Embrace Your Passion
The Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops is an open and diverse group of fun-loving ukulele enthusiasts! Everyone is welcome, whether you have a long history with music-making or are just embarking on the journey.
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Come and join us at our group get togethers for some easy strumming and singing. Then expand your skills with our lessons and performance opportunities. The UOK provides multiple ways for you to enrich your ukulele experience and provides a safe environment where you can discover your very own style.
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Explore the site for Songs, Workshops, Lessons, Festivals and Community engagements.
Look for your friends in our Photo Gallery, find out how we got started in the History page and check out the Blog for the next opportunity for you to come and participate.
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Are you just beginning to play the ukulele? Check out our FAQ page.
UOK Music Library
Our collection began as an eclectic mix of songs suggested by our founding members, who first came together to share the joy of singing and playing the ukulele. What started as paper copies stored in binders gradually grew into multiple, larger volumes and has now evolved into the diverse and accessible collection you see here on our website.
Thanks to the hard work of our Music Mapping and Website Committees, the collection continues to expand each month, bringing even more songs to our community.
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The songs on the UOK website are intended for use by not-for-profit groups such as communities, schools, and clubs, and are not intended to be sold in any format including individual pages, binders, booklets.
UOK Festival
The Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops started supporting an open ukulele festival back in 2016. Due to the wildly enthusiastic response from participants, it has grown from a two-day festival to four days and had to be moved to a bigger venue. It is now, and for the foreseeable future, being held at Sorrento Centre. This fabulous venue in the beautiful Shuswap lake country in south central BC is a gem unto itself. Participants can stay on site for the entire event and take advantage of the many festival activities from concerts, lessons, jam sessions, vendor displays, band smashes, open mics, harmonica (with Debbie Korn) and more.
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The festival hosts teachers from all over the world who offer a broad range of skills. We are proud to have been able to attract such talent as James Hill, Victoria Vox, Jim D’Ville, Kimo Hussey, Manitoba Hal, Daniel Ward, Heidi Swedberg, Tina Hebner, Marcy Marxer, Cathy Fink, Daniel Ho, Aaron Keim, Nicole Keim, Eduardo Garcia, Dani Joy,Perry Stauffer, Stu Fuchs, Del Rey, Christopher Davis-Shannon, Jane Jelbart, Mark Jackson, and…If you have never been to a ukulele festival this is a great place to start. This very popular festival is inclusive, fun and a great way to learn at your own level while making new long-lasting friendships.
We don’t need to remind those who have come in the past how good it is because they are already asking when they can sign up. Come and get in on the fun!