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WELCOME TO HUG

(est. 28 February 2007)


Next HUG-in

 6:15pm - 8:00pm 

Monday 6 July 2009

The Green Room, Republic Bar & Cafe, cnr Burnett & Elizabeth Streets, North Hobart

 HUGers meet every week (HUG-ins) for an hour - and a bit!

 New HUGers of all ages & all levels and visits from travelling ukers from anywhere in the world

always welcome

 

bring a uke (from around $20 at all music shops)

a smile (obligatory!)

let your hair down (advisable!)

your inhibitions melt (unavoidable!)

& have a rollicking good time (inevitable!)

Songsheets

 Please download songsheets from the Files section (link in right margin above)

If you're unable to access, please email HUGers@gmail.com and request hard copies to be brought to the next HUG-in

All songsheets on this site are intended for research or personal use only

 

 Visit our Visual Diaries (via 'Pages' link on right) to see what HUG gets up to! 

 

email HUGers@gmail.com or phone 0417 387 079 or 0407 495 937 for more information and bookings

 


 HUG at the

Cygnet Folk Festival

10 & 11 January 2009

 

Click here to view on YouTube

(festival clip starts 52 secs in)





 


 

31 Australian Ukulele Groups...and counting!

 

TASMANIA

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

CHUM - Channel & Huon Ukulele Mob - website 

 School Groups

 PUG - Princes st Ukulele Group

BUSK - Bruny Ukulele Strumming Kids

GULP - Grooving Ukuleles from Lauderdale Primary

BUG - Bellerive Ukulele Group

(no school group websites)


VICTORIA

 MUK - Melbourne Ukulele Kollective - website 

PLUK - PeninsuLa Ukulele Kollective - website

The Ukulele Revolution - see here for info

SEGUE - Slightly Eclectic Guildford Ukulele Ensemble - website

YUM - Yarra Ukulele Mob - website

Wang Ukes - email

Violet Town String Busters - email

 

 NEW SOUTH WALES

PHUN - Parramatta & Hills Ukulele Network - website

   BUK - Balmain Ukulele Klub - website

BUSC - Balmain Ukulele Songbook Club - see BUK above

SSCUM - St George & Sutherland Community of Ukulele Musicians - see here for info

The Illawarra Ukulele Club - website

  North Coast Ukulele Collective - website

Blue-MUG - Blue Mountains Ukulele Group - website

JUKes - Jindabyne Ukulele Kollective - email


AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Ukuleles Canberra - website


QUEENSLAND

BUMS - Brisbane Ukulele Musicians Society - website 

  BUG - Brisbane Uke Group - see here for info

G-Cup - Gold Coast ukulele players - website

 Cairns Ukulele Club - website

SCUM - Sunshine Coast Ukulele Masters - email

 

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

 AUAS - Adelaide Ukulele Appreciation Society - website

 

 WESTERN AUSTRALIA

PUK - Perth Ukulele Klub - website

 The Shingles - see here for info

 

NORTHERN TERRITORY
The DUKes - Darwin Ukulele Kollective - website


Any missing?

Please contact HUGers@gmail.com with any additions, corrections etc

 

Some useful &/or interesting websites

(in no particular order)

 

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


GoChords! - an online tool for songwriting and playing your songs. It has chord tabs that you can move into position, over your lyrics.  You can change the key of the song and the chords tabs to accommodate different instruments.  It's not just a writing site, it encourages collaboration!  You can start or join groups. The site will be featuring songwriters' videos and we are planning to add many fun features. 


Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook! - lyrics and ukulele chords for a few songs that Richard likes playing...new songs being added all the time!

 

Mike Jackson's fantastic ukulele method for beginners

 

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

 

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


Cowboy Lyrics - source for cowboy lyrics and tabs


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


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

 

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

 

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

 

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!

 

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


Aloha from John - great songsheets, including Beatles, and other ukulele stuff

 

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


Ukulele Players Worldwide - connect with ukers all over the globe


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

 

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

 

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


Rose Turtle Ertler 2 - info on Rose’s CDs, tours, etc.


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


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

 

Daniel Brauchli - pron. (brow klee) - Alaskan born and Tasmanian based luthier 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.

 

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


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

 

 

HUG's web pages are maintained by GingerNutt Web Design

Files2 of 134 files view all »
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Discussions6 of 314 messages view all »
The Lambeth Walk - songsheet upload
By HUG - 4 July - 1 author - 0 replies
[HUG] Rose Turtle
By Bronwyn Lysaght - 1 July - 2 authors - 1 reply
Transposition chart
By HUG - 25 June - 1 author - 0 replies
Melbourne Ukulele Festival - latest info
By HUG - 22 June - 1 author - 0 replies
Singin' in the Rain V.2 songsheet upload
By HUG - 18 June - 1 author - 0 replies
Uke Fests (and the like) in 2010
By Leuke - 17 June - 3 authors - 2 replies
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