We’re delighted to be welcoming Craig and Sarah back to St Albans again, you can book your place directly from Ver Players: email us
Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel workshop
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Welcome to Ver Players!
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Ver Players is open to all ukulele players, from beginners to expert!
Have a look at the events calendar on the right to find out when our next get together is…
Ver Players is a community ukulele group based in St Albans. Founded in 2012, the group has grown to around eighty members of all ages, who meet once a fortnight to sing, play and unleash their inner creativity. The group alternates between small, focused sessions in St Albans’ The Courtyard Cafe and larger old-fashioned singalongs in the The Hare & Hounds, a local pub. It’s a fantastic opportunity for people to get together and experience live music.
Members typically join as complete beginners before quickly gaining confidence as they realise they can start to produce real music. The open, collaborative spirit ensures a fun and friendly atmosphere to learn, laugh – and ‘lose yourself in the ukulele’!
We also run a programme of ukelele workshops and can provide one-to-one teaching. To join us, take a look at the membership page.
Boxmoor Ukulele Festival
We’re playing at Boxmoor Ukulele Festival this coming Saturday 23rd June at Fishery Wharf, where on first at noon.
It’s organised by our neighbouring uke group BURP in Berkhamsted, and it’s a lovely canal-side venue.
Local groups play during the afternoon and then the headliners in the evening.
Pictures from last year:
St Albans Folk Festival
Ver Players are playing St Albans Folk Festival – Saturday 16th June.
Here’s the highlights:
11.00-12.00 Stephen Wragg is giving a ukulele workshop at the Maltings Art Theatre AL1 3HL. All welcome, open to Ver Players members and anyone else with a ukulele!
12.40 Ver Players perform in Waterstones, St Peter’s Street AL1 3LF
We’re playing for 20 minutes.
Ver Players associated bands:
13.40 Rag House perform at The Hare & Hounds (Steve, Rachel & Andy)
15.20 Teal perform at the White Hart Tap AL1 1QJ (Billy & Kath)
16.40 Rag House perform at Waterstones, St Peter’s Street AL1 3LF (Steve, Rachel & Andy)
Ukulele Seasons Greetings
Ver Players wish everyone a Happy Christmas and New Year!
We’ve had a lot of fun in the last few weeks playing the festive favourites along with less familiar songs and carols, accompanied by a host of ukulele players.
Here’s a flavour of what we’ve been up to from our final sing-along at the lovely Courtyard Café.
Xmas Dates
10th December – 7pm at the Hare & Hounds
14th December – 5.15pm in the Tipi at the Christmas Market next to the Abbey
23rd December – Noon at the Courtyard Café
Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel Concert & Workshop
The most wonderful, joyous and exquisite evening with Sarah Maisel, Craig Chee and the very special and surprise addition of James Agg on bass ukulele. We feel privileged to have experienced their combined magic, making a truly memorable evening. Thank you!
Ver Players home venue 5th November 2017
Charity Concert
We had a great evening and thanks to everyone who came, helped, played and sung, or made a donation, we raised £1260 for HILS.
Uke Carnival!
It’s Carnival time again at Sopwell Festival, and we’re playing at the Hare & Hounds this Bank Holiday Monday. There’s face painting, craft beer, cocktails and great authentic food, and of course live ukulele music!
28th August 2017,
Festival starts at noon, we play between 2-4pm
Hare & Hounds
104 Sopwell Lane
St Albans AL1 1RL
St Michael’s Folk Evening
It’s St Michael’s Folk Evening – Wednesday 5th July 2017
Along with the dance, bells, clogs, and maypoles in the street… we’re playing ukulele in the Rose and Crown car park from 8pm.
Rose and Crown
10 St Michael’s St, St Albans AL3 4SG
http://www.stmichaelsfolkevening.org.uk
Sgt Pepper on Ukulele!
Ver Players are celebrating The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper release 50 years ago this week by performing the whole album on ukulele (could be a world first!). It should be a great night, dress up, sing along or come and watch, it’s free and all welcome!
Sunday 11th June from 7pm
Hare and Hounds,
Sopwell Lane,
St Albans AL1 1RL
Manitoba Hal – 26th April 2017
We’re delighted to welcome back to St Albans this month Manitoba Hal – Canada’s finest blues ukeman – for a workshop and performance: 7.30pm 26th April 2017. Last few tickets contact: uke@verplayers.org.uk