Miss Dy Na Mi Tee - Music

Miss Dy Na Mi Tee by The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain

The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain

Artist Biography For The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain

The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain UOGB Is A Musical Ensemble Featuring Ukuleles In Different Registers. They Play And Sing Music From A Variety Of Musical Genres All On The Ukulele. Founded In 1985 The Orchestra Has Since Performed In Many Venues Worldwide Including New York's Carnegie Hall 3 2009 2012 The Sydney Opera House 4 2012 London's Royal Albert Hall 2008 2012 And Glastonbury Festival. TV Appearances Have Included Jools Holland's Hootenanny BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms Blue Peter The Slammer Richard & Judy This Morning And Skins. The Band Was Formed "to Challenge People’s Expectations Of The Ukulele " According To Uke Richie Williams. A Typical UOGB Concert Comprises Songs And Instrumentals From A Variety Of Musical Genres Regulars Include Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" Reworked As A Swinging Jazz Number Ennio Morricone's Theme To The Good The Bad And The Ugly Tchaikovsky's "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy" "Anarchy In The UK" Performed In The Style Of Simon And Garfunkel And The Theme Tune From Shaft. The Orchestra Also Compose And Perform Their Own Pieces As Well As Arranging Medleys - For Example David Bowie's "Life On Mars?" Is Melded With "My Way" "For Once In My Life" "Substitute" And More. Comedic Elements Are Incorporated With The Musicianship Including Up To Five Members Playing A Single Ukulele And Times When The Group Each Goes Its Own Way On A Piece Of Music. The Group Has Shied Away From Featuring The Music Of George Formby Britain's Most Famous Ukulele Musician However In Recent Years They Have Included A Version Of His Song "Leaning On A Lamppost" Performed In A Russian Cossack Style. Albums Include Live In London #1 Live In London #2 Still Live Precious Little The Secret Of Life Top Notch And A Large Back Catalogue Of Recordings. They Have Released Two DVDs Anarchy In The Ukulele 2005 Recorded At The Barbican In London As Well As Prom Night A DVD Of Their BBC Proms Concert At The Royal Albert Hall Recorded In 2009. Their Version Of "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" With Vocals By Hester Goodman Reached #81 In The UK Singles Charts In 2005. Also Featured On The CD Single Were Covers Of The Instrumental "Wonderful Land" And Of "Natural Woman" The Latter With Male Lead Vocals Provided By Musical Director George Hinchliffe. The Orchestra Has Toured The USA Canada Japan China New Zealand Australia Germany France Belgium Austria Sweden Finland Estonia Norway Ireland And Great Britain. Recent Years Have Seen Television Appearances On Programmes Such As Jools Holland's Hootenanny And Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Performing Alongside Robbie Williams. High Praise Has Been Forthcoming From The Press For Live Shows. The Orchestra Performed At The 50th Anniversary VE Day Celebrations In Hyde Park With Cliff Richard And Vera Lynn Before An Estimated Audience Of 170 000. Often The Orchestra Will Provide Advanced Notice Of An Audience Participation Number. They Provide A Link To The Piece Online So That Those That Wish To Participate Can Come Prepared. In 2008 The Group Performed Dreamspiel A Ukulele Opera Composed By George Hinchliffe And Michelle Carter For The Grimeborn Festival At London's Arcola Theatre. They Have Also In 2010 And 2011 Performed Ukulelescope Where They Played Music To Accompany Silent Movies From The British Film Institute Archives. In 2012 Waly Waly On The Ukulele Reworked Arrangements Of Cecil Sharp's Collected Folk Tunes For Performances At The Birmingham Town Hall And Cecil Sharp House In London. Recordings From These Shows Were Released In 2016 As The CD The Keeper. In 2013 They Issued A Special Collaboration With Ibiza Air For Their Cover Of The Song Bang Bang My Baby Shot Me Down . They Released An EP With 4 Remixes In Different Styles Like Tech House And Chill-Out. In 2014 To Commemorate The One Hundredth Anniversary Of The Great War The Orchestra Presented When This Lousy War Is Over Which Reflected A Range Of Attitudes From The Time Patriotic Pacifist And Feminist And Drew From Gipsy Music Music Hall Soldiers' Songs And Even A Song From The Then Radical Avante-Garde Cabaret Voltaire In Neutral Switzerland. On Tuesday 18 August 2009 The UOGB Performed In A Late Night Prom In The BBC Proms 2009 Season At The Royal Albert Hall. The Performance Was Broadcast Live On BBC Radio 3 And Received Much Critical Acclaim. As Well As This The Concert Hosted What Was Then Thought By Whom? To Be The World Record For The Largest Number Of Ukulele Players Playing With Each Other At Once At Least 992 Players Participated In A Version Of Beethoven's Ode To Joy. A DVD Of The Performance Prom Night Was Released The Same Year. The Orchestra Has Had Varying Line-Ups Over The Past Two Decades But Since 2005 Has Performed As An Octet With Eight Ukulele Players Including One Who Plays Bass Ukulele. The Members Wear Traditional Orchestra Dress For Performances With The Men In Black Tie And The Women In Smart Evening Wear. Kitty Lux Co-Founder With George Hinchcliff Passed Away On The 16th July 2017. Discography
Studio Albums
The Ukulele Variations – 1988 Disque Ethnique LP CBS/Sony Records CD Hearts Of Oak – 1990 CBS/Sony Records CD A Fist Full Of Ukuleles – 1994 Sony Records CD Pluck – 1998 Tachyon Records CD The Secret Of Life – 2004 Longman Records CD Miss Dy-Na-Mi-Tee – 2005 Longman Records CD Single Precious Little – 2007 UOGB CD Christmas With The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain – 2008 UOGB CD Ever Such Pretty Girls – 2015 UOGB CD Live Albums
Live In London #1 – 2008 UOGB CD Live In London #2 – 2009 UOGB CD Still Live – 2011 UOGB CD Uke-Werk – 2013 UOGB CD The Keeper – 2016 UOGB CD Compilations Edit Top Notch – 2001 UOGB CD Bang Bang My Baby Shot Me Down EP - The Ukulele Orchestra Vs Ibiza Air – 2013 UOGB CD DVDs
Anarchy In The Ukulele – 2005 UOGB DVD Prom Night – Live At The Royal Albert Hall – BBC Proms 2009 – 2009 UOGB DVD The Ukes Down Under – 2012 Litmus Films DVD The Ukes In America – 2013 Litmus Films DVD Current Members
David Suich
Peter Brooke Turner
Hester Goodman
George Hinchliffe
Richie Williams
Will Grove-White
Jonty Bankes Bass Ukulele Leisa Rea Joined 2006 The Group Has A Small Number Of Individuals Who Regularly Serve As Substitutes Dave Bowie Original Member Now Bass Dep Nick Browning Deps On Various Instruments And Also Plays In The Ukes & Lutes Side Project With Founder Member George Hinchcliffe .
Ben Rouse Ukulele & Bass Dep Since 2015 Past Members
Kitty Lux 1985-2017