Left to right: Deb Arrowsmith, Hazel Allen, Myra Ford, and Jenny Braithwaite. Photo: Courtesy of the Quakerleles.

Q-Eye delves into the archive, with a bumper car based reflection from 1935, and finds musical Friends plucking the ukelele together in Faringdon Meeting

Eye - 04 October 2024

Q-Eye delves into the archive, with a bumper car based reflection from 1935, and finds musical Friends plucking the ukelele together in Faringdon Meeting

by Elinor Smallman 4th October 2024

Quakerleles

Friends who find themselves fleet of finger on the strings of a ukelele have come together as a lively group, called the Quakerleles!

Deb Arrowsmith gave Eye some insights into how the group got going: ‘The Quakerlele band is an outreach initiative from Faringdon Meeting inspired by Jenny Braithwaite’s excellent beginners ukelele classes.