Thankyou! The Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival would like to thank all those who help to make this great festival happen; • The Blue Mountains Ukulele Group, • Our venues including the Carrington Hotel, the Blue Welcome to the sixth annual Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival. This year, with the festival being on the weekend of both Mountains Cultural Centre Friday the 13th and Valentine’s Day, we have gone with the theme of “spooky love”. Our festival has never been bigger, with over 120 acts across 9 stages. You can see acts ranging from pop, to folk, to jazz, to punk, to classical. Take the and the Paragon Cafe time to scan our program and plan your time to catch as many of our great acts as you can. We hope you have a great time here in the beautiful Blue Mountains. • Our artists and graphic Our festival is free. This is a point of pride to us as we want as many people as possible to access the joy that is the designers ukulele. We would like to thank all of our sponsors their support is vital to the continued existence of our festival. We encourage you to seek out our sponsors and support them as they have supported us. We have a fantastic raffle with • Most of all, the volunteers, some great prizes this year, so c’mon catch up with out our raffle ticket sellers and buy some tickets. Who knows, you might get lucky! We also have a wide range of Festival merchandise. This year you can buy items including t-shirts, who give up their time to help stubby holders and lapel pins. Make sure you check out our merchandise tables and take home some stuff to help you make sure everyone has a remember the great times you had here at the (still free!) Sixth Annual Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival. You will find a donation box on each stage. If you enjoy your time here at the festival, think about putting some money in. You will be great time. helping our volunteers (no-one organising this amazing event is getting paid), helping cover our bills and making sure that we can continue to do this year after year.

The Blue Mountains Ukulele Group would like to thank all the performers who are playing this year. We know that you The Carrington Hotel Marquee The Carrington Hotel Ballroom The Baroque Nightclub The Old City Bank Bar The Carrington Hotel Dining Room The Blue Mountains Sunday - Performances Time Blue Mountains Tourism Stage Helloworld Stage Champion Financial Stage Jack's Music Stage Lanikai Ukulele Stage Cultural Centre The Carrington Hotel Marquee 9:30 Official Opening Time Blue Mountains Tourism Stage

10:00 The Yorkuleles The Blue Street Band Uke East Big Band - Eastern Suburbs 10:00 Strum Along – From the Ukulele Club Songbook Ukulele Club 10:30 And Your Bird Can Sing 10:30 Lapstone Public School Bums: Anything Goes Ukestral Voices 11:00 Strum Along – From the Ukulele Club Songbook 11:00 Mookulele - Warrimoo Public School Charles and Yolanda The Three Sisters Andrew Smith Los Trios Towradgi Jim Wenman and Adam Robinson 11:30 Ohana

11:30 Uke-alypts 30 minutes with Irving Berlin.... Feisty Ukes Wildcard Let It Ring Loveridge 'N' Son 12:00 Strum Along – From the Ukulele Club Songbook

12:00 The Swingaleles Frankly My Dear Hand Cuffed and Tasered Biff McGee The Chordbusters Wildcard 12:30 Rose Turtle Ertler 12:30 SHUG Mirrabooka Hornsby Berowra Ukelele Club Cameron Murray The Lost Wanderers Mr and Mrs Favours 01:00 Strum Along – From the Ukulele Club Songbook 01:00 Lightly Strung Orchestra THE THREE Song-Breros 80's One Hit Wonders Big Bamboo Too Albion Park Aristocrats Mark Jackson and Jane Jelbart 01:30 Vinylz 01:30 DoUG RIVERLELE Dennis Aubrey Shopworkers Freestyle Ukulele au Go Go Plastered Bastard Sisters 02:00 Strum Along – From the Ukulele Club Songbook

02:00 mUKEas Rough Diamonds The Clarileles Andy Dyson Cover Sheets Gollagher Ross 02:30 Paddy McGinty and the Ukulele Shillelagh's 02:30 The Shire-leles James Newbold - Classical Ukulele The Honey Drippin' Mudskippers Wildcard Grazing Hawley/Chips and Salad Ohana 03:00 Ukastle Ukestra Strum'n Jen and frenz Grandma Schneider and Her Dave Favours Rob & Tay The Brothers Saturday Workshops – The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre Orthopeedics

03:30 URoC (Ukulele Republic of Canberra) The Songbook South Pacific Echo Nick Paisley John Tubridy Close Stage 10:00 - Busking – Dennis Aubrey: 04:00 Uke Junction (Part of the Uke East Joy Boyz CSUkes - Charles Sturt University Ranger John does the two Hanks. ANZUKES Dennis Aubrey started busking in 1973. For many years he busked outside venues like the Hordern Pavilion at 'Family") ukulele group concerts all around the country, hitch hiking a quarter of a million miles in the process. Dennis will share the secrets of how to get more of those precious gold nuggets in your ukulele case and how to get 04:30 Vice Squad The Jumping Fleas Shoalhaven Jamarama Ukulele All Robyn Rottinger The TruFFles the best value out of the considerable effort required to be a successful street performer.

