Ukulele players, the uke-curious and their families will want to pencil in a visit to SPRUKE Brisbane’s Ukulele Festival this weekend 20-22 September at Southbank Institute of Technology. Brisbane Ukulele Musicians Society B.U.M.S. will host the three day event with a program consisting of performances, workshops, uke jams, open mics and two evening concerts. Headline acts include Canadian bluesman Manitoba Hal Brolund, with homegrown talent Leah Flanagan, Mic Conway (Captain Matchbox), Ukeologist Thom Jackson from Melbourne,[…]
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UKESTRATION is a way of teaching skills to a group, combined with the wonderful flexibility of the ukulele, using appropriate and popular songs. Facilitated by internationally acclaimed professional musicians Mark Jackson and Jane Jelbart who promote the James Hill philosophy of engaging players of all levels in an orchestrated manner. The technique has been adapted by Mark and Jane into a teaching method that has something for everyone from individual players to teachers and leaders[…]
Read More »Thom Jackson, Australia’s Melbourne-based Prince of Uke, will be performing at the Friday evening concert and conducting his Uke’n Already Play workshop on the weekend. Thom’s a popular performer at ukulele and folk festivals around the country. He’s young, he sings pretty and his ukulele smells of rich mahogany. At SPRUKE, singer–song writer and “ukulele virtuoso” Thom takes the four-stringed pocket rocket on a journey from folk ballads to hip hop to post-apocalyptic love songs[…]
Read More »There are just 19 days left to get your applications in to perform at SPRUKE 2013. We have had amazing responses and are thrilled at the quality of talent that we’ll be showcasing in September. However there is a always room for some more….We want to hear from solo acts, duos, bands, ukulele clubs, and schools. Do it TODAY! This is also the cutoff date for workshop applications. Is there something you teach or your[…]
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SPRUKE is proud to announce that the talented craftsmen of Barron River Guitars & Ukuleles and Localeles will be holding a Ukulele Klass here in Brisbane 16th -19th of September. This is the week leading up to SPRUKE so you will be able to show off your amazing woodworking skills as well as your musical talents at our festival. The workshop is for anybody at any skill level with everything you’ll need included. This is a highly anticipated workshop[…]
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