UKULELE FESTIVAL

SCHEDULE

 

Saturday 22 November 2008

 

8:30                    Volunteers’ Briefing

9:30                    Gates Open

                          Ukulele tuning, busking, tutoring

 

MAIN STAGE

 

8:30                    Volunteers’ Briefing

9:30                    Gates Open

                          Deliver Painted Ukuleles to Lounge.

10:00                  Ukulele tuning, playing, tutoring

                          (Workshops from 10am in Information tent and in Beasley Ave Lounge)

10:45                  Intro: Mike Chunn (MC)

                          Welcome from Sandra Coney (ARC Councillor)

                          National Anthem

11:00                  The Nukes

11:20                  S.E.G.U.E

11:40                  Chuck Upu

                          Jon Sanders

12:00                  TeachUkes

12:20                  APRA Uke-Can-Do-It Songwriting           

Competition Finalists

1:00                    The Dukes of Uke

1:15                    The Grey Lynn Garden Ukulele Band

1:30                    The Kiwileles

with guest artist Jordan Luck

2:00                    Thom Jackson

2:15                    Azo Bell & the Old Spice Boys

2:45                    Uni & her Ukulele

3:15                    The Big Muffin Serious Band

3:45                    Sione Aleki

4:15                    The Kiwileles

with guest artist Ray Columbus

4:30                    Massed item “Ukulele Heaven”

                                      

 

 

#2 STAGE

Beasley Ave Lounge

 

Host 10:15am-2pm: Mike Dickison from Kiwi Ukulele

10:15                  Workshop with Mike Dickison     

11:00                  Workshop with Mike Jackson

11:45                  Workshop with Azo Bell

12:30                  Workshop with Big Muffin Serious Band

1:15                    Workshop with Chuck Upu

 

 

Hosts 2pm–4pm: The Grey Lynn Ukuladies

(Times are approximate. Chalkboard items may be scheduled in between the following groups)

2:00                    The Grey Lynn Ukuladies

2:15                    Sunnydene Special School

2:20                    Karamu Cycle Club Ukulele Orchestra

2:30                   Whangarei Ukulele Group

2:35                    Tahini Jam

2:45                   Ukulele Pasifika (Amo & Jeremy)

3:00                    Coromandel Ukulele Group

3:15                     Gravity George (Ukulele Comedian)

3:30                    New Plymouth Ukulele Orchestra

3:45                    Cook Island Drumming workshop

 with Richard Linklater, Lewis Eady Music School

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Please note that this is an alcohol free event.

(No! that does not mean the alcohol is free, all drinks need to be non alcoholic and in plastic bottles.)