Uke hOOt — Edinburgh's weekly ukulele jam

Uke hOOt is Edinburgh's weekly ukulele jam — every Wednesday evening, a roomful of friendly people, songbooks open, no audition required. These are the photos and notes from the sessions.

2018

• 21 Jul The second outing this week.
• 21 Jul First of a double-header this week and our last visit to The KIlderkin for a while as we move to The Blue Blazer for the duration of The Festival.
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• 23 May UkeHoot at the KIlderkin
• 15 May Weekly ukulele jam and singalong.
• 10 May Our monthly Captain s Bar session. Come and join us for some awesome ukiness and singing.
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• 29 Apr (untitled)
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• 2 Apr Edinburgh’s Ukulele Jam Singalong.
• 25 Mar Get down to the KIlderkin this Wednesday for our weekly ukulele jam and singalong. This week some very special friends all the way from New Orleans who may jus…
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• 11 Mar After a great night at the Captain s Bar on Saturday, it s back to the Kilderkin for our weekly ukulele jam and singalong.
• 7 Mar Our monthly trip to The Captain’s Bar in South College Street.
• 3 Mar After the snows of this week - let s hope we can have a great turn-out.
• 23 Feb Edinburgh s ukulele jam and singalong. Why not come and join us.
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• 11 Feb What could be more romantic than spending the evening with your partner listening to the gentle strumming of ukuleles?
• 6 Feb Sure to be a Knock-Out session at our monthly visit to The Captain s Bar in South College Street.
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• 12 Jan Why not come and join us for the first UkeHoot of 2018?
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2017

• 18 Dec (untitled)
• 11 Dec Why not come along and join in.
• 13 Oct Come and say hi!
• 26 Mar This Wednesday, we’re on the Road to the Kilderkin for our weekly Uke Hoot - Edinburgh’s ukulele jam and singalong.
• 19 Mar On 22 March 2012, Uke Hoot met for the first time. Now we re five years old and still going strong at The Kilderkin.
• 12 Mar After rocking the Captain s Bar on Saturday, Uke Hoot is back at The Kilderkin on Weds - maybe our throats will have recovered by then.
• 6 Mar This Saturday night - Uke Hoot is back at Edinburgh s premier folk bar - the Captain s Bar, South College Street.
• 5 Mar Your weekly fix of uke hootiness - at The Kilderkin on Wednesday from 7.30pm.
• 26 Feb The first day of March - anything worth celebrating? St David s Day maybe? Or Ash Wednesday?
• 19 Feb Get with the beat. At The Kilderkin this Wednesday.
• 12 Feb Roses are red, violets are blue, Play your uke with the Kilderkin crew.
• 7 Feb Saturday night strumalong at The Captain s Bar - this Saturday from 9pm until awfy late.
• 5 Feb Uke Hoot meets every Wednesday night at the Kilderkin (Canongate, Edinburgh), from 7.30pm, for singing and strumming.
• 29 Jan The world may be going to hell in a handcart, but there is always Uke Hoot - gathering again at The Kilderkin on Wednesday.
• 22 Jan From melodies sweetly played in tune, to great chieftains o the puddin race: Bard banter night at Uke Hoot.
• 15 Jan Can we go to The Kilderkin pub at 7.30pm on Wednesday to play our ukuleles? Yes We Can!
• 9 Jan Saturday night session: uke hOOt at The Captain s Bar, South College Street, Edinburgh.
• 8 Jan Beat the January blues with your ukulele strum chums at Uke Hoot - from 7.30pm on Wednesday.
• 1 Jan First uke hOOt of the new year.

