Ride of the Valkyries and Silver Machine - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - BBC Proms

Get the full concert from www.ukuleleorchestra.com ! Ride of the Valkyries and Silver Machine, together at last. On Tuesday 18th August 2009, with every seat and all standing room occupied, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain played to a sold-out Royal Albert Hall in London, with over 6000 audience members, and well over 1000 of them bringing ukuleles to join in with Beethoven's "Ode to Joy".
This clip is taken from their DVD "Prom Night", The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Live at the Royal Albert Hall BBC Proms 2009, made from filming on the night, which the Ukulele Orchestra has managed to get access to. The DVD is available only from www.ukuleleorchestra.com and has never been broadcast, signed, licenced or sold elsewhere.
The music played is:
Puffin Billy (Edmund White, Great British Light Music Classic)
Anarchy in the UK (The Sex Pistols)
Ride of the Valkyries (Richard Wagner)
Silver Machine (Hawkwind)
Life on Mars (David Bowie)
Thunderball (James Bond / John Barry)
Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus)
Danse Macabre (Camille Saint-Saëns)
Jerusalem (William Blake and Hubert Parry)
Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)
Ode to Joy (A fragment of Beethoven arranged for 1008 ukuleles)
Pinball Wizard (The Who)
The Dambusters March (Eric Coates)
Melange (which reveals how all the key rock songs are variants of one theme)
Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush)
This DVD cover notes say it "is a complete record of the Ukulele Orchestras Proms debut, with footage of the full concert. Extras include interterviews and atmospheric scenes of impromptu music-making from ukulele-playing audience members, backstage footage of the Ukulele Orchestra prior to the concert, 5.1 Surround Sound and ukulele sheet music for the participation piece Ode to Joy."
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This clip is taken from our DVD "Prom Night: Live at the Royal Albert Hall". The performance is now available in digital format, rent and stream the full performance here > www.ukuleleorchestra.com/world-service-episode-05

[@NeillR]

I absolutely love your music. Every time i'm feeling even vaguely down i come onto KZbin and listen to a few songs and i'm instantly uplifted. The joy that you bring to your music is utterly contagious! Thank you.

[@mattcooper9026]

Absolutely KILLER!!! 😉❤️🛸🚀👽♠️🕉🎛🎛

[@benabidlotfi]

You're amazing

[@jeffnettleton3858]

Something right about David singing about flying through space and time, while looking like a Doctor Who regeneration!

[@kurtisle]

For those who seem to want to go negative always...it's called having fun with music...and they do, and most of us do with them.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

Is there someone going negative on this?

[@simonchesterfield7517]

Well said.

[@dennis8196]

@@neuvocastezero1838 doubtful. Impossible to be negative with this, Wagner & Hawkwind is a truly classic mix.

[@bb22602]

The amazing thing is that they play something that ukuleles are completely inappropriate for - and it WORKS!!

[@oirudleahcim]

Like genius banjo player Bela Fleck tackling jazz/rock and classical. Who'da thunk that would work?

[@G6JPG]

That's the wonderful thing about the UoGB: they don't admit/care/whatever that the instrument is completely unsuitable for many pieces. Find their Dambusters March (if you can: I can't, please share if you do!); there are sections of that I'd expect were marked "maestoso", which the uke _can't_ do. But the UoGB did it - and carried it off, too.

[@bustedfender]

That’s very much the central conceit.

[@sheg1969]

​@@bustedfenderexplain

[@monicapaquin9834]

The technicalities involved in playing such a challenging piece worthy of KUDOS.

[@QrtOpus1]

I love the smell of ukulele in the morning!

[@Trudy591]

You know your pop culture

[@imjelo]

🤣 You beat us to it!!!

[@jagatorino5331]

:D

[@baskervillebee6097]

Saw what you did!😄

[@MarkDrinkwater]

British eccentricity at its best

[@markholmes6831]

Amazing seeing how they play these pieces that are normally require a full orchestra!

