ARTIST: The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra
The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra played its first gig as a sextet in December 2005, at the fondly-remembered Cabaret part of the Chow complex. Word spread, and over the summer of 2005-2006, as more and more regulars and workers at the tiny yet legendary Deluxe Café (where we mainly practiced) were unmasked as ukulele players, the band doubled to its current quota of 12.
Pulling together some of Wellington's favourite musicians and commanding the four-string like you've never heard it before, the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra's merry strummers have become a sell-out outfit. Their live show features sing-a-long favourites, blazing solos, stunning dress sense, sparkling harmonies and comic banter. They faithfully reproduce hit songs from across the musical spectrum including The White Stripes, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Rod Stewart, Leonard Cohen, The Muttonbirds, Split Enz, Pixie Williams, DD Smash and more...