Stars 11:00 - Alternate Tunings Workshop – Dean Newbold: 05:00 Central Coast Ukulele Club Wildcard Blue Mystics Rose Turtle Ertler Close Stage "I know how to play all the chords in the book. Now what?" "I would like to write some songs, but I keep going to the same 3 chords." If either of these sounds like you, then you might want to try some different tunings. Let's face 05:30 West Ryde Ukes The Shining Wits Po'aha Champagne Tastes it; you have 8 ukuleles in the house; why would you have them all in the same tuning? Alternate tunings can break 06:00 Macarthur Uke-a-Lips Little Black Ducks SHAZ IN THE 60s Sue Stenning Have you discovered old habits and open up new worlds for you to explore. 06:30 Lady And The Groove The Helen Kellys Three Gs Willem Roorda 12:00 - Homework (Home Recording Workshop) – Adam Robinson: the Boulder Creek This workshop will cover the basics of how to use recording software. The examples in the workshop will use Apple 07:00 Clarence Hirakawa Fourte Uke Caramba! Aubrey and Purton Mystery Stage – You GarageBand (which runs on Mac and iPad/iPhone) but we’ll talk about Windows and Android as well. I don’t plan to 07:30 The Daisy Ukes The Stolen Ukulele Players Northern River Uke Orchestra Bird n Beast get into lots of deep technical discussion. The aim is to get people to the point where they can start experimenting 08:00 The Angry Townsfolk Vinylz U King Orchestra BIRTH may be in for a with recording their music. 1:00 - Beginners – (Ukulele John) John Chandler: 08:30 Miss Amber and Stukulele Jazz Hands The Filthy Lukers Cosmic Space Warriors surprise as to how it An introduction to take you from a complete beginner through basic fundamentals, tips and techniques. You will 09:00 The Leichhardt International Ukestra U3+1 Close Stage Duke and the Dragan have a concept of chords, ukulele song sheets, basic strums and the confidence and ability to join with others to works strum your favourite tunes. Experience the fun of the ‘happiest instrument there is’. 09:30 Tyrone & Lesley Jack, Jel and Danielle Jim Fishwick . 1:45 - One Note Samba! Aye Karumba - Cath (Jazz Hands) McCourt: 10:00 The Blue Mugs Close Stage Close Stage If you would like to drift into a new challenge of different shaped chords then Jazz is for you, where it starts and where it ends is always a mystery and it makes you want for more (and a bit of lead thrown in) plus techniques how to strum to a different beat. It will help if you already know your basic chords and can form Bar Chords as Jazz is Please join with the Blue MUGs to acknowledge and send a special thankyou to all the performers mostly that up and down the neck, hope to see you there. From Jazz Hands 2:45 - Staging your Songs - David Megarrity: OK. You’ve got the songs down. The next step is to present your music in a way that’ll help it leap off the stage. Work and play with David Megarrity (Tyrone and Lesley) to outline a few principles to shape and frame your material for who come along each year to make the Festival such a wonderful community event. performance. Warning: may include content that seems obvious, but that nobody ever seems to mention.

