
Largely composed of "snowbirds" they
meet at the
ministry center of
St. Columbkille Church
on Iona Road and
usually meet from October to April.
Dave "Rock" Cowles is a graphic artist and ukulele novice who suffers from Ukulele Acquisition Syndrome. He currently has ukuleles from Luna, Flight, Mitchell, Glarry, Vorson, BugsGear, and Kmise and yet he spends time shopping for more online. If you try to help him with his UAS he asks that you go away. He doesn't want any help!
When Dave is not uke shopping he enjoys making ukulele memes and designs for his Red Bubble Account.
Dave is also the founder of the ukulele club, Spartanburg Ukuleles in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
Peggy (in orange on the left) sent this picture of the group
she meets with at the
Pleasant Hills Library
in Pittsburgh, PA.
They call themselves
the "ukeaholics" because
they "are addicted to playing
the uke and also enjoy a
glass of wine at some
of our jams!"
Isn't this a great picture
of David and Angela
who hail from
Brisbane, Australia?!
This is Jana and she is from
Prague, Czech Republic!
She plays an Alvarez concert
ukulele and a very colorful
Mahilele soprano.
Vince is from Charleston,
South Carolina, and he
knows how to enjoy time
in his office. Here he is with
his Luna brand High Tide
concert 'ukulele.
Johnny strikes a pose while wearing
his suit which was made from
his abundant tropical shirt collection.
He is the leader of the SUGAR ukulele club
(Saginaw Ukulele Gurus And Rookies)
Johnny is from Midland, Michigan, which
is home of the WASSUP! ukulele festival
(Winter Ain't Stopping Serious Uke
Players)
His Youtube channel is dedicated to
teaching others. Check it out!
Colin hails from
Northampton, England!
Here are some members of
the SOUP ukulele group
from Enfield, north London (UK).
Here they are playing at the East Finchley Festival in June 2014!
This is Kit from central Kentucky with
her Flea soprano (which after 5 years is essentially attached to her hands).
Visit her YouTube channel here.
This is Tom and he is from the
Minneapolis. Minnesota area.
He is a new player who is having a
whole lotta fun playing 'ukulele!
Ken sent this photo of the
Burton Ukulele Band. They meet
in Burton Manor, Cheshire, UK .
You can learn more about them on their website here.
Here are the
"West Linn Adult Activity
Center 'Ukers"
They meet at the West Linn
Senior Center in Oregon.
They don't have a website yet, but I bet if you called the
West Linn Adult Activity Center
they'd be able to tell you
all about them.
Everybody say, "Hi Bob!".
He lives in Toronto where he
recently started playing uke again
and he's having fun with it!
Here he is with a special tin can
uke/banjo hybrid. He shares
that these are made
in Toronto by Ross Stuart.
Happy strumming Bob!
This is my friend Al!
He is the founder of the
Two Harbors Ukulele Group (THUG)
of Two Harbors, Minnesota.
It is the premier uke club
of the arrowhead region!
Al's YouTube channel can be
found here.
Ken (2nd from the left) sent this picture from Wirral, UK.
He meets up with the rest of the "Wirral Ukulele Fanatics" on Tuesday evenings and they regularly get more than 20 in attendance.
This is Anna Maria
She is from Madrid, Spain!
This is Joan and a favorite uke which is named Muriel. She is in a group called Allergic to B's which can be found here.
She also has a CD with her husband Gary which is called 'Tis Autumn. It's available here on CD Baby.
She resides in Staten Island, NY.
This is Greta who resides in
Petah Tiqva, Israel. She was originally
from Petaluma, California.
The chap she is with is Peter Yarrow
(of Peter, Paul and Mary) whom she
saw in concert in Jerusalem.
Here are the Fun Strummers Ukulele
Band of Modesto, California.
You can find out all about them
on their website here.
Do you know the ukulele duo
Professor Peter and Doctor Dick?
They have performed at several European festivals, but call
Netherlands home.
Check out their YouTube channel.
Ukulele Dave hails from
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina,
and plays a Riptide Uke-
Check out his Youtube
channel here.
This is Stephan from Wuppertal, Germany.
(the town with the world famous monorail)
Here he is ready to go with his trusty
Lakewood Travel Uke.
Stephan is my first photo from Germany-
Who is next?
Here is my friend Pete
who heralds from the
area of Memphis, Tennessee
and is the founder of the
Memphis Ukulele Flash Mob.
Check out his YouTube channel-
you might see his
floppy eared gal Daisy Mae...
Here's a picture of Alan
while he's performing at
Ukulele World Congress.
He goes by Decaturcomp
on Ukulele Underground
and you can find his
YouTube channel HERE.
Cleveland, Ohio, is home to Mike.
He used to be in a punk band
called The Powerhead Kids, but now he sticks to the 'ukulele.
You can see his videos
on his YouTube channel.
Here is Bob from Lansing, Michigan.
His dog friend is named Dewey.
Bob has an 'ukulele act called
"Mullets on Mowers"
and you can view his
YouTube channel HERE.
You must meet Stu.
He heralds from Buffalo, New York,
and he has a website here.
His YouTube channel
is aptly named Stukulele!
You should watch his Smeck like
rendition of the 12th Street Rag.
This is John
and his wife Shirley
from the Nashville, Tennessee area.
John is one of the original
founders of "The Ukedelics".
This shy Fellow is Ukey Dave
who is from
East Midlands, England
Here is his YouTube channel
where you can see more of him...
It's time you meet Antoine from
Nancy, Lorraine, France
with his red Maccaferri PlayTune.
He has several blogs and YouTube channels, but his most ukulele related are these:
Here is his great plastic ukulele website
and his YouTube channel.
Be prepared for his nose flute passion...
Meet Joe. He's the founder of
The Cheez Land Uke Band
of LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
Here is their YouTube channel.
Meet Brian from Lino Lakes, Minnesota
Here is his YouTube channel
his builders blog
and he's the founder
of StrumMN ukulele club!
Meet Michael from Chicago, Illinois.
You'll want to visit his YouTube channel.
Michael is a busy member of
the Chicago musical group
"A Bunch of Coconuts".
You may know him as Brother Sonny!
Todd resides in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
Here is his YouTube channel
and his Blog.
They are Rosa & Francesco.
They live in Ciociaria, Italy
And here is their YouTube channel
and website.
This is Gordon
from
New Westminster,
B.C., Canada
Here is Mick
who is from
Melbourne, Australia.
This is David and his
Cohiba Cigar Box Ukulele.
He lives in Minnesota, U.S.A.
He has a YouTube channel
and a website location.