[@damoon2631]

I love it! I pictured Elmer Fud in his golden helmet with spear in hand singing kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit! They are very talented and I appreciate having them to listen to and they always bring a smile to my face. I'll be laughing about this for the rest of my life. May God bless them always. ✌ ❤ 🎸

[@HyarionCelenar]

With his spear and magic helmet?

[@geenova2015]

my grandad was a die hard fan of hawkwind, he passed 2 days ago but I wish I could have shown him this

[@fusermonkey]

"Does humour belong in music?" (Frank Zappa). yes. yes it does

[@R.M.MacFru]

It's my favourite variety of humour.

[@78lurch]

I was in the audience for this, and have been to see them a few times since. What a great night

[@jonathanfranklin6985]

I saw them in oxford, absolutely brilliant

[@WhereWasItLastTime]

I was in the audience and saw Hawkwind playing Silver Machine in 1972. What a great night :) Bloody hell - that means it's nearly 50yrs old!

[@Rabblewitz]

I've not heard Silver Machine in a long time. This really made me smile!

[@sheg1969]

Who did Silver Machine?

[@Rabblewitz]

@@sheg1969 Hawkwind. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5fRmnpjdsmGeZY&ab_channel=Senlac1066)

[@malekmo63]

​@@sheg1969 Hawkwind with Lemmy on vocals

[@Spaceshiptechnician]

I just love the guys imitating the audio generators and VCS 3 synth. Wonderful.

[@crebegea]

When that thing began to do so surround on my audio system, I went from awe to floored.

[@judithmaryhill4862]

I love the way you all contribute to the song with your individual strumming. I'm listening to this video in 2020. Thank for staying the course and sharing 💖💖💖

[@GhibliFan1]

Robert Calvert, the greatest poet musician who ever graced this planet called earth, is smiling upon you. Now please cover Hawkwind's Urban Guerilla... you KNOW you want to!

[@Frebazak]

Rock,... classical,... folk, pick the genre,... they do it all with incredible perfection. Wish they'd tour the States..... I will be watching for em....

[@richardcogbill6791]

They have. Came to Austin, Texas for a show in 2016.

[@pljms]

RIP Kitty Lux, co-founder of the orchestra.

[@KaronteXVI]

Sorry to hear that. Didn't know she passed away. RIP

[@Taller2A]

This is... but this... wait this is... absolutely brilliant... I have no words...

[@joantaylor7117]

How many likes can I tap...wowie zowie these tunes regenerate me...ole gal from the sixties💽🍷😷🎶will end my night again with Life On Mars sigh. 🤸🏼‍♀️💽🖖

[@fraserfleming5723]

Still,listening in 2023 yeah baby I got a silver machine

[@wedgie42]

Gotta be one of the best versions of silver machine ive heard - and im a diehard hawklord

[@christinethornhill]

My cat just loves it when I whistle this !!! OK , so I'm a daft old cat woman , but whatever makes for happiness 💝👌🏼 Brilliant ' Ukes '

[@fraserfleming5723]

Lemmy lives this is brilliant.

[@wgcd02]

This is from the year 2010. At some angles if you do not see his bun Dave, on our far left, looks like the 1963 Doctor Who (William Hartnell). Whilst Jonty, on our far right, looks like the 2010 Master (John Simm).

[@LittleHotels]

These people bring a whole new meaning to "musical comedy".

[@stephenpegum9776]

We saw the Ukes sing "Silver Machine" at Cropredy one year - it was simply brilliant !! 😎

[@micaelcano8055]

Who in the hell would dislike this ?

[@Nikowgreek]

vietnamese

[@groundhoglxi1]

SteveBurnsideRE1 lolz!

[@vexguine]

i

[@stuartlittle4258]

vexguine Toilet duck is all I'm going to say.

[@davedextermusic7129]

Human beings.