2016

• 26 Dec uke hOOt is hibernating this week - and won’t be venturing out to The Kilderkin on Wednesday. But we’ll meet again in the New Year - back to our usual tricks o…
• 18 Dec The last Uke Hoot before Christmas - singalong and jam, at The Kilderkin, from 7.30pm on Wednesday.
• 11 Dec The Uke Hooters will be back at The Kilderkin on Wednesdays, from 7.30pm. Come along with a ukulele or just come along and sing.
• 5 Dec Uke Hoot returns to The Captain s Bar on Saturday. Strumming up a racket from 9pm.
• 4 Dec Only 18 more strumming days until Christmas! Give the shopping a break and join the Uke Hoot strummers at The Kilderkin on Weds 7 December. From 7.30pm until c…
• 27 Nov St Andrew’s Night at The Kilderkin, with ukuleles
• 20 Nov Another night of ukulele decadence at The Kilderkin, Weds from 7.30pm.
• 13 Nov Everyone should own a ukulele said George Harrison. If you are a proud owner, bring it on down to the Kilderkin this Wednesday and share the joy.
• 7 Nov Things may come and things may go. The world may be going to hell in a handcart. But we will rocking The Captain s Bar on the second Saturday of the month once…
• 6 Nov By Wednesday evening we should know whether it s Donald, Where s Your Troosers or Why Don t You Come On Over, Hillary . Mark merican election day with a strum…
• 29 Oct As the clocks go back, enjoy some winter sunshine at The Kilderkin on Wednesday night.
• 23 Oct The next Uke Hoot is on Wednesday 26 October. Which is also Hillary Clinton s birthday. So, happy birthday Mrs C, and do come and join us if you want a break f…
• 16 Oct Big thanks to the Blue Blazer for taking us in last week. This week (Weds 19 Oct) we re back in The Kilderkin.
• 11 Oct STOP PRESS. HOLD THE FRONT PAGE - This week s Uke Hoot (that is, Weds 12 October) will be at THE BLUE BLAZER. This is a change to the previous arrangement (The…
• 3 Oct Saturday is the second Saturday of the month, and that means it s time for Uke Hoot at The Captain s Bar.
• 2 Oct Uke Hoot at The Kilderkin on Wednesday - none of this Sober October bollocks for us Hooters.
• 25 Sept Coming up this Wednesday - Uke Hoot finally returns to The Kilderkin. Of course, that means that summer is finally over for another year.
• 18 Sept After a one-week hiatus last week, Uke Hoot is back at The Blue Blazer on Wednesday. Rum, strum and a singalong
• 11 Sept Uke Hoot returns to the Kilderkin after our summer holiday in the Blue Blazer. And it s your last chance to buy an exclusive, limited edition Uke Hoot enamel b…
• 4 Sept Another roof raising Saturday night at The Captain s this week. Starting at 9pm and finishing awfy late.
• 4 Sept A double helping of Uke Hoot this week - Wednesday night at the Blue Blazer then a Saturday night extravaganza at The Captain s Bar.
• 29 Aug The Festival may be all over bar the fireworks, but Uke Hoot carries on at The Blue Blazer. For your diaries: we re still at the BB next week (7 Sept), and the…
• 21 Aug Uke Hoot at The Blue Blazer (our temp Edinburgh Festival summer home). It s small and it s big. Sometimes it s bigger than us.
• 14 Aug This week s Uke Hoot - another balmy Edinburgh Festival night at the Blue Blazer .
• 7 Aug Uke Hoot s monthly singalong and strumathon extravanganza, next Saturday at The Captain s Bar, South College Street, Edinburgh.
• 6 Aug it’s Festival time in Edinburgh and Uke Hoot moves to the centre of the action. We’ll be in the Blue Blazer (home of Embra’s greatest rum selection) for the ne…
• 31 Jul Uke Hoot will be moving to another of Edinburgh s famous pubs for the duration of the Edinburgh International Festival. But this Wednesday (3rd August) we have…
• 24 Jul If it s Wednesday, if it s 7.30pm, it s time for Uke Hoot at The Kilderkin
• 17 Jul Uke Hoot at The Kilderkin - Weds, from 7.30 pm.
• 10 Jul Another balmy summer night at The Kilderkin
• 5 Jul It s Uke Hoot double helping week this week - our second event is the regular second Saturday of the month gathering at Edinburgh s folktastic venue, The Capta…
