What a great way to finish the holidays. The perfect day out for the whole family! Learn to play ukulele in a day … FREE. ENTRY to the festival precinct is FREE with many activities and performances that won’t cost you a cent! Be sure and get to the festival early so you can fit it all in! Early birds can kick off with Ukulele Boot Camp to stamp out those bad practice habits from 8:30[…]
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Where will all the BUMS, CHUMS, SCUM, WUPPIES and MUGs be 2-4 October 2015? Apart from a good acronym, ukulele players love making music, learning something new and chillin’ to live music. SPRUKE Brisbane’s Ukulele Festival on the long weekend in October is the place to be. You don’t have to play a ukulele but you might when you leave! SPRUKE 2015 is a three day event with live music, workshops, open mic, markets and two[…]
Read More »Blues for Uke’n Harmonica It’s impossible to be blue with a ukulele but it IS possible to play blues on one! In this workshop you will learn introductory blues harmonica techniques and/or a basic blues riff on ukulele to accompany them. For this workshop you will need a harmonica in the key of F. A limited number of harmonicas (key of F) will available for sale at the Morris Brothers Music stall in the Music[…]
Read More »Ah hummm … oh no, not that old strum! Let’s add some pizazz-z-z-z … You can’t beat Bosko & Honey for entertainment, energy, flair and pizazz. Check out their video teaser to see what you will do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og7cmyLJ4Ow Learn some serious “Hot Strumming” techniques, including Bosko’s take on the classic yet elusive “Fan Stroke Triplet”. Plus! Honey will teach you the incredible “Güiro Strum”, a technique that transforms any song into a Latin Percussion dance[…]
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If you love makin’ music, learning something new and chillin’ to live music, SPRUKE Brisbane’s Ukulele Festival is the place to be. You don’t have to love ukuleles but you will when you leave! SPRUKE 2015 is held over the weekend from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October at TAFE South Bank Campus, 66 Ernest Street, South Brisbane SPRUKE 2015 is excited to announce ukulele legend Aldrine Guerrero will be headlining Brisbane’s ukulele festival in his first visit[…]
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Applications to perform and present workshops at SPRUKE 2015 are now closed. Thank you to all the soloists, duos, groups , workshop presenters, and community groups who are keen to be a part of our festival. Our programming committee will be in contact very soon. The theme of SPRUKE 2015 is Uke’n Make Music! If you’ve missed out on applying to perform there will be many opportunities for you to showcase your talent at open mics through[…]
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Handcraft your own ukulele with UKULELE KLASS EVENTS. Talented luthiers, Allen McFarlen of Barron River Guitars & Ukuleles and Micheal Connor of Localeles, will be holding a four-day ukulele-making Klass in the week preceding SPRUKE 2015, beginning Tuesday 29 September 2015. The workshop is for anybody at any skill level. Everything you need is included. After the course, show off your amazing woodworking skills and your musical talents at SPRUKE. Places are strictly limited in this[…]
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Applications to perform and present workshops at SPRUKE 2015 are now closed. The theme of SPRUKE 2015 is Uke’n Make Music! Applications from performers who are keen to involve their audiences in music making will be viewed most favourably. We’re looking for workshop suggestions about music making, performance skills and anything ukulele. Submit your performer or workshop presenter application online HERE. Applications close on Sunday 7, June 2015. SPRUKE Brisbane’s Ukulele Festival in 2015 will[…]
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