30 minutes with Irving Berlin....A "30 minute" bio of Irving Berlin, punctuated Katoomba. Clarence is known as the best ukulele player in Japan, and has Jim Wenman and Adam Robinson - Jim will present the best of his own The Northern Rivers Uke Orchestra - pride themselves on their instrumental The Chordbusters - have a repertoire that stretches from bluegrass to jazz to U King Orchestra - A slightly off beat group of Elvis impersonators who won’t with songs from his repertoire performed by some of my friends played at the Ukulele festival in Honolulu, Hawaii for many years. music compositions composed on the Ukulele, Jim has written poetry for all his arrangements and original tunes. After being an open group for over 2 years bigband with a uke with pretty well every tune more than 50 years old. The be giving up their day jobs. As seen in Memphis and Parkes (Not performing 80's One Hit Wonders - One hit wonders from the 80s (plus a few others). Cosmic Space Warriors - Cosmic Loopz life and in recent years has been turning some of his poems into songs. Jim the doors have closed in order to perfect an act (still in progress). The have combined age of the band is 146 (and there's only 2 of them) but they still very just seen in both those places) will be backed again by the bass playing of Adam Robinson. played many a festival. much have IT. Take half a dozen ukes, songs like Tainted Love, My Sharona, Centrefold and Cover Sheets - Variety of generation-x and semi modern greatest hits and U3+1 - Forged in a cauldron of wine, pizza, excessive laughter and rehearsing Come on Eileen, a bucket of fun and the possible appearance of a Wonder number 1 singles John Tubridy - John will perform his original songs such as Not the Bloody Ohana - Chilled out tunes and twisted covers not usually heard on a ukulele! The Clarileles - A Happy marriage of clarinets and ukuleles that bring an the occasional song, U3+1 will draw from their growing list of 374 songs, and Woman outfit and you have our act (or something like it) Grandkids Again, My Mate the Bloke Next Door, his Award winning song interesting aspect to their performance. hope to agree on a set list of 8. Anything could happen and probably will! CSUkes - Charles Sturt University Ukulele Group - A bunch of academics Paddy McGinty and the Ukulele Shillelagh's - High energy Irish Craic Albion Park Aristocrats - An interesting blend of genres, our music is heavily Carefee Road and the popular Love in the Dancin. and university boffins playing their favourite top ten, hippy trippy, underground, Plastered Bastard Sisters - Kylie Brickhill and Lisbeth Dempsey combine in- The Daisy Ukes - are a foot tapping quirky retro pop harmony band The Ukestra Ukestra - is a cross between a ukulele orchestra, a choir and a influenced by everything except hip hop. The audience will have the overground, grousest songs. Joy Boyz - A cheery bunch of blokes and one girl who get together to stretch your-face satirical humour with beautiful harmonies and ukulele's. The The Filthy Lukers - add a bit of fiddle, a bit of bass and some sweet musical theatre experience from "Hair"! We play original arrangements of opportunity to sing along with some of their favourites songs interpreted for their ukulele. songs taken from all genres (including pop, folk, world music and jazz) but Dave Favours - Raucous alt-country singer/songwriter and former member of Plastered Bastard Sisters have a mile-long list of pubs, theatres and festivals harmonies on top of the instrument you all love. ukulele. And expect something eclectic as well. send them to new places and back country Rockers, The Delivery, returns for his second appearance at the Blue Lady and the Groove - is three musicians who come together to play great they’ve played, shocked and rocked across Australia The Helen Kellys - have played twice at the Blue Mountains festival. We And Your Bird Can Sing - With almost 30 years of music experience, and Mountains Ukulele Festival, where he will be performing a mix of originals and pop, rock, jazz and funk tunes in a ukulele-infused covers band. Derek’s Po'aha - We're a community group of ukesters who enjoy singing and cover songs as diverse as ac/dc, Blondie and Johnny Cash. Uke Caramba! - Ukeleles with a Passion for Latin having been brought up surrounded by many genres of music, Alex describes covers on ukulele and harmonica. tasteful drumming and Adam’s wild uBass playing provide the perfect strumming. We've been playing together for several years and do a broad Uke East Big Band - Eastern Suburbs Ukulele Club - As part of Sydney’s herself as 50% eclectic, 50% eccentric with a serious soft spot for The Beatles. The Mudskippers - bring back the spirit of the 20s JUg band era with old foundation