• 24 Jun Posting the invite early this week because I m off to Amsterdam tomorrow (and will miss my weekly uke hoot fix on Weds). I don t suppose anyone knows anything…
• 19 Jun Bring along your favourite French, German, Spanish, Italian song to The Kilderkin on Wednesday for the Uke Hoot Referendum Special.
• 12 Jun What better way to spend a June midsummer night than taking your uke to The Kilderkin for a strum and a song or two?
• 6 Jun It’s the monthly ukulele singalong night at The Captain’s Bar, Edinburgh’s premium folkie venue.
• 5 Jun Thank to the Blue Blazer for giving us a home last month. On Wednesday we return to The Kilderkin (Canongate Edinburgh) in all its refurbished glory.
• 29 May Flaming June starts on Wednesday and those blazing ukes will be burning up the Blue Blazer.
• 22 May Great fun at The Blue Blazer (Spittal Street) last week - let’s go back! We’ll be starting at 7.30pm and finishing when they kick us out.
• 15 May A change of venue for Uke Hoot this week: our little gathering of ukulele enthusiasts will be held in the Blue Blazer, 2 Spittal Street, Edinburgh.
• 7 May (untitled)
• 6 May (untitled)
• 1 May The first Hoot of Spring on Wednesday (4th May) at The Kilderkin.
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• 17 Apr Edinburgh’s ukulele jam session and singalong - every Wednesday at The Kilderkin from 7.30pm.
• 10 Apr After raising the rafters at The Captain s on Saturday night, the Uke Hooters return to The Kilderkin this Wednesday, from 7.30pm.
• 4 Apr Saturday night and it s Uke Hoot at The Captain s Bar: a little island of calm at the end of the week s hurly-burly. A time for quiet meditation, for reflectiv…
• 28 Mar Easter Uke Hootiness at The Kilderkin, this Wednesday and every Wednesday, from 7.30pm.
• 22 Mar On this day four years ago - 22 March 2012 - a small but happy band of Edinburgh ukers meet in a Tollcross pub for the first Uke Hoot. Thanks to Uke Hoot origi…
• 20 Mar Edinburgh’s weekly ukulele fix since March 2012.
• 13 Mar For four years Uke Hoot has been Edinburgh s ukulele jam session and singalong. Ukulele players of all levels of ability from the capital (and beyond) gather e…
• 7 Mar March 22nd 2012 - the first Uke Hoot, at The Cuckoo s Nest. Who d have thought all those years ago that we would now be headlining at world-famous music venues…
• 6 Mar A big Uke Hoot week ahead - Wednesday at the Kilderkin for our weekly singalong and jam session. Beginners and experts equally welcome. And on Saturday we have…
• 28 Feb Weds 2nd March for Uke hOOt. It should be Weds 3rd March, but it s a Leap Year and the leap was on Monday, so Weds is only the second day of March. Bring your…
• 22 Feb Get your hoots uked at the Kilderkin this Wednesday and every Wednesday.
• 13 Feb Uke Hoot is Edinburgh s ukulele jam session and singalong. Every Wednesday night at The Kilderkin, Canongate, Edinbugh, from 7.30 pm. Beginners are welcome.
• 8 Feb Serenading the Captain s Bar into Valentines Day, the romantic sound of Edinburgh s ukulele jam and singalong.
• 7 Feb Uke Hoot, Edinburgh s weekly ukulele jam session and singalong, starts at 7.30pm on Wednesday, then strums on as late as you wish, until you can strum no more.
• 31 Jan Uke Hoot is Edinburgh s ukulele jam and singalong. Every Wednesday night at The Kilderkin, Canongate, Edinburgh. Starts at 7.30pm.
• 24 Jan Bring your ukulele, your voice and your beer goggles to the Kilderkin this Wednesday .
• 17 Jan It s Wednesday, it s 7.30, it s ukulele time
• 10 Jan Uke hOOt will be meeting at The Kilderkin for our weekly strumming and singing session on Wednesday. Join us anytime from 7.30pm onwards - we ll play until we…
• 4 Jan Uke Hoot s monthly Saturday night strumathon at Edinburgh s leading folk venue is on Sat 9 January - from 9pm until awfy late.
• 3 Jan A ukulele is not just for Christmas. Time to take it out for a New Year walk - to The Kilderin for the first Uke hOOt of 2016. Wednesday from 7.30pm.