[@karendoherty4604]

Classic line up from when I was first introduced to The Ukes x

[@stewkulele]

The UOGB are still (rather worryingly) one of my favourite groups/bands/collectives/orchestras of all time. I love it :)

[@brucejenkins8830]

simply outstanding! Makes one proud to say "yeah... I play the uke"!

[@johnseawind9558]

This brings actual tears of joy to my eyes. I will never ever get tired of this!

[@goblinking2012]

Saw these guys in Norwich a little while back. One of the best live acts I've ever seen. IMO what music really is> Thank you UOGB!!! Keep on keeping on!

[@chriswharton9092]

I’ve watched this about a gazilion times. I’m a massive fan of the Ukulele Orchestra , bit this one just peps me up incredibly.

[@jerryconnors1703]

Brilliant! I wonder if Mr. Kilmister ever got to see or hear this.

[@subp123]

I will play this when I will be rolling down the street on my 50ccm moped

[@Slaughterbugs]

I've never thought of Ride of the Valkyries as being "sparkling," but this has changed my mind. Very nice.

[@riddieglenn]

Great singing on this one. So aggressivvvvvvvve

[@gffloyd]

Gotta love the smell of ukuleles by the morning

[@shirleysettle7767]

went to see them last night in concert absolutely fantastic I am hooked.

[@briancritchley498]

Fucin wonderful music

[@AngelicusImmortus]

Every vid posted on this channel is delightful. I find myself returning time after time. The musicianship is sublime but the main thing it brings me is simply Joy. Such a simple thing that we should always treasure. Thank you all.

[@lesliepalmer8776]

Theres only one word BRILLIANT.

[@BirminghamBear]

I think they are awesome.

[@davedextermusic7129]

I like to imagine this is a squadron of giants playing normal-sized guitars.

[@carolkuhns7047]

DaveDexterMusi

[@secretsandra1]

DaveDexterMusic hawkwind silver machine watchfield free festival Swindon uh uh very kew Lllllll😶🙂😇😍😎hàwk

[@Ran-tan-tan]

I think the long haired singer imagined the same

[@stimpack9]

your imagination is.... brilliant

[@jensvinthernrgaard9209]

They ARE giants... (independent of the size of their instruments).

[@finlayhallone]

How can anyone not love the UOoGB?

[@keithnelson4922]

Very clever very good very brilliant. Love it. More more more.

[@Frustratia]

Wow! Absolutely amazing! Back when I used to play in a metal band, I wrote a lot of my songs on accoustic guitar. One day we were noodling around in the basement and our bass player banged off a really nice ukelele solo for one of our original tunes. Sure wish I'd had some tape rolling, as it was 6 years between that session and me actually learning how to solo myself.

[@Wormtongue13]

This is the most wonderful thing I've been turned onto on youtube for a while. Thanks!!

[@joaomv6721]

Vocês são maravilhosos!

[@imjelo]

Imagining surfers riding the wave with the "Ride of the Valkyries" being played on the ukelele in the background. And they would be saying "I love the sound of ukelele in the morning." and "Surfs up dudes!!" 🏄‍♂️ 🤙🏼 😁

[@CptHiker]

Something so simple turned into an orchestra.i am impressed.fantastic work!

[@andrewlloyd4354]

I'm addicted!

[@Clint45s]

Got to love Creativity and thinking outside the Box...its Glorious...!!!!

[@sitjar]

huge smile...i have got to see these people perform

[@groundhoglxi1]

I saw them in Houston a few months back, amazing!!

[@bluegrassfan23]

Amazing!

[@redleg56]

Whilst comparisons are odious -- surely I cannot be alone in saying Post-Modern Ukebox. A blessing on both their houses.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

Well said Sir! I think.

[@williamhughes9559]

My Mother-n-Law introduced me to these guys a few years ago. A pure joy to listen to.

