Cygnet Folk Festival 2017
As Stephanie posted – “We got our mugs on WIN news at Cygnet Folk Festival last weekend”. View here
Art of the Uke
The ukulele enters the world of art here
Oz uke groups pass 100!
There are now 102 Australian uke groups on our map. When HUG began in 2007 there were only 8 uke groups (that we knew of) in Australia. That’s an increase of more than 10 groups per year. And we’re still counting! The happy little instrument’s popularity continues to grow with no sign of waning. You can view the map here.
Grumpy & the Grumpettes…
…backed by Mr Bass Man made their debut with Monster Mash at last night’s Halloween open mic. Snatch of video here.
Inspiring
The Ukulele Kids Club Inc – their mission statement…
To harness the healing power of music by promoting and supporting music therapy programs for hospitalized children, by giving away ukuleles to children in need through music therapy programs and sending the children home with the gift of music for life, and by advocating for the benefits of music therapy.
To learn more visit their >website
