The 8th Czech Ukulele Festival will take place, yes it will!
It will be different this year, for obvious reasons, it will be smaller, more local, more Czech!
Two ukulele full days in Únětice, with no day trip and a lot fewer pefformers and visitors from outside of the country. Things might also change during the next period, we can not control that, but we can harness the power and positivity of the ukulele to make the „Best possible ukulele festival in this best of all possible worlds“.
Friday 24 / 7 / 2020 in Sokolovně Únětice – Open mic a Live stream koncertů — Vstupné 150,- Kč
A change of venue this year, we will be using the Sokolovna in Únětice, Petr the landlord will have a full range of classic pub foods all day and as late as possible, inside and outside on the terrace, plus at least 4 different beers on tap.
This first evening will be slightly different, all the open mics will take place this day, a couple of smaller concerts, live streaming interactive concerts with The Bad Mouse Orchestra and from Ukulele Bartt Warburton, and the BLOODY BIG UKULELE PLAY-ALONG.
13.00 Opening
13.30 Open mic
14.00 Ecce uku (ČR)
15.00 Open mic
17.00 U-Kůže (ČR)
18.00 Bad Mouse orchestra live from Freiburg (DE)
18.25 Open mic
19.15 Amelia Coburn (UK)
20.00 Bloody big play-along first part
22.00 Ukulele Bartt Warburton live from LA just for us
23.00 Bloody big play-along + Frank’s Magic
Saturday 25 / 7 / 2020 in Únětice brewery – Entry 350,- CZK and family tickets 1.000,- CZK
The Saturday will be very similar to the Saturday of previous years, a big stage full of stars, a varied series of workshops, tombola, wonderful concerts and of course our famous after-party. This year will be headed by powerful Ukulele Troublemakers (CZ) and wonderful Lucky Leles (DE).
Depending on the situation, there might even be a public workshop by those nutcases from Poznan, PPNOU!
10.30 – 13.00 Workshops
14.00 Kick-off
14.15 Funny Ukulele band (CZ)
15.15 Ukulele Swing Band (ČR)
16.15 ELIS MRAZ (ČR)
17.15 DUO DE KLEER (NL)
18.00 Tombola
18.30 P.U.B. Prague Ukulele Band + 3 bílé vrány
19.20 Ukulele Troublemakers (ČR)
20.30 Lucky Leles (D)
22.00 Grand finale
Afterparty
Please note, that apart from the absolute beginners workshops, you will be expected to bring your own instrument to play at the workshops.
Block 1
1. ANDREAS DAVID – Hawaii meets Ireland
The Hawaiian Triplet Strum and how to play jigs with it. The German uke mistro will show you how to combine two traditional forms of music to create and explore new rythms.
Intermediate: 275,- CZK (In English)
2. Frank De Kleer – Latin and Gipsy strums
In the workshops Frank and Miguel focus on the right hand. With a few Spanish, Latin and Gypsystyle strums, you can give your songs a whole new and fresh sound. They approach the uke more as a percussion instrument than a stringed instrument.
Intermediate: 275,- CZK (In English)
3. Ondřej Šárek – Two times Antonín Dvořák
We learn two of the most famous compositions of Antonín Dvořák. Aria Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém (original record is available here) and Largo ze symfonie č. 9 „Z Nového světa“ (originální nahrávka is available here). We will learn the melody and accompiament so to sound close to the original.
Advanced beginners and Intermediate: 275,- CZK (In English)
Block 2
1. MARCELA BROŽOVÁ – Absolutní začátečníci pro dospělé i děti
Take the first steps to play the ukulele with Marcela. There will be some ukuleles available to borrow for this workshop.
Absolute beginners: 225,- CZK (In Czech and English)
2. Silke Breidbach z Lucky Leles – Zpěv při hře na ukulele
How to do it right: Singing, Breathing, Pose and Mindset while playing the Ukulele!
Basic singing skills and easy pose hacks to have a better performance.
Beginner to advanced in English: 275 CZK (In English)
3. Torsten Puls z Lucky Leles – Specifika ukulele basy
More than any other instrument, the bass is designed to be played with others in the band. The topic of the workshop will be the specifics of ukulele bass and the importance of playing with others before playing only the "right" notes. We will deal with the value of the pause and the length of the notes, as well as useful rhythmic patterns. You may be surprised that there are far fewer "bad" notes in the bass lines than you expected.
Begginer to advanced: 275,- CZK (In English)
Advance tickets for the festival and workshops will be on sale in few days!
The tickets will be available to buy also at the festival, but we prefere online sales.
– Friday 24th July: 150 CZK
– Saturday 25th July: 350,- CZK
– Family tickets 25th July (2 adults and 1–2 children up to 15 years): 1.000 CZK
Children under 10, in the presence of a ticket holding adult, have free admission.
The workshop prices range from 225 to 275 CZK. Details can be found in section Workshops.
ukefest@email.cz
+420 602 267 684
novot.terka@email.cz
+420 721 315 327
ukulele@dansilhavy.eu
+420 608 731 222
Autem
Únětice is situated just outside of Prague and is a 15 minute drive from the airport.. If you are arriving by car from Prague, we recommend that you drive via Roztoky or Suchdol. From the airport or highway, we recommend to reach Únětice from the North. On the upper, northern side of Únětice there is plenty of available parking space, near the Sokolovna pub and in the housing development Svaty Jan above the pub. Please be considerate to the residents and do not block access to houses and garages.
