Super Sizzling Summer '17

It's been a busy summer for The Frukes including our secret festival gig at The Cornerhouse; The Independence Day Fair at The American Museum and the roaringly successful Food and Drink festival at Longleat. Not only that, we've battled it out at The Winchester Ukulele Festival, entertained the crowds at Leigh on Mendip and helped folks relax after the Frome Independent Market at Rook Lane. Oh, and then we did a flashmob at the Steve Harley gig at The Cheese and Grain! 

Next weekend we're at The Priming the Pump Festival in Westbury for a final fling before the August break! 

Summer Fun

It’s been a busy summer for The Frukes. June and July saw a gig virtually every week, what with Horningsham, Leigh on Mendip, The U.O.G.B After Show Party, two shows as part of Frome Festival - our own lovely Cornerhouse, and the equally loved White Row Farm.   Add to that the Galhampton Gin Festival (who could turn that down?) and then – drum roll please – opening The White Horse Stage at The Trowbridge Village Pump! Not only did we play, but we were on the poster, the tee-shirt and the flier!

It has definitely been an experience playing such diverse venues, using our own PA system has been a challenge (“can you hear the picking?”) and then we play at Galhampton and The Village Pump where their mics seemed to pick up every sound we made. What a great evening though – a proper stage with a sound crew, a sound check and an audience that sang along.   Looking along the line, there were definitely smiley faces – on the front row and at the back.

With numbers ranging from 15 to in excess of 30 it has been great to see people “step up to the mark” and perform.   We are certainly a good time group (I almost said “band” – ooops!) and leave behind a good vibe.   We’ll keep it going through the rest of the summer with Corsley Show on August 29th and Beckington Party in the Field on September 17th and we will get round to more new songs in the autumn – just in time for the favourite Christmas tunes to muscle in on them!

The Big Spring Shindig 

Tickets are now on sale for The Frukes Big Spring Shindig. After the success of last year's sell-out charity fundraiser we are holding this year's do at the bigger (and warmer) Rook Lane Chapel. In addition to perfect picking, synchronised strumming and heavenly harmonies we can promise a night of maraca shaking, washboard scratching and cowbell dinging! We will be joined by Dexter's Extra Breakfast who will entertain with their songs for a soon to be defunct species. 

This year we are supporting two local charities: Routes Youth Cafe which provides support, information and guidance for young people and Frome's Missing Link which is aiming to create a traffic-free route from Frome to Great Elm, Radstock and beyond.

Tickets are available from The River House Cafe they cost £8 for adults, £5 concessions and £20 for a family.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain comes to town!

On the 9th May, the world famous uke band visited the Cheese and Grain. After a sellout show, Fromes own Frukes hosted an after uke jam in the packed Grain Bar. Spare ukes were available for anyone to join in and Jonty from UOGB joined the Frukes on stage.

The Frukes sell out the Silk Milk and raise a £1000 for charity

'House Full' signs had to be placed outside the Silk Mill as The Frukes and guests played to a loud and friendly audience. £1000 was raised for the Gateway club (some of whom were present). 

The Gateway club is a social club for adults with learning disabilities in Frome.