Past Event

Saturday Afternoon Uke

10th Mar 2012

Presenter: Lord Uke
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Event Duration: 390 minutes

11:00AM Doors Open

12:40PM Ukes D'Jour

Ukes D’Jour are based in Geelong and surrounding areas. The music is bouncy old style swing with a mix of Bluegrass/Jug and Jazz and would fall into the very colourful and fun category. Musicians in this uku group consists of a mix of gender and ages from 7 to grey heads. Almost all of the members can play the Ukulele and some musicians alternate instruments from Ukes, Double Bass, Beat Box, Kazoo's, Harmonicas, Guitar's and Banjos for particular songs. The ukuleles are accompanied with a rhythm guitarist and a percussionist on the washboard who also can solo on the harmonica.  Guest appearances by a lovely dancing limberjack 'Lucielle' adds colour and additional entertainment.

1.10PM Angie'lala
Angie’lala was introduced to the Ukulele almost a decade ago by an elderly man with sparkling youthful eyes whose little four stringed instrument seemed to speak the language of the heart and she knew then and there that this was the accompaniment her voice had been looking for. Since then Angie’lala has been having a lot of fun bringing her swinging Ukulele and vocals into a variety of therapeutic and educational settings working with the very young, the elderly and everything in between.

1:40PM Chooks on a Hot Tin Roof

Chooks On A Hot Tin Roof is a band of one dozen music loving, accessorising women who took to the ukulele, beginning a journey into singing, playing, song writing, arranging and entertaining. We come from a variety of musical backgrounds, some hadn't sung out loud for years; some had never played an instrument or had given up on one and found a little tinkly instrument you could shove in your pocket. The songs now emerging from the chook yard are an eclectic mix of covers and a growing clutch of our own original, whimsical songs. They celebrate life from a woman's viewpoint; they are written with passion, humour and a desire to entertain and show off to the nearest interested audience.

2.10PM Uke4Kids

Since 2008, Uke4Kids have been teaching the children of Melbourne to play the ukulele, and creating an exciting and affordable alternative for parents wanting to give their kids a good quality music education on a fun and easy instrument.
Now, three and a half years on, Uke4Kids have a small army of highly enthusiastic and reasonably skilled young ukulele players.  In this, our first year at the MUF, Uke4Kids will be presenting a 20 – 30 piece ukulele orchestra, which is made up of the best of our students, teachers and parents. and will be performing a selection from their repertoire including great ukulele arrangements of hits by Michael Jackson, the John Butler Trio, Snow Patrol, ABBA and They Might Be Giants. Audiences can also expect a little classic ukulele material 1920’s style, as well as a modern ukulele love song.

2:40PM Flora & Theo

Multi-instrumentalists Flora & Theo Carbo choose to play the ukulele when they are traveling – whether it be busking at the Woodford Folk Festival, sitting on a Paris balcony or waiting for a train in Brussels. Flora & Theo bring skill and musicality to their playing that is well beyond their years. Their music is instrumental, with an eclectic mix of blues, jazz, reggae and popular. In  2011, Flora and Theo performed their music to great acclaim during the Melbourne Ukulele Festival at “The Famous Spiegeltent”.

3:10PM Cameron Murray

The publisher and editor of KAMUKE Ukulele Magazine (kamuke.com), Cameron Murray has been playing uke and banjo-uke for 18 years. A keen collector of vintage ukuleles and a proponent of the George Formby style, he also enjoys performing classic tunes from the 1920s, as well as Hawaiian hapa-haole hits, old-time country songs, and even the odd original.

6.15PM Ukastle Ukestra

The Ukastle Ukestra is comprised of everyday Novocastrians ranging in age from 15 to 81. Most members are new to performing. Under the guidance of professional musician, Mark Jackson, we have learned the importance of repertoire selection, varying rhythms, adapting pop riffs to the ukulele and having fun as being integral to our popularity with the discerning punter, shopper and biased relative. We were floored, flummoxed and excited to be (sort of) formally acknowledged as being pretty damn good at MUF 2011.