Photo: Timo Heinonen
Dear international friend!
Is it possible to combine ukuleles, northern winter and tropical warmth, you may ask?
Yes, we have snow and perhaps – 20 C degrees outdoors, but indoors spa water is + 30 C degrees all year round. Spa Hotel Vesileppis is a perfect venue for the fifth edition of Tropical Winter Ukulele Festival. Concerts, workshops and happy strumming, accommodation, food and drinks, all under one roof. Hotel accommodation includes tickets to friday and saturday events (excl. workshops). -
Did you notice, unique Moomin Cave under the venue has more than 30 000 visitors annually?
Yes, we have snow and perhaps – 20 C degrees outdoors, but indoors spa water is + 30 C degrees all year round. Spa Hotel Vesileppis is a perfect venue for the fifth edition of Tropical Winter Ukulele Festival. Concerts, workshops and happy strumming, accommodation, food and drinks, all under one roof. Hotel accommodation includes tickets to friday and saturday events (excl. workshops). -
Did you notice, unique Moomin Cave under the venue has more than 30 000 visitors annually?
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Ukulele is a small instrument and sounds best on small stages. Sometimes we are crowded but instead of being sold out, we just arrange more venues for newcomers too.
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TWUF 2022: May 27th - 29th
TROPICAL WINTER UKULELE FEST WILL BE HELD AT VESILEPPIS (FINLAND) IN MAY.
The Tropical Winter Ukulele Fest has traditionally taken place in January but this year it was postponed because of pandemic restrictions. The Hiutale ukulele contest, however, was held as an online event. The 2022 edition of Tropical Winter Ukulele Fest will happen from 27th to 29th of May.
The festival’s headlining artists feature Italian music theatre Jashgawronsky Brothers; the runner-up of the Hiutale ukulele contest, Brazilian Mig Martins, and Switzerland-based expert of Hawaiian music, Charlie Fischer. The most prestigious of the Finnish performers are Heta Saarenkunnas with the band Triplet, and a pair of experienced virtuosi, Jarmo Julkunen, and Markus Rantanen.
The festival’s Friday evening will see the Ukevirtaset band fronted by the tango queen
Tiina Räsänen, and Anna Hanski will be starring the Sunday’s Church recital, proving that whatever music genre you prefer, it only gets better with a ukulele!
Tropical Winter Ukulele Fest’s artistic director Arto Julkunen says: ”Bringing together ukulele enthusiasts of all skill levels from hobbyists to pros, large ukulele orchestras are joyous gatherings of music, and therefore, the centerpiece and lifeblood of our festival. This year the festival features some thirty different orchestras, and aside from the concerts, we have workshops for beginners as well as for advanced ukeists. Each evening will end with group jams led this year by Germany’s own Nick Gordon.”
Tropical Winter Ukulele Fest at Sport & Spa Hotel Vesileppis on May 27th to 29th, 2022. The festival is organized in co-operation by music society Kakmu, and Vesileppis.
MORE INFO: Tropical Winter Ukulele Fest
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Do you want to perform, do voluntary work or partner up with Tropical Winter Ukulele Fest? Send an email to twufest@gmail.com!
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Welcome to our events!
Arto
Team TWUF2022
Team TWUF2022