for Laura’s tasteful ukulele and amazing voice. Songs from the likes range of musical styles. Eastern Suburbs Ukulele Club, The Uke East Big Band was formed in Both vocally and musically, this is what she delivers: from gutsy blues to sweet Dennis Aubrey Shopworkers - A group of people from the Inner West of Ragtime, New Orleans street Jazz and Jug music. of Gnarls Barkley, Prince, David Bowie and Lilly Allen rub shoulders with jazz December 2012 in response to our Club's growing membership numbers. The ballads and a good dose of humour... this quirky bird certainly CAN sing, and Sydney who have played at the Festival for the last 2 years. Ranger John does the two Hanks - Ranger John of The Sky Riders performs The Jumping Fleas - Superb uke playing with great vocal harmony, you’ll love evergreens in their repertoire. aim of the Big Band is to provide a positive learning environment for beginners will be providing the perfect soundtrack for valentine’s day - The summer of DoUG - a quintessential Australian name for a ukulele group. It is entirely the hits of Hank Williams and Hank Snow. Performing Hank Williams' many all the good time songs the Jumpin’ Fleas have made their own. Songs by Lapstone Public School - has been learning the ukulele for the past two as well an opportunity to grow and perform love, psychedelia. Come and enjoy a laid back, cruisy set! accidental that we share the brand with Doug Walters, Dungog's famous country music songs which have now become country and popular standards Kiss, Queen, ACDC, Michael Jackson, Rose Tattoo, Cold Chisel, The Rolling years. Grades 1-6 can get involved and we have 25% of the school involved in cricketing son. But we do have some things in common. We play. And when in plus the railroad and travelling tunes of Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger. Stones, U2 and Elvis Costello to name just a few. Uke Junction (Part of the Uke East 'Family" - Rock and Blues Band Andrew Smith - Andrew likes to explore the many moods that the Ukulele can ukulele lessons. form, we're great! RIVERLELE - consists of a multitalented group of 4 including Kathy, Andrew, The Leichhardt International Ukestra - has been performing their Uke-alypts - is an enthusiastic group from Penrith Anglican College who have express. He is particularly interested in fingerpicking on the ukulele which Let It Ring - Lively ukulele singers & players. Finishing off with soul stomping gives more intimacy to the songs he performs. He also likes to arrange solo Duke and the Dragan - Instrumental duo tackling some frenetic Hawaiian stuff John and Martin (on bass). Each shares a passion for their beloved Ukulele enthusiastic renditions of folk and pop songs around Sydney since 2010. Led been performing at the Uke Festival for a few years now. They have music involving the audience in song & percussion. Bring along your spoons, ukulele pieces. and some tasteful arrangements of some familiar classics and together have performed at numerous festivals/gigs. Harmonies and by aficionados of all things twee—Robin Dixon and Haidee Ireland—this progressed from simple 3 chord wonders, to some tricky tablature work in just or any other percussion you may have. upbeat songs are their specialty. a few years. Andy Dyson - Inspired by world music, including influences of gypsy and Feisty Ukes - Feisty, funky and fun music to sing, dance and play along with community ensemble knits harmonies, melodica m Little Black Ducks - are a group of uke-buddies who love to perform classic flamenco, this long-time guitar player bring a fresh new sound to the ukulele. Rob & Tay - The Ukulele has been referred to as 'The Little Big Band'. Jazz The Lost Wanderers - The unique sounds of our ukuleles paired with the Ukestral Voices - This is a community choir with a little difference, i.e. a Fourte - From Sting to the Doobie Brothers, Eva Cassidy to Adele, Fourte love melodies from the early part of the twentieth century. We sing and play old- musicians and Ukers, Rob and Tay put this to the test as they combine to harmonies of our voices creates an incredibly original and individual sound. ukulele difference. Three to four part harmony arrangements of songs (Pop, ANZUKERS - One Aussie and two Kiwis who have been playing music to play music together on a Friday nights after a long week at work. Their sing- time gospel hymns, bluegrass standards, jazz-based melodies and protest-era strum out a set of jazz influenced instrumentals. We are two uni students hoping to make our impact on the music world. We Gospel, Jazz and World Music), but accompanied and performed on the uke together for nearly 50 years a-long style covers decades of great hits with 3 part harmonies and various folk tunes. Robyn Rottinger - Active