[@timholmes4331]

So Great ! I could listen all night . 👏👏👏👏

[@DAVESPOTNICK]

when I drive my 23 year old merc listening to this the rev counter goes straight in to red .superb .

[@chasmenear7130]

Throwing Hawkwind into that medley is absolutely insane, and hilarious!

[@jackcrompton]

Seeing them live is on my bucket list!

[@johnlambert9760]

Jack Crompton Seen them loads of times they never disappoint always brilliant concerts. Make the effort they 're always touring

[@AVeryRandomMegan]

Jack Crompton and they're also incredibly funny in between songs...kind of like getting a stand up thrown in for your money!

[@stevevegetable]

how can you not love that

[@beckyshull5461]

This orchestra is so inspiring. This wonderful little instrument!

[@TCMO99]

This is just all sorts of awesome!

[@Tseemo]

@AreaQNH870 Ayup. A buddy and I were lucky to attend one of their concerts last month. Needless to say the Ukes rocked!!! That buddy has been playing bass guitar for nearly 30 years and I trust his judgement, when he said it was defintely a ukulele bass. We took a closer look at the instrument during the break between the 2 sets. The soundbox was smaller and the scale length shorter than what you get with a normal acoustic bass.

[@billsmith6884]

Anyone who wants to make an effort with Hawkwind material is worth a listen.

[@TheTimeshadows]

Silver Machine! F-yeah!

[@cryionic]

Thank you so much for playing Silver Machine in Graz the other day. Loved it!

[@thingmongen]

i was in a room, but then it exploded from the level of awesome coming from the screen

[@NasrinZzzz]

I feel guilty for watching this channel for free!

[@patricialeclerc8716]

love this band, they are a hoot besides playing well!

[@Speedyspots]

These people are amazing, can't wait to see them live again this summer at the Cambridge Folk Festival!

[@baskervillebee6097]

Love the Silver Machine!

[@SuperWerner87]

Totally awesome

[@pancentricism]

About time that the Albert Hall finally had some music.

[@ingorichter649]

Wow, you catch the big wave of this big piece of music. OK - Ukulele - Hawaii - Polynesiaen life style -big wave - perfect play - no problem, simply Aloha !

[@Babettemm]

Please come to Iowa

[@lesgill6204]

CANNOT GET ENOUGH.BRILLIANT.

[@twtnk9]

absolutely entertaining ,love it.

[@brokedickjon]

Absolutely fantastic!!

[@bigoldinosaur]

Impressive...most impressive.

[@TheStgmp44]

a cross between George Formby and Lemmy .I like it lol

[@alexwright6038]

George played the banjolele not a ukulele

[@WillyEckaslike]

Lemmy was the singer on Silver machine

[@johnsocoloski9862]

Another wonderful performance

[@Theroha]

@edwardianeccentric That's the beauty of music; it lives and you never know when an when someone will come to change the entire landscape of possibilities.

[@oestors]

Great!!!!

[@maggiemacha5552]

could not love this Ukulele Orchestra more

[@grimmy5595]

These guys are cloudy awesome. J can't wait to see them live

[@filrut]

This started out awesome with Wagner, then blasted off into vast universes beyond awesomeness with the mighty HAWKWIND!!

[@rudbeckie1]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Skvělé !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Díky!

[@acevedo42]

MAGNIFICOSSSSS....SALUDOS DESDE ARGENTINA....

[@sfadrrock]

Freakin Hawkwind on uke. Life is great.

[@judleech4127]

Wonderful music. Thank you very much.

[@ramonaryan5523]

Please please please..come to Canada!!!

[@soumalyapyne5326]

Great work guys... expecting a lot of these performances in future from you all..... excellent, keep it up !!

[@eltropodd]

Wow! Thats great!

[@angebrowne1730]

Thank you. Amazingly wonderful on a ukelele.

[@georgesibet9034]

Outstanding

[@TheKirachizarcana]

YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!