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Ukulele Meetup 2021

Tamás Gáll

Dear Ukulele Players! I am delighted to announce the first ukulele meetup of the year . Exactly one year ago today we held the 2020 ukulele meetup at Fonó. I warmly recommend the report I wrote about it . I very much hope the pandemic will not interfere and that as many of us as possible can get tog…

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Ukulele meetup – 10 August 2017

Tamás Gáll

I would like to invite you to a ukulele meetup on Thursday, 10 August 2017, starting at 5:30 p.m. – arriving later is fine – in Budapest, very close to Puskás Ferenc Stadium. The exact address is Kerepesi út 26. We will finish at around 8:00-8:30 p.m., or earlier if everyone leaves, and later if we…

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Ukulele meetup!

Tamás Gáll

Dear Ukulele Players, we warmly invite you to another ukulele meetup, and we also welcome anyone who has never held a ukulele before but is interested in learning music and discovering the instrument. The aim is to gather as many people as possible, play together and inspire those who have not yet p…

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ukulele.hu has been redesigned

Tamás Gáll

About a year or a year and a half ago, I began to feel that it was time to rebuild ukulele.hu on new foundations. The previous website had served Hungaria ukulele players since 2015, and so much had happened over the following six years that its structure was beginning to struggle under the growing…

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Ukulele from Quarantine

Tamás Gáll

Millions of articles, books, films and other works have dealt with the story of the first Moon landing, but there is one interesting detail that I think many people do not know. A friend of mine, Marci, drew my attention to it - thanks again! When the astronauts returned to Earth, they spent twenty-…

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Ukulele Dzsem Podcast

Tamás Gáll

I received a wonderful invitation at the beginning of the summer: two enthusiastic ukulele players had started a ukulele podcast and asked if I would like to join them as a guest. Of course! I was more than happy to accept the invitation from Imre and Zsolt, whom I've known for quite some time. I re…

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Ukulele courses in winter 2024

Tamás Gáll

Dear (Future) Ukulele Players! First of all, I would like to say that everything is OK with me—not that anyone was worried . I started a new job on 1 November, so I have had to devote all my energy and time to that, which is why there have been no new posts recently. Hopefully I will have time to ma…

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Ukulele courses in September 2026

Tamás Gáll

Dear (Future) Ukulele Players! Summer has not even been with us for two full weeks, but I am already organizing the autumn courses , and the dates are now set: Ukulele Course I – 19 September 2026 (Saturday), 9:00–16:00 APPLY Ukulele Course II – 26 September 2026 (Saturday), 9:00–16:00 APPLY The fee…

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Ukulele courses in September 2024

Tamás Gáll

Dear (Future) Ukulele Players! Contrary to my original plans, unfortunately I was unable to organize a course in May, but the autumn course dates are already set: Ukulele Course I – 8 September 2024 (Sunday), 9:00–16:00 APPLY Ukulele Course II – 15 September 2024 (Sunday), 9:00–16:00 APPLY If you ar…

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Ukulele courses in October 2025

Tamás Gáll

Dear (Future) Ukulele Players! Unfortunately I was unable to organize the spring course, but at last the autumn one is happening! The courses will again take place at our familiar central Budapest venue. Unfortunately the venue's rental fee has increased, so I too have had to raise the participation…

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