B.U.M.S.

Special Guest: A. J. Leonard – Workshop and Concert

kahiwa — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:00:15 +0000

Wednesday 22 September B.U.M.S. is very proud to present:

A.J. Leonard – Ukulele Workshop

A.J. Leonard and Jenny Rowlands “Tropical Lounge” concert

A. J. Leonard is touring through September to various ukulele groups between Canberra and Sunshine Coast and we are very lucky that he has offered to share an evening with B.U.M.S. members and friends. For those of you unfamiliar with his music, or if you would simply like a refresher, visit his Myspace page. The Performing B.U.M.S. were privileged to see his shows and workshops at both the Melbourne Ukulele Festival and Cairns Ukulele Festival this year and cannot recommend him highly enough! It will be an entertaining and educational evening. If nothing else, come and support Australian musical and ukulele talent.

Details

When: Wednesday 22 September

Workshop: 6pm-7pm
Concert: 7.30pm start

Where: Coorparoo Bowls Club, 32 Riddings Street, Coorparoo. See our “Where is B.U.M.S?” page for a map.

Cost:

Workshop: $25
Concert: $20
*Book for both by Monday 20 September for just $40*

To Book: Please email Kahiwa to confirm your spot!

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Welcome to B.U.M.S. – October

kahiwa — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:18:49 +0000

Brisbane Ukulele Musicians Society (B.U.M.S.) is a casual gathering of ukulele players, from beginners to advanced to people who just appreciate the joy of uke! We meet at 7pm on the first Wednesday of each month for a casual jam session, skills sharing and musical fun.

EXTRA! EXTRA! B.U.M.S. just keeps getting bigger! Some say this is an inevitable fact of life, but the fact is we are a victim of our success in helping people experience the joy of ukulele and have outgrown the studio @ Hook.

So, we have now relocated to the Coorparoo Bowls Club. Because this venue does not open on Mondays, we will now hold our monthly Big Uke Jams on the first Wednesday of each month. Our next scheduled meeting is Wednesday6 October.

Please note, a gold coin donation is requested from all members to go to the Coorparoo Bowls Club to cover the venue hire. Thank you in advance for your support.

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

We play a couple of “standards” – download a copy from our Standards page.
Monthly songs – suggestions from any BUMS member or guest are welcome. Send song suggestions to Kahiwa; be warned though, you’ll be expected to lead it.
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

Where: Upstairs at the Coorparoo Bowls Club, 32 Riddings Street, Coorparoo. See a map in Where is B.U.M.S.? Feel free to stop by the bar and grab a drink on your way upstairs.

When: 7pm until 9.30-ish Wednesday 6 October

Bring: A smile and a ukulele. We also ask for a gold coin donation to help cover overheads.

Download a copy of the jam songs for October and a copy of our “standard” songs. You can send song suggestions to Kahiwa. Be warned though, if you suggest a song you’ll be asked to lead it – so make sure you have the chords and can teach it to us if no one else knows it!

BUMS at Coorparoo Bowls Club

bruce — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:28:02 +0000

The BUMS move to our new home at Coorparoo Bowls Club has been a big success. The venue has all the room we need – and more. Parking is no hassle and it is easily accessed by public transport. The licensed bar and restaurant facility have added a whole new social dimension to our get-togethers.
It was our original intention to only use the upstairs room for our meetings and jam sessions. However, we have been warmly welcomed and encouraged to use the main bar area. This has been excellent with club staff and patrons enjoying our music – we have even had a few requests from regulars. They are also requesting songs!
If you haven’t experienced the new venue, come along and have a drink, relax and play some music with us. We look forward to you joining the strumming!

For more information about what else the Coorparoo Bowls Club has to offer, visit their website – http://www.coorparoobowlsclub.com.au/. They also have a Facebook group you can join to receive updates on activities including a Trivia Night and live music.

–
Bruce

Welcome to B.U.M.S. – September

kahiwa — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:53:49 +0000

EXTRA! EXTRA! B.U.M.S. just keeps getting bigger! Some say this is an inevitable fact of life, but the fact is we are a victim of our success in helping people experience the joy of ukulele and have outgrown the studio @ Hook.

So, we have now relocated to the Coorparoo Bowls Club. Because this venue does not open on Mondays, we will now hold our monthly Big Uke Jams on the first Wednesday of each month. Our next scheduled meeting is Wednesday 1 September.

Please note, a gold coin donation is requested from all members to go to the Coorparoo Bowls Club to cover the venue hire. Thank you in advance for your support.

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

We play a couple of “standards” – download a copy from our Standards page.
Monthly songs – suggestions from any BUMS member or guest are welcome. Send song suggestions to Kahiwa; be warned though, you’ll be expected to lead it.
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

Where: Upstairs at the Coorparoo Bowls Club, 32 Riddings Street, Coorparoo. See a map in Where is B.U.M.S.? Feel free to stop by the bar and grab a drink on your way upstairs.

When: 7pm until 9.30-ish Wednesday 1 September

Bring: A smile and a ukulele. We also ask for a gold coin donation to help cover overheads.

Download a copy of the jam songs for September and a copy of our “standard” songs. You can send song suggestions to Kahiwa. Be warned though, if you suggest a song you’ll be asked to lead it – so make sure you have the chords and can teach it to us if no one else knows it!

Performing BUMS @ Cairns Ukulele Festival

bruce — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:48:23 +0000

A number of the Performing BUMS group braved the trip to the deep north to attend and perform at the inaugural Cairns Ukulele Festival. As to be expected with a first time event there were a few teething problems. However overall the festival was a great ukulele experience with some big local and international performers that made us more humble players feel very inadequate – or more positively gave us new benchmarks to strive for. The workshops were good and those of us who attended have come away with some new skills.
Our BUMS performance was a bit stressful as we were moved from an afternoon spot performing on the Esplanade to the last spot of the night on the beer garden stage at the Court House Hotel. Of course we loved the opportunity to have all those support acts performing before us, but it did mean we had to remain sober!!!
Maybe we had just enough alcohol to loosen us up as we managed to put in our best performance to date! By our second number we had a Conga line dancing around the beer garden led by the girls from the Dukes (Darwin Ukulele Kollective).

