Practising for Ukes for UNICEF February 2016
Well done all, it was a lot of fun, and in total the event raised over £4000 for UNICEF.
Ver Players at Ukes for UNICEF
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Welcome to Ver Players!
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 practise sessions in The Barn, Cell Barnes Lane, or at the Bandstand in Clarence Park and larger old-fashioned singalongs in The Fighting Cocks, a local pub open to all. 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.
Well dressed uke case
What all the best dressed uke cases will be sporting this year – the new Ver Players sticker!
2015 in pictures
Along with all our regular gathering at the Hare & Hounds and the Courtyard Café, here are some of the events of 2015.
Celebrating Elvis’s 80th birthday – Jan 2015
Valentine’s Love Song Special – Feb 2015
Ukes for UNICEF, Berkhamsted – Feb 2015
Happy to be in our new home – the Hare & Hounds – April 2015
Singing for St George’s Day, London Colney – March 2015
Aaron Keim’s uke workshop – May 2015
Hare & Hounds Beer Festival – May 2015
Samuel Ryder Summer Fair – May 2015
VE Day Celebrations – May 2015
Uke Workshop in the Old Town Hall – June 2015
St Albans Folk Day in The Old Courtroom – June 2015
St Michael’s Folk Evening – July 2015
Sopwell Festival – August 2015
Fonthill House – September 2015
Del Rey’s workshop – September 2015
Benefit Concert in aid of Mind – October 2015
Cheque presentation to Mind
Promoting the Christmas events – December 2015
Ver Players Christmas Dinner – December 2015
Fonthill House Xmas Special – December 2015
Christmas Singalong at the Hare & Hounds – December 2015
and finally… the Christmas Singalong at the Courtyard Café – December 2015
Happy New Year to one and all! Super time in 2015, and here’s to a fun filled 2016!
Fundraiser for Mind
Ver Players Big Ukulele Benefit Concert Saturday 3rd October in aid of our local mental health charity: MIND IN MID HERTS was a great success!
We presented Mind in Mid Herts with a big cheque for £7500 at the Courtyard Café on Saturday 21st November.
Both events are free, though we will be collecting money for Open Door – St Albans Homeless Night Shelter
More info: Hare & Hounds 13th December
More info: Courtyard Café
Folk Evening frolics
We had a lot of fun playing at St Michael’s Folk Evening, this was the encore, an old favourite – Delilah!
More photos on our Facebook page.
Ukulele Workshop
We’re very pleased to be holding a workshop again this year on 27th June as part of St Albans Folk Day. Join us in the wonderful Assembly Room in the Town Hall.
Details-> All welcome!
