Started running workshops, 1-1 sessions and beginner groups at local ukulele club

By 2014, the Ukulele Vagabond had been requested to give lessons by a couple of people from his local ukulele group and found that he had a passion for seeing his tutees improve and progress. This culminated in him starting up his first business “Hawaiian Rhythms” and spending the next few years running workshops, 1-1 sessions and voluntary beginner groups at his local ukulele club.

Move to Bristol meeting “Kev the poet”

By 2017, the Ukulele Vagabond moved to Bristol to live in a bigger city which had a more dynamic music scene. He quickly began collaborating with a prolific and popular local rapper, singer and harmony vocalist “Kev the Poet” and the duo began writing music together.

They wrote a multi-instrumental set-list with a loop pedal, a ukulele, a double bass and a keyboard all played by the Ukulele Vagabond and developed a unique and creatively diverse set of songs that would later go on to inspire the Ukulele Vagabond’s second album “Ukeclectic.”

Running open mic nights

The duo then went on to be hired to run an open mic night with art materials for the audience which gained popularity for being a safe environment for new or inexperienced performers to build up their confidence onstage in a creatively welcoming environment.

Online Ukulele curriculum

With all this experience teaching groups and individuals, performing in multiple musical outfits, facilitating and encouraging new performers, writing music and home producing, cultivating and developing a unique style of playing and now shooting videos and online lessons; the Ukulele Vagabond has created a new online curriculum for students of all ages.

This includes a coaching and tuition programme to develop players skills in the areas of basic and beginner tuition to advanced, ukulele performance, song writing, producing music to a professional quality from home and shooting music videos to develop an online presence.

Tuition to include different music genres

The tuition will also include and encompass a broad range of styles and musical genres ranging from reggae, acoustic, pop, hip hop, blues, county and folk to name just a few. Just click the “Professional Ukulele Services” tab for more information on prices and find out how we can help you become a more proficient and confident player.