WELCOME TO HUG

(est. 28 February 2007)

 

Next HUG-in

 6:15 - 7:30pm Monday 

1st September

 

 Australian Ukulele Groups

 

TASMANIA 

 HUG - Hobart Ukulele Group (you're here!)

PUG - Princes st Ukulele Group (no site)

VICTORIA

 MUK - Melbourne Ukulele Kollective - website 

PLUK - PeninsuLa Ukulele Kollective - website

The Ukulele Revolution, Melbourne - see here for info

 

 NEW SOUTH WALES

PHUN - Parramatta & Hills Ukulele Network - website

  The Illawarra Ukulele Club - website

  North Coast Ukulele Collective - website

BUK - Balmain Ukulele Klub - website 
St George & Sutherland Community of Ukulele Musicians - see here for info

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Ukuleles Canberra - website

QUEENSLAND

BUMS - Brisbane Ukulele Musicians Society - website 

 

 

October       Fri & Sat          Southern California Ukulele Festival

                   3 & 4               http://www.ukulelefestival.org/

 

November   Sat & Sun        Emerald Coast Ukulele Festival, Florida

                   1 & 2               http://ecukefest.com/

 

Please advise additional festivals to HUGers@gmail.com 

 

 

Some useful &/or interesting websites

(in no particular order)

 

Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook! - lyrics and ukulele chords for a few songs that Richard likes playing...new songs being added all the time! - http://www.scorpex.net/uke.htm

 

Mike Jackson's fantastic ukulele method for beginners http://www.mikejackson.com.au/instant_uke.php

 

DoctorUke.com - songsheets with chord shapes for all ukes including baritones, theory, and lots of other uke stuff -

http://www.doctoruke.com/index.html

 

Ukuleles for Peace - From Conflict to Coexistence: Creating opportunities for Jewish and Arab children to meet and become involved with one another in their daily lives - http://ukulelesforpeace.com/  

 

Chordie – a search engine for finding lyrics, chords and tabs

http://www.chordie.com/ 

 

Cowboy Lyrics – source for cowboy lyrics and tabs

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/

Casey's ukulele tools – includes chord charts for soprano and baritone ukuleles and Casey's Uke-ifier

http://projects.caseyporn.com/uke/ 

 

Ukulele Strummers – loaded with ukulele related information – chords, tuning, methods, and more

http://www.ukulelestrummers.com/ 

 

Ukulele Boogaloo – songbook, uke world, chord chart, fun stuff

http://www.alligatorboogaloo.com/uke/

 

Brook Adams’ ukulele pages - chords, songs, audio, and more

http://www.brookadams.com/jumping-flea/

 

The Uke with Ed Kalua - Ukulele lessons, chords, songs, music (some uke mp3s), tuning tips, the anatomy of a ukulele and everything you need to play awesome ukulele!

http://www.theuke.com/ 

 

EZ Folk – music downloads, tabs, chords, tutorials, shopping and more

http://www.ezfolk.com/uke/ 

Aloha from John - great songsheets, including Beatles, and other ukulele stuff
http://web.mac.com/johnpak/iWeb/homepage/Aloha.html

 

Flea Market Music, Inc – online store, worldwide ukulele player directory, bulletin board, marketplace and more

http://www.fleamarketmusic.com/

Ukulele Players Worldwide – connect with ukers all over the globe

http://www.ukulele.nl/player/

The UkeCast – free podcasts including original performances, latest news, beginner tips, interviews, reviews and a little bit of everything related the ukulele

http://www.ukecast.com/

 

Folk Federation of Tasmania - everything that you need to know about Folk Music in Tasmania - dance, sessions, concerts, clubs, festivals, special events ... and more!

http://www.folktas.org/

 

Rose Turtle Ertler (1) - Australian ukulele news – what’s happening, who’s doing it…

http://www.ukuleleland.org

 

Rose Turtle Ertler (2) – info on Rose’s CDs, tours, etc.

http://www.myspace.com/roseturtleertler

The Nutthouse Ukulele Pages - jennifer's ukuleles, the story of HUG, make your own chord shapes, ukulele links

http://www.nutthouse.com.au/ukulele/

Tasmanian & Victorian based luthier - Tom Chippindall is a luthier specialising in handmade mandolins, other mandolin family instruments & ukuleles. Since 2003 he has been working with Daniel Brauchli in Tasmania.

http://www.mandolintom.com/

Concert ukulele made by Tom Chippindall

Body, neck and head - Tasmanian Blackwood

Inlays - Tasmanian Sassafras

Fretboard, bridge and tail inlay - Indian Ebony

Tuners - Gotoh

Soundboard bracing - carbon fibre and cedar laminate

Lining or "kerfing" and other small top and side braces – Tasmanian Blackwood

Back cross braces - Tasmanian Eucalypt

Bridge plate - Adirondack Spruce

Varnish - Nitrocellulose

 

Tasmanian based luthier - Alaskan born Daniel Brauchli (brow klee) has been playing, designing and building musical instruments for over thirty years. Now living in Tasmania, Daniel is making musical instruments full time. These guitars, mandolins, violins, etc, combine original acoustic and visual concepts with carbon fiber technology and beautiful Tasmanian timbers.

http://www.danielbrauchli.com/

 

The World of the Banjo Ukulele – just about everything there is to know about this very special instrument

http://freespace.virgin.net/dennis.taylor/

Please send requests to add links, or report broken links, to HUGers@gmail.com

 

 

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