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Apr 10th, 2013 by John

NEWLY RELEASED:

The Best-Ever Kids’ Songs: The Mike & Michelle Collection
Gold! Gold! Gold! This is an all-gold (well, actually, 2 golds and a platinum) collection of some of the greatest kids’ songs of all times from Mike Jackson.
Mike and Michelle’s original award-winning albums Bunyips, Bunnies & Brumbies, Playmates, and Ain’t It Great to Be Crazy are now re-released on 2 CDs inside a wonderfully illustrated book containing music to all the songs with easy-to-play chords for guitar, ukulele and piano!
AVAILABLE NOW – $32 plus postage.
Diane Jackson, Manager, Flying Wombat Music
+613 9386 5550

April – There’s a change in the Air . . . .
Apr 2nd, 2013 by John

Brisbane Ukulele Musicians Society (B.U.M.S.) is a casual gathering of ukulele players, from beginners to advanced to people who enjoy meeting with like minded folk and basically just appreciate the joy of uke!

We meet for a casual jam session, skills sharing and musical fun on the:

  • First Wednesday of each month @ Coorparoo Bowls Club , 32 Riddings Street, Coorparoo (Big BUMS) . . . . 7 PM April 3.

Feel free to stop by the bar and grab a drink or order some food.         Where is B.U.M.S.?

  • Second Friday of each month @ Blackstar Cafe, 44 Thomas St, West End (WEE BUMS) . . . 7 PM April 12.
  • Third Sunday of each month @ The Joynt, 48 Montague Road, South Brisbane . . .  1:30 PM April 21.
  • Fourth Tuesday of each month @ Chermside Bowls Club, 468 Rode Rd, Chermside  (Northside BUMS) . . .  7 PM April 23.

We’ll be (loosely) following this agenda for the evening:

  • Warm-up numbers
  • Monthly songs
  • News and Announcements (short and sweet)
  • Individual showcase – individuals will have the opportunity to showcase a pet project, e.g. an original, an interpretation, new favourite songs, piece they’re learning/developing

Other B.U.M.S. affiliated groups around town:

  • First Monday of each month @ West Toowong Bowls Club,  17 Bywong St West Toowong – First Monday Group Contact Mim 0416 187 033  . . . . 5:30 pm for a 6 PM start
  • Second Thursday of each month @ Pacific Harbour Golf Club,  141-159 Avon Avenue  Banksia Beach -  Bribie Uke Group (BUG) . . . . . .  7  – 9 PM.                  Contact Lyn: 0403 829 293.
  • Fourth Thursday of each month @ Capalaba Sports Club, (downstairs room) Ney Rd Capalaba – Redlands City Ukulele. Cost $5 . . . . . . 6:30 PM

Check all this out on the B.U.M.S Calendar

Bring: A smile and a ukulele. Members enter free (to become a member click here). We also ask for a modest $5 entry fee from non-members to help cover overheads.

You can send song suggestions to us for either night. If you suggest a song be prepared to lead it – so make sure you have the chords and can teach it to us if no one else knows it!

We look forward to seeing you at one (or more) of our venues . . . .

Late News . . .


Come and see the Company (Bluegrass) and the Pockets (Uke) preview at the Big Jam night on Wed 3rd for a preview of their

“I’ll Fly Away” show at the Coorparoo Bowls Club on Friday 5th.

See Upcoming events for full details.

Welcome to February!
Feb 7th, 2013 by SueD

Brisbane Ukulele Musicians Society (B.U.M.S.) is a casual gathering of ukulele players, from beginners to advanced to people who enjoy meeting with like minded folk and basically just appreciate the joy of uke!

We meet for a casual jam session, skills sharing and musical fun on the:

1. First Wednesday of each month @ Coorparoo Bowls Club , 32 Riddings Street, Coorparoo (Big BUMS) . . . . 7 PM     (Feb 6th, 2013)

See a map in Where is B.U.M.S.? Feel free to stop by the bar and grab a drink or order some food.

2.  Second Friday of each month @ Blackstar Cafe, 44 Thomas St, West End (WEE BUMS) . . . 7 PM                (Feb 8th, 2013)

3. Third Sunday of each month @ The Joynt, 48 Montague Road, South Brisbane . . .  1:30 PM      (Feb 17th, 2013)

4. Fourth Tuesday of each month @ Chermside Bowls Club, 468 Rode Rd, Chermside  (Northside BUMS) . . .  7 PM   (Feb 26th, 2013)

We’ll be (loosely) following this agenda for the evening:

  • Warm-up numbers
  • Monthly songs
  • News and Announcements (short and sweet)
  • Individual showcase – individuals will have the opportunity to showcase a pet project, e.g. an original, an interpretation, new favourite songs, piece they’re learning/developing

Other B.U.M.S. affiliated groups around town:

Second Tuesday of each month @ Pacific Harbour Golf Club,  141-159 Avon Avenue  Banksia Beach -  Bribie Uke Group (BUG)   7  – 9 PM.  Contact Lyn: 0403 829 293.

First Monday of each month @ Toowong Bowls Club,  9 Gailey Road  Taringa – First Monday Group . . . . 7 PM

Check all this out on the B.U.M.S Calendar

Bring: A smile and a ukulele. Members enter free (to become a member click here). We also ask for a modest $5 entry fee from non-members to help cover overheads.

You can send song suggestions to us for either night. If you suggest a song be prepared to lead it – so make sure you have the chords and can teach it to us if no one else knows it!

We look forward to seeing you at one (or more) of our venues . . . .

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