2015

• 28 Dec There will be no Uke Hoot at The Kilderkin on Wednesday (30 December). Back to normal the following Weds - 6 January.
• 21 Dec Uke hOOt Christmas spesh is on Wednesday at The Kilderkin (Canongate, Edinburgh). This is the last Hoot before 2016 (there is no UH on Weds 30 December).
• 13 Dec Uke Hoot is Edinburgh s ukulele jam session and singalong, every Wednesday, in the convivial surroundings of The Kilderkin, a pub on the city s historic Canong…
• 6 Dec Wednesday? Edinburgh? Time for ukuleles + singalong + beer + pizza at The Kilderkin.
• 5 Dec Uke Hoot s monthly mayhem at Edinburgh s premier folk venue. Ukuleles + singalong + beer + The Captain s + Christmas, Can it get any better?
• 29 Nov Tut along to Uke hOOt at The Kilderkin (Canongate, Edinburgh) this Wednesday. Ukuleles + beer + pizza + singing + Edinburgh.
• 22 Nov Aff that settee now! Oot, to Uke Hoot, at The Kilderkin, from 7.30pm on Wednesday 25 November.
• 15 Nov You can have Edinburgh + ukueles + singing if you go the Kilderkin, Canongate, Edinburgh on Wednesday night (18 November) at 7.30pm. They have lovely pizzas to…
• 7 Nov Edinboro’s ukulele jam session and singalong, in a big pub called The Kilderkin (Canongate, Edinboro) from 7.30pm every Wednesday.
• 7 Nov The Captain’s Bar, South College Street, Edinburgh beer, whisky, and ukuleles. Edinburgh’s uke jam, Uke hOOt takes its ukulele magic to Edinburgh’s premier fol…
• 1 Nov Uke hOOt’s next weekly meeting is at The Kilderkin, Canongate, Edinburgh, on Wednesday 4 November at 7.30pm.
• 25 Oct Edinburgh ukulele jam session and singalong meets at The Kilderkin, Canongate, every Wednesday at 7.30pm. Beginners welcome.
• 18 Oct Uke hOOt at The Kilderkin, Canongate, Edinburgh. Bad girls and boys come out to play their nasty little instruments Weds 21 October.
• 11 Oct Uke hOOt is back at The Kilderkin on Wednesday (14 October). From 7.30 pm until late (ish). Bring your friends. And your ukulele.
• 4 Oct Uke hOOt - rocking the Captain’s Bar, South College Street, Edinburgh, on Saturday from 9pm until very very late.
• 4 Oct Big ukulele week in Edinburgh this week: Uke hOOt at the Kilderkin (Canongate) from 7.30 pm on Wednesday night. Then, on Saturday, it’s Uke hOOt’s monthly hoot…
• 27 Sept Wednesday is the last day of September and Uke hOOt is back at The Kilderkin (Canongate, Edinburgh) from 7.30pm.
• 20 Sept Uke hOOt, Edinburgh’s ukulele jam session and singalong meets this Wednesday (23 September) at The Kilderkin (65 Canongate), from 7.30pm. Beginners and experts…
• 13 Sept More uke hootiness at The Kilderkin (65 Canongate, Edinburgh) from 7.30pm, Wednesday 16 September.
• 7 Sept More Uke Hootiness this Wednesday at The Kilderkin - a fine pub on the Canongate, Edinburgh.
• 6 Sept Second Saturday of the month coming up and we re back at The Captain s Bar, from 9pm until Awfy Late. Bring your uke, bring your voice, bring your friends, and…
• 30 Aug After four (brilliant) weeks at the Blue Blazer, Uke hOOt returns to The Kilderkin on Wednesday (2 September), our usual home. Strumming and singing starts at…
• 23 Aug Uke hOOt’s summer residency at the Blue Blazer ends on Wednesday (26 August). It’s the last chance to sample the Blue Blazer experience before we return to our…
• 16 Aug The famous Edinburgh Ukulele Jam Session, Uke hOOt, continues its summer Edinburgh Festival (unofficial) run at one of the Capital’s most renowned old watering…
• 10 Aug Uke hOOt is back at The Blue Blazer on Wednesday (12 August). Edinburgh’s ukulele jam session has decamped to the famous Spittal Street pub for the duration of…
• 2 Aug It’s a busy week for Uke Hoot. Wednesday we’re at the Blue Blazer, and on Saturday (8 August) it’s our monthly sing and strumalong at the Captain’s Bar, South…
• 31 Jul Uke hOOt is moving to the Blue Blazer, Spittal Street, Edinburgh, for the month of August. We’re out of our usual residence at the Kilderkin to make way for Fr…
• 27 Jul Uke hOOt meets at The Kilderkin, Canongate, Edinburgh on Wednesday 29 July at 7.30pm, for an evening of ukulele fun. After that, our Wednesday residence moves…
• 21 Jul Uke hOOt at The Kilderkin on Wednesday. Wear the badge for a piffling £5. Yep, a mere fiver a pop. That s about two pints of beer (if you shop carefully). Or o…
• 12 Jul Uke hOOt is Edinburgh weekly ukulele jam session and singalong. Every Wednesday, from 7.30pm at The Kilderkin, Canongate, Edinburgh. Beginners, and ukulele mae…
• 4 Jul Uke hOOt is Edinburgh weekly ukulele jam session and singalong. Every Wednesday, from 7.30pm at The Kilderkin, Canongate, Edinburgh. Beginners, and ukulele mae…
• 28 Jun UKE HOOT at the Kilderkin (Canongate, Edinburgh) on Wednesday, and every Wednesday. From 7.30 pm until awfy late.
• 23 Jun Uke Hoot meets at the Kilderkin on 24 June, from 7.30pm.
• 15 Jun Uke Hoot at The Kilderkin this week features - badges. Free to all our members who come along to the famous pub on Edinburgh’s Canongate on Wednesday night (fr…
• 9 Jun Uke hOOt will be ukeing at the Captain’s Bar (South College Street, Edinburgh) on Saturday night from 9pm until late. There is a chance to sample the sound o m…
• 2 Jun So, if we are singing Don t Stop Me Now at Uke Hoot (WEDNESDAY EVENING at the KILDERKIN!) then we should be saying Mr Centigrade not Mr Fahrenheit .
• 25 May Uke Hoot tune stuff
• 19 May Uke Hoot at The Kilderkin pub, Canongate, Edinburgh. Wednesday night from 7.30pm.
• 12 May ukulelesunanimous : Read the Yo! Blog Weekly News Update. http://yokulele.com/yo-blog-weekly-news-update-070415/ Uke Hoot at the Kilderkin, Edinburgh, from 7.3…
• 5 May Uke hOOt Edinburgh Nights
• 28 Apr Uke hOOt dates.
• 6 Apr Uke hOOt’s Big Uke Week
• 30 Mar Uke hOOt on Telly
• 25 Mar Where to find out about Uke hOOt
• 17 Mar The Day After St Patrick's Day.
• 24 Feb Songbook update coming soon
• 9 Feb Uke hOOt mark Beatle Anniversary
• 2 Feb Uke hOOt nOOs...
• 29 Jan Uke hOOt Back At The Captain's
• 27 Jan Anyone with new songs?
• 20 Jan January Uke Dates in Edinburgh....
• 13 Jan Don't Play at Home - come along to Uke hOOt...

