Places are limited so pre-booking is recommended.
Booking can be pre-paid via BACS or cash on the door.
If you don't have a Shrewkfest entry ticket number please quote "artist" or
"trader" etc.
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FRIDAY 1st August at 14.15
Lester T Web workshop: Performance
Workshop
Level - All abilities and experience welcome
Want to perform? In front of family, the cat, on
a stage, on the circuit?
The desire is there but the stage fright is strong.
This workshop is the one for you.
Lester T Web takes you through the psychology of stage fright and how to
mentally get round it.
Once he’s helped you figure out how to get on stage, he’ll take you
through the practicalities of stage set up, amplifiers, pickups and
little tricks to make life so much easier.
There’ll even be a chance to play in front of a mic at the end of the
workshop.
This workshop is for anyone who wants to build knowledge and experience
of performing.
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quoting your Shrewkfest ticket number
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FRIDAY 1st August at 18.00
Will Grove-White wksp 1: 7th Barre
Chords, Chord Z and Muting
Meet the king of chords - chord Z! and learn how
to use it to make your strumming sound super fancy.
We’ll also learn about muting the strings as
well as about inversions of 7th chords - my favourite shortcut to
ukulele heaven.
Best for players who know the basic first
position chords and can strum a bit already.
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us on info@shroprock.co.uk
quoting your Shrewkfest ticket number
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SATURDAY 2nd August at 10.30
Anarchy In
The Ukulele workshop:
Making A Cover Song Your Own
Anarchy In The Ukulele, will show you how to
twist a well known song into something completely unique for a ukulele
band.
The band will cover choosing the right song,
re-harmonising it, creating a new style and then arranging parts
to turn a well known song into something original!
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us on info@shroprock.co.uk
quoting your Shrewkfest ticket number
and we will send BACS details. |
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SATURDAY 2nd August at 11.45
Paul Mansell workshop:
Ukulele
exercises to make you a better player
This fun and
interactive workshop will focus on exercises that you can do to improve
your playing.
From moving
between chords more easily to helping your fingers become more economic,
it is an ideal
workshop for beginners, intermediate and advanced players alike.
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us on info@shroprock.co.uk
quoting your Shrewkfest ticket number
and we will send BACS details. |
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SATURDAY 2nd August at 13.00
Josh Jewsbury workshop:
Bass workshop
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us on info@shroprock.co.uk
quoting your Shrewkfest ticket number
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SATURDAY 2nd August at 14.15
Phil Doleman workshop 1:
Fingerpicking Train Songs
We'll learn "Midnight Special", "Freight
Train", and
"Waiting For A Train"
and transform them with fingerpicking patterns, ready for you to take
them to the stage.
Beginner/ intermediate
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us on info@shroprock.co.uk
quoting your Shrewkfest ticket number
and we will send BACS details. |
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SATURDAY
2nd August at 15.30
A.D. Cooke
workshop 1:
Take your Singing to the next level
A vocal coaching workshop
AD Cooke is a Professional Singer/ Songwriter and Vocal Coach with
over 20 years experience.
This workshop is a vocal coaching session covering all the important
factors needed for good singing.
This includes tips on how to improve and strengthen your singing
voice, find your vocal range, and choose the right songs for
your voice.
This is always a popular workshop and is a real eye opener for
anyone who hasn’t had a singing lesson before.
Absolutely no solo singing required.
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quoting your Shrewkfest ticket number
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SATURDAY
2nd August at 16.45
Matthew
Quilliam
workshop 1:
Flamenco Ukulele
Exotic chords, wild strumming rhythms and a heap
of fun!
Accessible to all levels as appropriate
parts will be given to different abilities as we explore the exciting
world of flamenco on the ukulele!
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us on info@shroprock.co.uk
quoting your Shrewkfest ticket number
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SATURDAY 2nd August at 18.00
Will Grove-White wksp 2: Arranging Songs
For A Massed Ukulele Ensemble
Let’s think like a ukulele orchestra!
We’ll take a couple of classic tunes and arrange
them for an ensemble of ukuleles.
Like any orchestra worth its salt, we’ll need
singers, soloists, rhythm players and some dance moves.
In other words, we'll make it up as we go along.
Suitable for all levels
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us on info@shroprock.co.uk
quoting your Shrewkfest ticket number
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SUNDAY
3rd August at
10.30
Percy Copley workshop 1:
Rhythm workout - get that right hand going!
Percy will get your right hand moving with easy exercises and a
straightforward way to pick up rhythms.
Starting with simple rhythmic patterns and work up to particular rhythms
and strums used in some favourite songs.
Make that right hand as strong as it should be! For all levels.
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us on info@shroprock.co.uk
quoting your Shrewkfest ticket number
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SUNDAY
3rd August at 11.45
Matthew Quilliam
workshop 2: Ukulele Booster Pack
For beginners looking to transition onto the
next stage.
We will really zoom in and explore many little details that make all the
difference, that are so rarely discussed.
For anybody stuck in a 'rut' or struggling to take their playing
further.
The workshop will feature an open session to discuss your specific
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us on info@shroprock.co.uk
quoting your Shrewkfest ticket number
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SUNDAY
3rd August at 13.00
Phil Doleman workshop 2: Jazzing It
Up
Simple ways to take familiar
chords and add more tonal ‘colour’.
We’ll take a simple uke songbook version of I Got Rhythm and develop it
into something that really sounds like jazz!
Intermediate/ Advanced
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us on info@shroprock.co.uk
quoting your Shrewkfest ticket number
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SUNDAY 3rd August at 14.15
Percy Copley workshop
2: Basic Clawhammer
Get that right
hand claw picking out the clawhammer strum and tune.
Get a dance rhythm
in your hand and bring out your bum-titty.
Basic right hand
technique for accompaniment and playing tunes.
All levels, but
starting from a beginning level.
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us on info@shroprock.co.uk
quoting your Shrewkfest ticket number
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