Upcoming Gigs
20th September 2025 – Ukeoke at the Windsor and Eton Brewery Taproom
28th September 2025, Octoberfest at The Swan, Windsor
19th October 2025, Maidenhead Town Show
29th November, The Swan, Windsor
2026
Sunday 5th July 2026 – Parallel Windsor
rehearsals on Tuesday evenings, 7.00pm till 9.00pm at…
The Swan, Clewer, Windsor, Berkshire, UK, SL4 5JG
Past Gigs
23rd August 2025, 2pm – Bandstand, Alexandra Gardens, Windsor
We had a lot of fun at the Bandstand as you can tell from the photo.
Once the bandstand gig was over most of the band hot footed it over to Other Space Arts to play at their charity event raising funds for War Child whilst collecting supplies for the Windsor-based Baby Bank charity.
15th August 2025 – Swanfest at the Swan, Clewer
Amazing audience ended up in a spontaneous conga around the pub garden. A hot night with fantastic atmosphere. Thanks as always to Mickey and the team at the Swan for making it happen. This was two years and a couple of days after our first ever gig. We have all come a long way since then and it has been a fabulous adventure. We hope it keeps going for many years to come.
1st August 2025 – Norden Farm Arts Centre, Maidenhead.
We were thrilled to get our first ever rider – the venue provided sarnies! Hey, we are easily pleased.
26th July 2025 – Windsor Pride, Alexandra Gardens, Windsor
The band were proud to be the first act on the Indie Rabble Rousers stage at Windsor’s first ever Pride Festival. We played a short set of just 7 songs but it was a great start to a great day.
19th July 2025 – The Swan’s Birthday, Windsor (evening)
Phew! Two gigs on one day. A school fete in the afternoon followed by a birthday bash at our home pub.
19th July 2025 – School Fete, Windsor (afternoon)
12th July 2025, Ukeoke at The Swan, Windsor
Ukeoke is always great fun. Its Karaoke but with us as your backing track. Its unpredictable and totally wild.
5th July was Maidenhead Beer Festival. Martin set up some stage monitors so we could hear ourselves clearly for once… Oh!
1st June 2025, The Hope, Windsor This was our second gig at the Hope. Its getting crowded on that stage.
16th May 2025, Beer Festival, The Swan, Windsor
19th April 2025 was our second ‘Uke-Oke’ gig. Amazing atmosphere and we played 3 sets.
7th March 2025 at the Swan We tried out a few new tunes and the audience were brilliant.
We began 2025 by playing a new venue. The crowd at The Hope were great and it brightened up a dull overcast Sunday in February. Thanks to both staff and customers at The Hope for making us feel so welcome. ( ‘Thank You’ to Mo for the video and photos).
November’s Uke-oke was a lot of fun and saw lots of locals join us to sing their favourite tunes with a live backing band.
The band want to say a big thanks you and huge congratulations to Marina and Trevor who invited us to play at their wedding on 19th October 2024. It was enormous fun to play with such an enthusiastic audience and an honour to be a part of your special day.
On Sunday 13th October 2024 we played Maidenhead Town Show, Maidenhead High Street. This was our first gig anywhere outside Windsor, so does that count as going on tour?
28th September 8.00pm – Octoberfest at The Swan, Clewer. A gig on home turf. Gary’s knees were a highlight of the show.
Halloween 2023
‘Swanfest’ 13th August 2023 (our first gig)
Song List with chords (pdf)
Here are the songs we are currently playing. We are up for pretty much anything.
Who is in the Windsor Ukulele Band?
We currently have around 25 members so it can get a bit crowded on stage. If you want to join us please drop us a line.
Fancy dress is optional!
Why play the Ukulele?
- Ukes are small and portable, so you can take them with you wherever you go.
- Ukes only have four strings, so they are easy to learn at any age.
- Softer lighter strings don’t hurt fingers much compared to many other stringed instruments
- Ukes are not very loud (unless you get an electric one); practice without disturbing your neighbours.
- Ukes are just plain fun!
So get yourself a ukulele, join the Windsor Ukulele Band and next year you could be headlining the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury… (well, we can always dream).
Frequently asked Questions
Q: Is the Ukulele really easy to learn?
A: Yes. It really is. Within days or even hours you can be playing recognizable tunes.
Q: What if I can’t read music?
A: Most of the band cannot read music. We learn the chords (basic shapes for the left hand) and strum a rhythm with the right hand. Who needs to read music?
Q: How much time is required?
A: We meet for two hours on a Tuesday night. Aside from that, you decide how much time you spend ‘practicing’ which is just another way of saying having fun. The more you time you spend playing, the better you sound.
Q: Is it all old George Formby tunes?
A: There is nothing wrong with George but of the many hundreds of songs we have played together so far, only once have we tackled a Formby song.
Q: Which size of Ukulele should I get.
A: it doesn’t matter if you have a tiny soprano, a concert or a larger tenor. They all work in the same way. If you already know how to play guitar you might want to consider the larger baritone ukulele. Please note that baritones have a different tuning to the others, so baritones are not recommended for complete beginners to stringed instruments.
Q: Who is in charge?
A: Chris Brown founded the group (in February 2023) and he runs the website for us and sorts out insurance. The band play whatever songs the group agrees to. We have a setlist that just keeps growing. Bob (one of the original members) looks after that for us.