Groningen Ukulele Society

G.U.S., The Ukulele Club of Groningen, The Netherlands


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The Next Groningen Ukulele Society meeting – 25 october

Hey Ho, As the nights get darker and colder it’s time to pop to that local irish bar and warm your hearts with a bit of ukulele.

Pop on in and join our playalong evening, whether you’re new to the uke or been stummin a while – a GUS playalong session will make you smile.

Never played ??? Here is the place to have a go – though – once you’ve started you can’t say no!

Everybody welcome – young and old (and everyone in between)

The session is in dutch and english – good songs and bad songs – you can play n sing or sit in a corner and strum – either way is fun.

There will be a couple of extra ukes and songbooks for the ‘ wanntuesdaa try’s’

So pop on down and have a go

The time and date???

tuesday 25 october from 19:00 till 21:30 (7 o’clock til nine thirty)

Where:

Good ole – o’ceallaighs Irish pub – Ged. Kattendiep 13, Groningen

Be on time to grab a good seat, (and a beer)

It’s free – it’s easy – it’s ukulele

with the Groningen Ukulele Society


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The next Groningen Ukulele Society Meeting – 11 october

Nearly time to pop down to Groningen town for a bit of ukulele fun.

11th of october is GUS-day here in Grunn, so pop in at o’ceallaighs and have a go. Grab one of our four string bundles of fun and have a strum.

The meeting begins at 7 o’clock upstairs at o’ceallaigh Irish Pub (ged, Kattendiep 13 Groningen)

It’s open for everyone, it’s a bit o’ ukulele fun. There will be smiling faces and song, the bar is open so come along.

It’s free – it’s easy, it’s ukulele with the Groningen Ukulele Society


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The Next Groningen Ukulele Society Meeting – 27 september

Hey Ho – Let’s Go !!

Time for another evening of ukulele fun with the Groningen Ukulele Society

We’ll be upstairs in the o’ceallaighs lounge – Pop in and play along – you know you want to.

Everyone is welcome, whether you’ve been playing a while or new!

The GUS is the place for you!

Learn some skills and have some fun

It’s ukulele – it’s free – it’s for everyone!

There will be a couple of extra ukes and some books – so no excuse.

Where?

o’ceallaighs irish pub (Gedempte Kattendiep 13, 9711 PL Groningen)

When?

27th of september – 7 o’clock till half past nine

Why?

Hey – It’s Ukulele – nuf said!!

See you there – or be square


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The next Groningen Ukulele Society Meeting – 13 sept

Wanna play uke – live in or near Groningen?

Well – come on down to o’ceallaighs on tuesday evening and ‘slap some uke’ with the Groningen Ukulele Society.

When is next tuesday and when do we start:

13 september at 7 o’clock

Where is o’ceallaighs?

Gedempte Kattendiep 13, 9711 PL Groningen

It’s fun and free and for everybody

There are books to borrow and a couple of extra ukes lying around to use (if yer early enough)

There will be smiling, singing n’ drinking!

Sounds like something for you?

Then see you there – or be square!!


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The next Groningen Ukulele Society Meeting – 30 august

Hey Folks,

Time for another Ukulele evening with that there Groningen Ukulele Society… the funkiest uke club around.

As y’all know – we where sundaying it for a while – but now we are back in style!!

We’ve moved back to our famous tuesday evening in t’ pub sessions – how it was – how it should be !!

Yep – we’re back in the Irish Pub you all know and love.

Pop on down and enjoy an evening of ukulele fun in the ‘posh new lounge’ at o’ceallaighs Irish Pub here in Groningen. (kattendiep 13, Groningen)

The next meeting is on the 30th of august, we begin at 7 o’clock and play through till half past nine

It’s free and easy – for beginners and ukulele sinners – everybody welcome.

There are a couple of spare ukes and some songbooks for use on the night – so no excuses there – if you don’t come on down – you’re just square!!

See y’all there


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The next Groningen Ukulele Society Meeting – 16th of August

Hey Folks,

We are going to have a very short pause and then we are relocating back to our wonderful home-base in o’ceallaighs Irish Pub (gedempte Kattendiep 13, Groningen) beginning on the 16th of August (2022).

The meeting will begin at 19:00 and run on till 21:30 and as always is open to everybody and anybody who plays (or wants to play – or thinks they can play) ukulele

There will be a couple of ukes to use if you have no ukulele of your own, also spare songbooks (which can also be downloaded from this site for free) – so – no excuses!!

Come on down to the funkiest ukulele club around -in ole Groningen town

You know you wanna !


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The Next GUS meeting – 19 june 2022

The sun is shining and the MON building is open again so it’s time for UKULELE

That’s right folks, polish your ukes, grab your friends and come on down to the funkiest ukulele club around.

Everybody is welcome whether you can play one chord or one hundred, it’s all about that uke fun.

The books are downloadable for free here on our website and there will be one or two ukes to use for those nervous beginners..

Let’s have some fun – Let’s uke at the MON.

It’s Free – It’s Easy

It’s ukulele with the Groningen Ukulele Society

see you there – or be a square


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The Next GUS Meeting – sunday the 8th of may

Hey Ukulele folk, it’s time for a Groningen Ukulele Society Meeting again !

Our next meeting will be on:

Sunday the 8th of may 2022 from 14:30 until 16:30 in CafeMON

(Muziek Organisatie Noord, Bieslookstraat 23, 9731HH, Groningen, NL)

So grab your ukes and come on down to the funkiest uke club in town, bring a friend and a smile and play uke for a while.

Don’t forget – it’s fun – it’s free – it’s for everybody – it’s ukulele

There’s free parking, there’s a bus stop near by, and there’s a bar

Don’t forget – you can find the books here – https://groningenukulelesociety.com/gus-songbooks/

Come on down and have a go – you know you wanna


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The 6th edition of the great big ukulele Xmas singalong

It’s all happening in Groningen – well – Ukulele Xmas anyway!!

The 6th edition of that wonderful thing that is the  Big Ukulele Xmas Singalong this year will be held at the Lola in Groningen on the 16th of december with the doors opening at 4 o’clock.

We’ve got a lot of fun to fit in so we’re starting the party early

This year there will be a buffet, Ukulele Lucky Dip Singalong, an opening set by that big bad – Groningen Ukulele Society, ukulele open stage, guests acts The Coconut Knackers, Brasso, D’Clogs and of course, good ole’ ukulele fun for everyone.

The buffet starts at 5 o’clock and the night begins with the Groningen Ukulele Society opening  concert starting at 6 o’clock

Don’t forget the Big Ukulele Xmas singalong session led by D’Clog and friends !!!!  

Xmas starts in Groningen with the Groningen Ukulele Society’s

‘6th Big Ukulele Xmas Singalong’

It’s free by the way – coz that’s the way we like it !!!

Here’s a few foto’s of last years Xmas Ukefest to give you an idea – GUS Xmas 2016

And a vid           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp9wDLJoZtE

and the Xmas singalong songbook of course     The GUS Xmas Singalong Songbook

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What a blast that there Xmas Party was, full, full ,full Lots of ukulele, lots of cheer, lots of food n lots of beer…

Here are a few photos of the evening   –    6th Big Ukulele Xmas Singalong photos

Video number 1 –  The opening concert by the Groningen Ukulele Society