2014

• 24 Dec Mele Kalikimaka from Uke hOOt
• 16 Dec Runnin' Wild at The Kilderkin
• 7 Dec Captain's Christmas
• 24 Nov Uke hOOt logo
• 18 Nov Ukulele Song
• 11 Nov Those loveable urchins from Uke hOOt meet again on Wednesday (12 November) at The Kilderkin, Canongate, Edinburgh. From 7.30pm
• 3 Nov The Blind Poet, Wednesday 5 November
• 28 Oct The Kilderkin, for Uke hOOt
• 21 Oct The Kilderkin tomorrow
• 14 Oct The Kilderkin tomorrow - Weds, 15 October.
• 7 Oct Back to The Kilderkin
• 3 Oct Back to the Captain's Bar
• 30 Aug Uke Hoot, 3rd September
• 3 Aug Songbook Coming Soon
• 9 Jul Uke hOOt night tonight
• 24 Jun Tis my delight on Wednesday night...
• 1 Jun Uke Hoot at the Captain's Bar - Friday 11 July 2014
• 23 Apr Candidates for Second Edition Songbook
• 16 Mar St Patrick's Day
• 11 Mar Kilderkin tomorrow and songs
• 2 Mar Two new songs
• 24 Feb More songbook stuff
• 18 Feb Uke hOOt songbook news
• 5 Feb The Kilderkin Weds 5th Feb
• 30 Jan A Big Night and a New Book
• 29 Jan Wednesday and Friday Uke hOOt
• 23 Jan Mellow at the Kilderkin
• 21 Jan It's that time of the week again...
• 16 Jan Twitter
• 12 Jan Uke hOOt singy-bookie thingie

