Ridings Centre Wakefield Nov 2024 Wakeylele is coming to Town before Santa by phil Barr. Videos James Cawthorne   Sub – zero temperatures, snow and black ice, covid rates increasing, energy bills rising, ringworm outbreaks in men using dodgy barbers, (not to mention Storm Bert looming ominously over the Atlantic) – looks like the British winter…

Xscape to Castleford Nov 2024 Video James Cawthorne      

Xscape to Castleford Oct 2024 by Phil Barr. Video James Fischer The band arrived at X-Scape looking in fine fettle on a glorious October morning although what the poet Keats would have made of this massive concrete jungle is another matter – maybe he could have thought of a suitable rap to capture the frenetic…

Heavens Above – Wakeylele at Wakefield Cathedral. by Phil Barr. Video James Fischer    5th October, 2024. Listed on the Church Suite Events leaflet as:  Afternoon Tea with Flat Cap Three,  ( I will refer to them as our support act for the purposes of this report so that I can re – title it…

All members of Wakeylele performed well and received many accolades from an appreciative audience at the W.Y.S.S.C. gig. Soloists were tremendous and set the seal on, what was already, a well-received performance. A donation to Y.A.A. of £100 was well earned!

Club members enjoyed lunch at the Spring Barnsley Road Sandal followed by music provided by soloists and general playing of some favourites by all present, Joe described the event as a “Great Afternoon, good food, good banter, thoroughly enjoyable” with Carol adding that it was “An all round lovely afternoon”

High Summer at the Ridings July 25th Report Phil Barr video Jane Barr So, the final gig of the summer season was upon us with David calculating that we have completed more than twenty gigs since September. Now, back on familiar territory at the beginning of the school holidays, there was a relaxed vibe following…

Badsworth Village Fete 13 July Report Phil Barr videos Joe Fisher, With the British Summer now in its full glory, alternating a day of rain with a day of intermittent drizzle and temperatures if you’re lucky of 15°C, Wakeylele arrived in the picture book village of Badsworth suitably clad in duffle coats and long johns,…

Lee and Mark’s Wedding 6th July Report Phil Barr videos Joe Fisher, Daniella Hancock One of the songs attempted by our Thursday group recently was Up on the Roof, originally chosen by Richard, which brought to mind how the various political parties might relate to this theme following the results of this week’s general election….

High Noon at the White Rose.  27th June, 2024 Report Phil Barr videos Carl Davidson With the very busy summer schedule under way and the sun burning down through the glass dome of the White Rose centre there was a real danger of both ukulele players and their correspondent withering under the heat and this…