Public transport
Public transport in Prague is usually easy and efficient.
Local bus timetable is available here..
The last bus from Únětice to Dejvická metro station leaves at 23.29. Make sure you don't miss it!
On the festival days, we will have extra public transport links available, especially the last buses to Horoměřice and Prague. If you are in accommodation in Suchdol, you can catch a 147 or 107 bus towards Prague and get off at Podbaba where you can catch the 355 to Horoměřice.
From Prague there is a bus line 355 going to Únětice.
Nam of that bus station is Horoměřická.
Tickets
When travelling in Prague, you usually choose between 30 minutes ticket for 24 CZK and 90 minutes ticket for 32 CZK. You can buy tickets in all metro stations. Únětice are just outside of Prague and these tickets are not sufficient. You have basically two possibilities:
→ Buy a combined ticket for Prague and Únětice valid for 90 minutes for 40 CZK (recommended), or
→ With a valid Prague ticket, pay additional surcharge 12 CZK to the bus driver. Be careful about the ticket validity. The bus drive from Dejvická to Únětice takes approx. 22 minutes.
Keep your tickets with you as the fines are nasty.
Taxi
It is not advisable to catch a taxi on the street, call one, I normally use AAA taxis, their dispatching no. is: 14014 and they speak English. Companies such as Uber and Bolt work quite well in and around Prague. 14014.
Emergency numbers
Fire - 150
Medical Emergency (Ambulance/First Aid) - 155
Prague City Police - 156
Police - 158
There is limited accommodation available directly in the village, and most is reserved for the performers.
Camping
There will be a small basic camp site available in a garden close to the festival site, the camp site has a port-a-loo and a wash station but no showers. The exact location will be shown on the festival map.
Hotel Modrá Stodola
We have agreed excellent terms for festival goers at the Hotel Modrá Stodola. Modrá stodola v Horoměřicích. This village is just 2 km from where the festival takes place in Únětice and there is a direct bus link.
Penzion U Nováků
We can also recommend Penzion U Novákůover the hill in Roztoky. Unfortunatelly no direct bus, but a 40 minute walk from the festival or a short car ride.
Other local hotels:
Hotel Carl Inn – Suchdol
Pension Jasoň – Velké Přílepy
Budget variant
You can stay in the Czech University of Life Sciences Halls of Residence..
Of course, if you want to combine the festival with a stay in the beautiful city of Prague, there are hundreds of hotels throughout the city and the festival site is easily accessible by public transport. You can also choose Airbnb.
Dear UKE Friends, via this official PHOTOREPORT done by Andrea Vasakova Photography you can refresh your memories how awesome was....
An event such as ours is not possible to put on without sponsorship from our partners. Whether they help financially or just donate something to the raffle. They are all valued partners and we say thank you.!
Main sponsors
Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
Jsme hrdí, že jsme opět získali podporu Ministerstva kultury České republiky.
The Central Bohemian region
The administration the Central Bohemian Region has elected to partially financially support the festival
Kala Brand Music Co.
The Kala ukulele company from the USA through their distributor Warwick GmbH & Co. Music Equipment KG, has donated financial support for the 6th year in a row to encourage new players.
Únětický Pivovar – Brewery
The brewery has enthusiastically served as the host for the festival and also contributes food and drink for the performers, and have supported the project since its inception.
U Parlamentu
We would like to thank the owners of the restaurant U Parlamentu in Kaprova street, Prague 1 for their financial support for the third year running. When in the centre, a good place for a beer and a meal.
Mr Nick Kirke
We would like to thank Nick for his support for the first festival, without which it would not have been possible. He understood the true meaning of cultural support, a big heart and pure philanthropy.
Gendai
This local company headed by Mr. Jan Racz has provided every festival with the stage gantry and lighting free of charge.
The Village of Únětice
We would like to thank the local authority for their support (and in some cases tolerance) of the project.
Aquila Corde
For the fourth year, our Italian friends will donate strings and an instrument to the raffle.
Mercatino dell´ Ukulele
Our Italian friends have for the fourth time donated two instruments to the festival raffle.
Ukeshop.cz
The only specialist ukulele outlet in the country has donated a couple of instruments to the raffle.
Risa Musical Instruments
Rick Sauer from Risa in Germany will be donating a couple of his Koki´o ukulelel to the raffle.
Brüko Ukuleles
Every year this great German ukulele manufacturer has donated a hand made instrument to the raffle.
Flight Ukuleles
Our friends in Slovenia have donated a couple of ukuleles to the raffle.
Society for the Renewal of Únětice Culture
The local village cultural society is the umbrella association for the event.
Expats.cz and Howlings company
We truly thank Howlings company for the needed marketing support of the festival on the server Expats.cz.
Modrá Stodola
Our neighbours in the village of Horoměřice have supported the festival by giving favourable rates to players and the festival goers.