2013

• 15 Dec Christmas Songbook
• 11 Dec Uke Hoot Christmas singalong
• 21 Nov Uke HOot at the Captain, Friday 22 November
• 10 Nov Uke HOot at the Captain's Bar, Friday 22 November....
• 3 Nov 6 November - back to the Kilderkin
• 28 Oct No Kilderkin on Wednesday - Hallowe'en at The Captain's on Thursday
• 6 Oct New Songbook
• 29 Sept All Mahalos Eve
• 9 Sept Songbook thoughts
• 20 Aug Last night at The Captain's
• 5 Aug birthday
• 31 Jul The Kilderkin tonight..... The Captain's Bar next week.
• 24 Jul Leaflet Number 2 - for Uke Hoot at the Kilderkin...
• 23 Jul songbook extravaganza
• 18 Jul Uke Hoot and the Famous Long Hot Summer of 2013
• 9 May Ukulele Courses at Wester Hailes...
• 30 Apr Even More Songs
• 28 Apr Links to Stuff
• 21 Apr Uke Hoot at The Kilderkin
• 13 Apr Breaking News: Uke Hoot is back!
• 2 Apr No Booking this week
• 28 Mar White Horse Woes
• 26 Mar Back to The White Horse tomorrow
• 20 Mar BREAKING NEWS - THE ARGYLE BAR THIS FRIDAY (22 MARCH)
• 20 Mar BREAKING NEWS - THE ARGYLE, FRIDAY 22 MARCH
• 11 Mar St Patrick songfest
• 3 Mar Big big songbook
• 26 Feb Still Game at The White Horse
• 20 Feb Link to Big Songbook
• 5 Feb Wild Thing at the White Horse
• 29 Jan 30 Jan - Uke Hoot at The White Horse
• 24 Jan The White Horse or the White Hoarse?

2012

• 26 Dec Uke Hoot back for the New Year - 9 January
• 16 Dec The 2012 Uke Hoot Bumper Fun Christmas Annual
• 6 Dec Bumper Special Christmas Songbook - shortlist
• 5 Dec Bring Me Sunshine
• 19 Nov Uke Hoot again Wednesday 21 November
• 12 Nov White Horse Wednesday - with Uke Hoot, 14 November
• 4 Nov Weds 7 Nov - BYO Songbooks
• 30 Oct Songs for Hallowe'en
• 28 Oct Weds 31 October - Hallowe'en
• 23 Oct White Horse, Weds 24 October
• 12 Oct UKE HOOT! WEDNESDAY! THE WHITE HORSE!
• 8 Oct Uke Hoot Wednesday 10 October
• 25 Sept Last Uke Hoot of September - Feedback
• 25 Sept Last Uke Hoot of September - Feedback
• 17 Sept Wednesday 19 September, at The White Horse.
• 11 Sept Uke Hoot Wednesday 12 September
• 6 Sept Rocking Ukes at The White Horse
• 3 Sept Oh Boy! SingalongaUke Hoot at the White Horse, Weds 5 September
• 2 Sept Uke Hoot at the White Horse, Weds 5 September
• 27 Aug Wednesday 29 August, The White Horse
• 22 Aug Nae Hoot
• 13 Aug The jolly boys and girls of Uke Hoot will be meeting again this Thursday (16 August) at The Pear Tree West Nicolson Street Edinburgh, 8 pm . (Whoever gets ther…
• 7 Aug The Pear Tree, 8pm, 9 August
• 6 Aug This week (no news)
• 5 Aug Uke Hoot venue this week...
• 5 Aug Uke Hoot Website