A Ukulele Festival in the Heart of Scotland - SOLD OUT!
Braveuke is a Ukulele Festival to be held in the heart of Scotland with the aim of raising funds for local and national cancer charities.
The festival is a BYOB affair and as such there will be no licenced bar so anyone who wants alcohol, feel free to bring your own!
There will, however, be tea, coffee and soft drinks for sale.
With donating in mind, all guests attending the festival are invited to bring along an item of tinned or packaged food to be donated to StartUp Stirling (this is of course, optional, not a condition of entry).
Schedule
Braveuke 2025 wil run from Friday 2nd May until Sunday the 4th May 2025. Please see below for our provisional schedule.
Friday Night
From 5:30pm
Registration
From 7.15pm.
Welcome Mass Strum with Andy Webster
Doune Ukulele Group
Interval
Katabatic Bloom!
Mark Stivvy
Warehouse of Thieves
Saturday
10.00am - 11:00am
WORKSHOP - Ukulele Saz (FREE -Main Hall - included in festival ticket.)
The Rhythm Revelation.
Rhythm breathes life and soul into the songs we play. So, let's tune in together, feel the flow of the music and learn how to add some life to your strumming patterns!
11.00am - 12:00pm
WORKSHOP - Andy Webster (FREE -Main Hall - included in festival ticket)
12.30pm - 1:30pm
Outside Mass Strum with Ukulele Saz (weather permitting)
If weather bad, this will be held in main hall.
1.30pm - 2:45pm
LUNCH
3.00pm - 5:00pm
Open Mic - Main Hall
Your chance to shine, and an opportunity for someone to appear on the main stage on Saturday night!
Saturday Night
From 7:00pm
Performance by some participants selected by Ukulele Saz from her
Rhythm Revelation workshop.
Open Mic Winner
Michael Gradwell
Interval
The Rhubarb Thieves
Special Guest-
Claire Hastings
BBC Radio Scotland's young traditional musician of the year 2015.
Dead Man's Uke
Sunday
9.30am - 10:30am
WORKSHOP - Ukulele Saz - (FREE-Main Hall- included in festival ticket)
Come on Down to Twinkle Town.
In this workshop we will take some well-known chords and learn how to play them across different places on the fretboard! It's time to layer up your performances with a little more twinkle and a lot more confidence! Perfect for ukulele groups looking to make their arrangements more exciting, and for those looking to burst out of their 'third fret comfort bubble!'
10.30am - 11:30am
WORKSHOP - Dead Man's Uke (FREE-Main Hall- included in festival ticket)
11.40am - 12:00pm
RAFFLE
12:00pm
Ukulele Bands Showcase-(Main Hall)
If you would like your Ukulele band to take part please contact act1.thomson@yahoo.co.uk . As numbers are restricted this may have to be decided by a ballot.
2.00pm - 2.30pm
Farewell Mass Strum with Andy Webster and Ukulele Saz.
Artists appearing at Braveuke
Our festival will run from the 2nd to the 4th of May 2025 at the Victoria Hall, Dunblane.
Warehouse of Thieves
Dead Mans Uke
Claire Hastings
Ukelele Saz
Mark Stivvy Stephenson
The Rhubarb Thieves
Michael Gradwell
Find Us
Address
Victoria Hall
Stirling Road
Dunblane
FK15 9EX
Contact
Festival Dates
Fri 2nd May
6:00pm - 10:30pm
Sat 3rd May
10:00am - 10:30pm
Sun 4th May
10:00am - 2:00pm