member of Hornsby/Berowra Ukulele club, and play songs we enjoy & we hope you like our versions too and with percussion. It’s a rich vocal sound. Aubrey and Purton - Dennis Aubrey and Peter Purton are regular performers skill sets on the ukes. Los Trios Towradgi - A trio of ardent lovers of irregular strums and hearty Ukemeisters, Robyn loves the uke, the happiest instrument on Earth! Ukulele au Go Go - Ann and Enid bring you the songs and sounds of the 60's at the Festival. They can be seen playing at pubs, clubs, private parties, Frankly My Dear - formed in the spring of 2014. A revenge-plot. An uprising The Shining Wits - Original, witty* songs written by Russell, Veronica and performances. girl groups. Backed up by various family members who have been given little ukulele and community events in and around Sydney. against the proverbial snake-in-the-grass. Bonding over a dislike of the ringing Rose Turtle Ertler - is a musician and community arts facilitator who often Kenneth. *we think they're witty; nobody else does. When I told people I was Loveridge 'N' Son - Father (Peter) and son (Nicholas) team up to play a choice in the matter. So put on your go-go boots and frug to the sensational telephone and an adoration for Swiss cheese, they stand in the dust bowl of lives in a caravan in Maldon, central Victoria. And she rather likes the ukulele. going to write funny songs they laughed at me, they don't laugh now!! Biff McGee - A drop of Irish Craic series of songs from their past, present and future. Some songs they wrote 60's sounds of Ukulele au-Go-Go. this planet She loves it when people play it nude through distortion pedals with a Marshall The Shire-leles - A group of players and singers doing upbeat songs from the Big Bamboo Too - are bawdy balladeers who perform songs that may best be together, some songs they listen to and some songs they have played together stack and she loves 60's, 70's and 80's Ukulele Republic of Canberra (URoC) - is Canberra’s oldest community Freestyle - Having seen the light and adopted the Ukulele while the guitars for years. described as ribald classics. Their songs are rated M [for mature audiences], The Rough Diamonds - have developed from a collection of keen beginners Ukulele performance group. We play and sing across a wide range of music – but certainly not R. Their emphasis is on fun, but not to shock, merely to gather dust, Brian Free (aka 'Freestyle') will deliver some pop, rock and folk The Songbook – be prepred, this is going to be special. LSO - the Lightly Strung Orchestra - From age 14 to 94 (almost!), this group into a group that has regularly performed on the 'Marrickville Circuit'. They folk to rock, country to soul, blues to blue Hawaii. Founded in 2007, we now titillate. songs from Paul Kelly, Bob Dylan, Eddie Vedder, Neil Finn, and who knows The Stolen Ukulele Players - nicked members of The Helen Kelly's,Queen is full of positive optimists who love giving their brains and vocal chords a total have developed an approach to music that has been referred to as Glamgrass. have well over 100 local members. what else? Beaver and The Plastered Bastard Sisters. These gals will put on a great show Bird n Beast - perform a medley of WW1 poems written by Kevin’s great workout whilst learning a few new uke tricks along the way. Both groups V.I.C.E. Squad - stands for Vangones Instrumental and Choral Ensemble. The Gollagher Ross - Playing mostly original music covering a diverse range of Beatles with their great harmonies,rockin' ukulele's and fun stage shenanigans. uncle Alf, and their own songs that combine to compliment a compelling tale of provide a safe space to discover one's "musical self"! Vangones are a bunch of Golden Oldie footballers attached to the Van Gogh’s styles including jazz, modern folk, pop, and even movie theme soundscapes. SHAZ IN THE 60s - Sharyn Carr (SHAZ) is an accomplished Jazz and pop life, love, loss and war and hope. Macarthur Ukulele Group - (a.k.a. Macarthur Uke-a-Lips) have been going The Swingaleles - is a ukulele group that has been entertaining the citizens of Rugby Football Club. Located in Vincentia on the NSW South Coast Grandma Schneider and Her Orthopeedics - Grandma Schneider is a living singer and she has put togethter her own ukulelel band to play her songs in Wollongong for five years. The members are also involved in taking the ukulele BIRTH - We are Naoko and Tonzy from the band BIRTH, based in Osaka, for approximately 2 years. Based in the Macarthur Region of Sydney, they The Vinylz - play contemporary pop, jazz, country and soul using vocal legend who has continued to perform since her start in vaudeville with Gypsy her way. Fun! Happy. Unsophisticated to schools in the area by providing ukuleles and