Funky Frets Uke Fest 2023 Schedule
Thursday
October 5, 2022
For 2023 we've added Thursday night to the festival fun.
If can't get enough ukulele and want to get started early.
Funky Frets • click here for map
Latitude: 40.322342 Longitude: -75.625069
Informal Open Mic & Jam @ Funky Frets Music Store
4pm — ???
- Funky Frets • click here for map — 4pm — ??? — Plenty of parking on-street and in the rear of the store.
Friday
October 6, 2022
Trinity Church, 250 Sweinhardt Rd, Boyertown, PA 19512 click here for map
Latitude: 40.322342 Longitude: -75.625069
Registration and Concert
4pm
- 4pm — Registration, hang out, jam and visit a few selected vendors that will be setup Friday night.
- 4pm — 6pm — Dinner
- 5pm — 6pm — Learn the ???
- 6pm — Concert Doors open
Evening Concert
Kicking off the 2023 festival will be a Showcase feature by the Funky Frets Ukulele Group. Followed by ...
6pm
- 6 — Concert Doors open
- 6:15-6:30 — Special Surprise
- 8-8:20 — Intermission
- Finale
After Concert Jam @ Funky Frets Music Store
10PM to Midnight
If you haven't had enough ukulele it continues at the Funky Frets Music Store concert stage.
- Funky Frets • click here for map — 10PM to Midnight — Plenty of parking on-street and in the rear of the store.
Saturday
October 7, 2022
Trinity Church, 250 Sweinhardt Rd, Boyertown, PA 19512 click here for map
Latitude: 40.322342 Longitude: -75.625069
All Day Festival, Vendors, Concerts, Workshops, Lunch, Dinner with Open Mic hosted by Funky Frets
Doors Open: 8:30am
Doors open for registration and pickup your festival badges and goodies.
9am — 4pm
Vendors open and Workshops by Festival Performers .
Morning Workshop Sessions
Once the workshop schedule goes through a final tweaking we will email you a Workshop Registration Form
. It is very important to fill this out so we can place the workshops in the correct rooms. All attendees festival badge has their selected workshops on the back of the badge.
There will be six workshop sessions at 9am, 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm with 3 or 4 workshop choices per slot. Workshop levels are beginner to advanced and everything in between.
Here is the workshop schedule (rooms will be clearly marked):
9am
- F.U.N.-damentals for Playing Ukulele with Petey Mack
- Chord Melody for Dummies with Bill Wynne
- Harmonica with Michael August
10am
- Learn the Hula with Debi Velasco
11am
- Learn the Hawaiian Songs of The Daily Ukulele, Yellow Book with William Ernestburg
Lunch
12-1pm
Lunch is included in your festival ticket.
Afternoon Workshop Sessions
1pm
- Jam with Petey Mack
2pm
3pm
- Fresh Flower Lei Making with Debi Velesco
Evening Dinner & Open Mic
4-6pm
Catered Evening Dinner & Open Mic. Sign-up sheet for Open Mic will be available at morning registration.
Evening Concert
?, Bill Wynne, ?, and The Aloha Boys.
6pm
- 6 — Concert Doors open
- 6:15-6:30 — Special Surprise
- 8-8:20 — Intermission
- Finale
After Concert Jam @ Funky Frets Music Store
10PM to Midnight
If you haven't had enough ukulele it continues at the Funky Frets Music Store concert stage.
- Funky Frets • click here for map — 10PM to Midnight — Plenty of parking on-street and in the rear of the store.
Sunday
October 8, 2022
Sunday Funky Frets Uke Fest Morning Brunch & Jam
Join us on The Carousel At Pottstown — 10am to 12 noon.
The Carousel At Pottstown, 30 W King St, Pottstown, PA 194642 click here for map
Latitude: 40.247421 Longitude: -75.656601
The Historic Pottstown Carousel is the second oldest operating Philadelphia Toboggan Company wooden carousel in the United States.
We are putting together a Carousel Jam Book. So send us any suggestions.
A special formatted and bound songbook will be used for the actual Strum-along and available at the carousel. You can download the songbook to go over the songs in advance or bring your own copy. (available August 2023)
Past Festival Sunday Jam Photos
Just browsing over both books, they look fantastic! I'm a guitarist and uke player for over 25 years and was thinking about writing a ukulele book but you've already written what I think are the best, most comprehensive and thorough books I've ever seen for the instrument. I just might end up buying every book you've written and I'll be giving my highest recommendation for your books to my friends and students. Thank you so much for taking the time to write such great books! — Peter Rhee
Aloha, Curt, All I can say is WOW! What you have accomplished is simply incredible! All the best — Glen Hirabayashi, The Aloha Boys
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