About us
Steel City Ukuleles promotes community, entertainment, performance and education among ukulele enthusiasts in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. All players are welcome, from beginners to professionals.
Featured event
Ukulele Workshop: Deep River Blues Tutorial with Charissa Hoffman!
Join us for our first workshop of 2026!
Learn to Play Fingerstyle Ukulele- Deep River Blues: This workshop will carry the player from the very basics of chords and melody to an impressive fingerstyle arrangement of Doc Watson’s Deep River Blues. We’ll take it stage by stage together, covering chord shapes and patterns that you can carry beyond this song and into your next jam.
Ukulele player and songwriter Charissa Hoffman is known for her intricate jazz arrangements and heart-wrenching alt-folk originals, rich with introspective lyrics and floating melodies, creating dreamy, ethereal worlds for her listeners.
A 6th-generation musician raised in Nashville, TN, Charissa’s path to music seemed inevitable, but her choice of instrument- the ukulele- came out of nowhere. A celebrated instrumentalist and songwriter, her musical journeys have carried her everywhere from festivals and rock halls to recording a children’s album with Kenny Werner and Béla Fleck. In her solo and original work, Charissa is influenced by artists ranging from Joni Mitchell to Duke Ellington; she draws on singer-songwriter roots and jazz training in her music, creating dreamy, ethereal worlds for her listeners.
Tickets for their workshop and concert are $35. You can purchase tickets online through Eventbrite or pay at the door if you would like to avoid the service fees. You must RSVP here if you would like to pay at the door!
Here's the link to register via Eventbrite.
The workshop will run from 1-2:30 and the jam/Q&A 1:20-2. Doors will open 12:30.
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3rd Thursday Jam at the Butler Airport
Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport, formerly known as Butler County Airport, 473 Airport Road, Butler, PA, USSteel City Ukuleles at the Butler Airport!
SCU Butler Jams are held in the first-floor conference room of the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport main building (right below Serventi's Restaurant).
Players of all ages, skill levels, and styles are welcome! Whether you just want to listen, sing, or play a lead line, we'd love to have you there.
Songs will be shown on the screen in the conference room, but if you prefer, you can bring your own music stand or tablet. $4.00 per person donation requested.
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Ukuleles at the Dormont VFW - First Tuesday
McCormick Dorman VFW Post 694, 3014 W Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, USSouth Hills Steel City Ukuleles club monthly jam!
MERCY HOSPITAL EVENT - Rescheduled to March 15, 2026, details to follow.We will be singing and playing popular songs at the Dormont VFW.
This time we will be practicing songs for the upcoming Mercy Hospital event.Sheila and Carrie will lead the songs and guide us through Tuesday’s playlist:
Click hereThe VFW is smoke free, has reasonably priced adult beverages, a great staff and of course, lots of good company! ……………and, if you want, you can even bring your own food.
Uke can do it! Rock On!
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