THE TUTORS

Christopher Davis Shannon

Christopher Davis-Shannon is a four string evangelist, educator and composer based in London. He is at home on the stage as he is in the classroom, Davis-Shannon has become a staple at ukulele festivals as both a performer as well as educator.His dazzling right hand techniques, pulling from masters ranging from Formby to Ka'ai, paired with the harmonic sensibility of Johnny Smith has lead to the development of a timeless ukulele style that is distinctly his own. Playing selections ranging from The Great American Songbook to Hawaiian standards to Brazilian bossa nova as well as his own originals, Davis-Shannon defies categorization and stays unique. 

He was an amazing teacher at last year´s festival so we had to get him back for an addition to this series of retreats.

4stringboy - Sammy Turton

Under the title of '4stringboy' Sammy is an award winning ukulele virtuoso, combining ambient composition with a modern style of solo playing ​using harmonics and fingerstyle techniques.

Sammy has gained a name for himself as a 'magician of harmonics' and has been featured on 'The Ukulele Site' and 'Ukulele Underground' podcasts.As a qualified music teacher, Sammy still keeps his love of being an educator by teaching ukulele online through his Patreon, website and private lessons. His instagram following started growing after the creation of his own weekly fingerstyle tutorials #fingerstylefursday, which combined beautiful composition with fundamental technique and core skills
necessary for improving players.

Sammy will be playing also at the 13th Czech Ukulele Festival