tuition. Japan. Our performance is our own original acoustic ukulele sounds. We have meet at Campbelltown RSL. Whilst they play a wide variety of material they harmonies and a variety of ukulele playing styles. Rose Lee. have adopted an Australian theme. The Shoalhaven Jamarama Ukulele All Stars - formed five years ago and THE THREE Song-Breros - Light Comedy with a Latin Flavour. Enjoy performed in Japan, Hawaii, and Australia over the last few years. West Ryde Ukes - We are a community ukulele club from West Ryde, in Grazing Hawley/Chips and Salad - Uke, Bass and Drums hit the stage with perform at nursing homes and community events. They play a variety of music harmonising vocalists Lyndey Carter & Jay Gibson on Baritone & Bass Ukes, Blue Mystics - We play a variety of songs mostly from the Blue Mugs song Mark Jackson and Jane Jelbart - have been inspired by the singer song Sydney's northern suburbs. Originally started by the fabulous Khristina Joy, energy-rich originals and some old favs. from Al Jolson to ACDC and welcome new players, hosting a beginners' group supported by internationally acclaimed Jazz Guitarist, Josh Hindmarsh on Uke books. We sometimes add sound effects and we like to "theme dress”. Our writer tradition of Americana music. For the last four years they have toured with members from all over Sydney, we come together to play ukulele and every week. & Guitar with special guest Don Shields. Enjoy classics that will Appeal to all. ages range from late 40's to 80's. Hornsby Berowra Ukelele Club - was created in 2011 by the late David the west coast of USA and collected songs from folk music camps and blue sing. We'll be playing some favourites from our book SHUG - first picked up their ukuleles in a dark dungeon in coldest Siberia. Bums: Anything Goes - We perform an eclectic mix of music: early jazz Kesby and Meg Molloy, started with just 4 members, we now enjoy a grass sessions The Three Sisters - A wacky mix social commentary, comedy and song. They They had been sent there after an assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin’s Willem Roorda - One man act with vocals and ukulele performing original through rock ‘n’ roll, disco, and pop. Based around ukuleles, vocals and membership of 92 Mirrabooka - meaning River of Life. Mirrabooka is a four piece acoustic band sing about beauty, they sing about truth, and they sing about chickens being third best bear had gone terribly wrong. Once in Siberia, they intercepted a material and covers. ukulele bass, we add percussion, harmonica, and woodwind. We are always Jack, Jel and Danielle - Three ukulele musicians from Newcastle (formerly with a variety of instruments, beautiful vocal harmonies and catchy original tortured in sheds with no breezes! secret cache of ukuleles looking for “something different” to spice up our show. called SQ3 but what a stupid name!!); who play mostly upbeat and/or beautiful songs and catchy covers. MIrrabooka will delight you with their melodies and The TruFFles - What do you get when you cross three ukuleles, a Hofner NOTICE TO ALL PATRONS South Pacific Echo - We are a group of diverse nationalities singing South Cameron Murray - has been playing the ukulele and uke-banjo for about 25 originals with funky bass lines, groove strumming and three part harmonies, rhythmic beats. Bass, a love for The Beatles, and a sweet tooth? The TruFFles, that's who! Pacific Islander Songs. It is a condition of entry to the Venue (including all areas under the control of the Venue years. A George Formby-like strummer and occasional picker, he enjoys plus a few well-chosen covers they make their own. Miss Amber and Stukulele - have been hosting Uke Nights and leading the The TruFFles utilise their gorgeous vocal harmonies and incredibly appropriate owner or hirer.) that patrons agree: performing original songs, as well as classic tunes from the 1920s and ’30s. James Newbold - Classical Ukulele - James plays his own arrangements of Northern Rivers Uke Orchestra in their home region of Northern New South Strum'n Jen and frenz - Strum'n Jen and a few close friends will show you instrumentation (still looking for a drummer, sorry Ringo) to make the most of around a few familiar tunes. the fab four's legacy, including those hidden gems (diamonds?) that are rarely 1. not to bring into the Venue any photographic, video or audio recording equipment for Central Coast Ukulele Club - Effervescent, happy and always entertaining classical pieces on ukulele. He plays with a depth of feeling that belies his Wales since July 2011. any purpose other than private non-commercial purposes, which may include, without heard. N.B. Walrus suits not provided! ukulele group from the beautiful Central Coast region. Formed just over 3 