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The incongruity was telling and funny the beautifully crafted backing to this song again added to the experience. With their usual complete contrast, they followed this with Wheatus’ ‘Teenage Dirtbag’, melodiously sung by Hester Goodman, with audience participation. Their classical training was clearly demonstrated here. This should not be suitable for the ukulele, but again they made it their own and it worked brilliantly. A complete change of pace and mood followed with ‘Danse Macabre’ a serious classical piece by Saint Saëns played absolutely straight. The Band was warming up musically but they made several jokes about the morgue-like temperature in the auditorium. They cover the most unlikely songs and the Sex Pistols’ ‘Anarchy in the UK’worked well, done in the style of The Spinners! Great audience participation here too. It seemed the perfect place to see this ground-breaking, alarmingly talented ‘Orchestra’ who use just acoustic ukuleles to provide stunning entertainment. Three levels of seating, booths and a Royal Box together with the magnificent proscenium arch and ornate steel-work provide an intimate, yet quite roomy setting. There was barely time to admire the wonderful restoration of this venue that has retained many of the period features of the original 1895 Grand Pavilion Theatre, and the glory days of its Music Hall past. From this fast, furious and exciting start they moved smoothly into their wonderful version of ‘Silver Machine’ – the driving, percussive beat displaying their typical energetic approach and great timing. These are more than ‘strummers’ and they seem to embrace any style they play.

The eight-piece ensemble, in their signature dinner suits, appeared to a great ovation and as a ‘warm-up’ went straight into ‘Tiger-Rag’. Wrong! When we eventually got in, with minutes to spare before the start of the performance, there seemed to be no heating at all. Not great fun standing in a long queue outside The Academy for half-an-hour, waiting for the doors to open in near-zero temperature, but at least we could look forward to the warmth inside. Ukulele Orchestra Performs Ennio Morricone’s Iconic Western Theme Song, “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.” And It’s Pretty Brilliant.They have been filling venues throughout Britain and across the world and, true to form, their gig at the O2 Academy in Bournemouth was a sell-out. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Performs Stunning Covers of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” & More You can contribute through PayPal, Patreon, Venmo and Crypto. It’s hard to rely 100% on ads, and your contributions will help us continue providing the best cultural and educational materials to learners everywhere.

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Note: The orchestra plans to post a new video every Sunday on their YouTube channel, and a full (pay-per-view) concert every month available on their website. Now, to help lift you out of the COVID gloom, they’re back with a novel take on the Stones’ 1965 classic, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” Hope you enjoy. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain–we’ve featured them here before, playing covers of everything from David Bowie’s “Heroes,” to Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” and The Who’s “Pinball Wizard.” And let’s not forget their stirring performances of Ennio Morricone’s western theme songs.