Grand Northern Ukulele Festival

[1] As described on their webpage, the team behind it continue to believe in those ideas and keep expanding opportunities on offer to include features and activities for an ever wider range of ages and communities.

In the past, they have worked with ukulele brands, Ohana, Kala, KoAloha and Kanilea and have advised organisers of events in the UK and elsewhere.

Robert Collins, a ukulele luthier based in North Tyneside is the co-director, and a founding member of the festival team.

Robin has liaised with artists and other ukulele festivals and events, to support communication and enable collaborations.

[5] Simon Taylor, from Farnborough, Hampshire also joined in 2017, a proponent of ukulele music via his Cool Cat Ukes website[6] and activities, competitions brought to the GNUF event.