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The Ukes have had good press (newpapers and magazines, including the Times, The Independent, The Guardian and New Musical Express), TV and radio exposure in England, Scotland, Belgium, the United States, Canada, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong (including Radios 1,2,4; BBC1 and 2, ITV, London Weekend Television and Sky).
WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT THE UKELELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN
Virtuosic" Classical Guitar Magazine
"Not a twang incongruous" The Mail on Sunday
"Iconoclastic. Unabashed genre crashing antics. Nothing is spoof proof"
Toronto Star
"Subversive, rare and very precious. Catch them before the Government slaps an injunction on them
in the name of anti-terrorism. Frighteningly talented and awesome: classics of the genre" Time Out
"Most people have to die before they become immortal. The ukelele superstars have no such worries.
The Ukes jealously soak up sound then resentfully release raindrops of melody" New Musical Express
"They have no history of sexual deviancy. The uk is a fundamentalist instrument" Blitz magazine
"Four-stringed guitars from Hell: untapped ukelear power" The Cut
"No ordinary people would think of making an orchestra of ukeleles" Marie-Claire
"More than a one joke act. The range of whimsy made the concert fun" Chicago Tribune
"Much more than the PDQ Bach of new music" Chamber Music Chicago
"It has to be heard to be believed: a plywood serenade so benign babies could float on it" You magazine
" Idiosyncratic rock" Chicago Sun
"They have the status of pop stars" The Independent
"They are H-O-T!" Richard Madeley, presenter "This Morning" show
"Bonsai guitars from Hell" Paul Rossi
"A deconstruction of the music of the western world and beyond" The Drill Hall Theatre
"The Ukes set musicology alight using only hand-luggage" Cecil Sharpe House, The English Folk Dance and Song Society
"They are anarcho-syndicalists of the ukelele world" The Independent