years. His performances have been a highlight of the past 3 Festivals. James Mookulele - is a group of primary school students aged from 8 to 12. We Sue Stenning - Irreverent, profound, funny, sensitive, flippant, perceptive - all limitation, video and/or audio recorders, camera tripods, monopods or lenses with a years ago the hard working community based group have, performed plays a custom built Isaac Ware Cutaway Tenor. practise together every Thursday morning before school. We play a variety of words used to describe Sue Stenning’s songs. Her inspiration is drawn from The Yorkuleles - formed in the desert areas of Southern North-East Siberia. total focal strength of greater than 200mm and commercial digital video equipment; nationally and internationally gaining an incredible reputation. Jazz Hands - Music has always been a huge part of my life playing guitar at music but focus on contemporary songs. Ths will be our 5th year performing at the excitement and hum-drum of everyday life in the country. These days, the Yorkuleles can be found lurking in the back alleys around 2. not to (i) make any recording or take any photograph for anything other than private York Public School and surprising unsuspecting victims with their sweet Champagne Tastes ... on a Beer Budget.... one fine dame and her ukulele an early age acquiring a treasured gift of playing by ear, so playing at concerts, the festival. The Angry Townsfolk - are made up of the Newbold family, Mum. Dad, non-commercial purposes or (ii) sell, license or otherwise publish, disseminate or melodies and rhythmical strumming. swinging old and new tunes with a retro feel. in bands, choirs and musical theatre has always been easy, exciting and fun. I Mr and Mrs Favours - Sydney-based alt-country singer/songwriter Dave James 17 and Patrick 14. They play a range of upbeat songs, largely inspired reproduce (or permit such), whether in whole or in part, any recordings taken or made always say 'so many instruments, so little time', playing by the inner city scene of the 1980s. Three Gs - The band comprises a u-bass, ukuleles, banjo-uke, saxaphone, inside the Venue (including, without limitation, photographs, video recordings or sound Charles and Yolanda - In January 2002, Rose Turtle Ertler laid the foundation Favours is a festival veteran. He recently came home and heard his wife guitar/ukulele/harmonica/bass & stomp box, singing covers, originals, and drums, other percussion instruments and vocalists. They play up-tempo songs recordings) without the prior written consent of The Blue Mountains Ukulele Group for the uke movement in Australia when she hosted Ukulele Land. We would playing great country covers on the ukulele and liked what he heard. Now it's The Blue Street Band - is a combo of Ukulele Banjolele and Double Bass. We perform instrumentals in jazz: Girl form Ipenema; Take Five and more modern from a variety of genres. The band won the inaugaural 2013 Ukulele Incorporated; like to continue this culture at the Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival again this her turn to share the spotlight with her husband. play old favourites like Autumn Leaves, Travellin Light, All of Me and Blue pieces such as those played by Jake Shimabukuro:(While my guitar gently JAMboree held at Riverwood Downs. 3. all patrons must adhere to our copyright rules that photographs are for private and year, with Songs from the Swing and Bebop Era. mUKEas - An enthusiastic group from Wollongong looking for a chance to play Moon weeps, Heartbeat/Dragon etc and Kalei Gamiao's: Kiss from a Rose). domestic use only. They cannot be resold, copied/scanned or displayed in a public Clarence Kiyoshi Hirakawa - Ukulele player directly from Tokyo, Japan along "our" songs - not necessarily those fitting the 'ukulele tune' genre. The Brothers - are different from any other act you've seen because they play place (including in public areas in a place of business) or republished in any way Jim Fishwick - Innovator... Raconteur... Former president of the Sydney with a local backing group of performers, will share their music with us here at Nick Paisley - Nick performs melodic pop songs - a mix of originals from his songs you would never expect to hear on a Ukulele including Led Zeppelin, Tyrone & Lesley - gentlemen songsters with ukuleles. (including in digital format or on websites or the internet) without written permission of University Ukulele Society... JIM FISHWICK delivers a musical comedy riot, CD "Ukulele Songs" and some well-known covers. Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull & Pink Floyd just to name a few. The Blue Mountains Ukulele Group Incorporated. A fee may apply. packing as much mirth, skill, and love as he can into four tiny strings.