On Saturday 3rd August, in partnership with Bishop’s Stortford Town Council, we hosted the first Bishop’s Stortford Ukulele Festival.

The event raised funds for 2 local charities, Grove Cottage and Isabel Hospice.

In addition to BSUS playing a number of sets, our guest performers were :

Uke on the Brain from Cressing

SOUP Ukulele club Enfield Town, North London.

Four String Five from Ware – a quintet consisting of Lloyd, Jess, Chris and Wes on uke and Simon on bass uke.

Berkhamsted Ukulele Random Players (BURP)

Finally the legendary Phil Doleman entertained us.  Phil has travelled all over the UK, Europe and the US performing and leading workshops at festivals, theatres, and clubs. He has performed on BBC radio and TV and shared stages with some of the world’s finest players.

It was a great afternoon enjoyed by a large, appreciative audience.  Over £500 was raised for the two charities.

Plans are underway for the next one on Sunday 3rd August