The Conga Line (courtesy of Marg Renwood)

At the end of our set we experienced our first Encore call! It was a real buzz.
As someone from the audience said to me the next day ”You BUMS really nailed it last night!!!” it was all worth it just for that. Roll on next year!
If you would like to be a Performing BUM, come along to our practice gigs on Wednesday nights at the Bowls Club. It is a great way to challenge yourself and lift your playing skills – it’s also a lot of fun. Be brave and join us!!!

–
Bruce

Welcome to B.U.M.S – August

kahiwa — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:16:40 +0000

EXTRA! EXTRA! B.U.M.S. just keeps getting bigger! Some say this is an inevitable fact of life, but the fact is we are a victim of our success in helping people experience the joy of ukulele and have outgrown the studio @ Hook.

So, we have now relocated to the Coorparoo Bowls Club. Because this venue does not open on Mondays, we will now hold our monthly Big Uke Jams on the first Wednesday of each month. Our next scheduled meeting is Wednesday 4 August.

Please note, a gold coin donation is requested from all members to go to the Coorparoo Bowls Club to cover the venue hire. Thank you in advance for your support.

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

We play a couple of “standards” – download a copy from our Standards page.
Monthly songs – suggestions from any BUMS member or guest are welcome. Send song suggestions to Kahiwa; be warned though, you’ll be expected to lead it.
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

Where: Upstairs at the Coorparoo Bowls Club, 32 Riddings Street, Coorparoo. See a map in Where is B.U.M.S.? Feel free to stop by the bar and grab a drink on your way upstairs.

When: 7pm until 9.30-ish

Bring: A smile and a ukulele. We also ask for a gold coin donation to help cover overheads.

Download a copy of the jam songs for August and a copy of our “standard” songs. You can send song suggestions to Kahiwa. Be warned though, if you suggest a song you’ll be asked to lead it – so make sure you have the chords and can teach it to us if no one else knows it!

BUMS Away! – The Concert

kahiwa — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:59:30 +0000

As part of a celebration of our new home, and to support the Performing BUMS before they head up to Cairns for the Cairns Ukulele Festival, please join us for the BUMS Away concert on Wednesday 30 June at Coorparoo Bowls club. We are also lucky that 30 June coincides with the Coorparoo Bowls Club’s new management starting dinner service, so why not come early for a drink and dinner before the concert starts?

What: BUMS Away concert
When: Wednesday 30 June. Concert starts 7.30pm, but feel free to come early for a drink and dinner.
How much: Gold coin donation
Where: Coorparoo Bowls Club, 32 Riddings Street, Coorparoo – see a map on our website.

You’ll see the Performing BUMS group that are going to Cairns as well as some solo and duet performances from other members of the greater BUMS family.

We hope to see as many of you there as possible!

Welcome to B.U.M.S – July

kahiwa — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:36:28 +0000

EXTRA! EXTRA! B.U.M.S. just keeps getting bigger! Some say this is an inevitable fact of life, but the fact is we are a victim of our success in helping people experience the joy of ukulele and have outgrown the studio @ Hook.

So, we have now relocated to the Coorparoo Bowls Club. Because this venue does not open on Mondays, we will now hold our monthly Big Uke Jams on the first Wednesday of each month. Our next scheduled meeting is Wednesday 7 July.

Please note, a gold coin donation is requested from all members to go to the Coorparoo Bowls Club to cover the venue hire. Thank you in advance for your support.

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

We play a couple of “standards” – download a copy from our Standards page.
Monthly songs – suggestions from any BUMS member or guest are welcome. Send song suggestions to Kahiwa; be warned though, you’ll be expected to lead it.
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

Where: Upstairs at the Coorparoo Bowls Club, 32 Riddings Street, Coorparoo. See a map in Where is B.U.M.S.? Feel free to stop by the bar and grab a drink on your way upstairs.

When: 7pm until 9.30-ish

Bring: A smile and a ukulele. We also ask for a gold coin donation to help cover overheads.

Download a copy of the jam songs for July and a copy of our “standard” songs. You can send song suggestions to Kahiwa. Be warned though, if you suggest a song you’ll be asked to lead it – so make sure you have the chords and can teach it to us if no one else knows it!

Flea and Fluke Offer for B.U.M.S. members!

kahiwa — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:59:24 +0000

Fleas and Flukes now available in Brisbane!

Special offer for BUMS members purchasing a Flea or a Fluke from The Guitar Brothers at Red Hill.

When purchasing a Flea or Fluke up to June 30th 2010, the distributor will send you direct a free “Elvis for UKULELE” songbook plus a Clip-on Chromatic Tuner.

All you need do is contact John (johnev@tpg.com.au) quote the store receipt number and it will arrive in the mail.

If there is a particular colour or design of the Flea or Fluke you would prefer and it is not in stock at the store at the time, it can be ordered in for you.

June was the Monster SEQ Uke Jam!

kahiwa — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:30:44 +0000

For the month of June we hosted the first ever Monster SEQ Uke Jam! Our fellow ukulele players from Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast joined us for the evening.

What a fantastic night we all had! There will be photos to share soon, and, of course, we will be doing this again sometime very soon.

Draft agenda with rough timing …

7.00pm:intro remarks – BUMS welcome and introduce everyone – BUMS/ SCUM / GCUP

7.10pm: intro remarks from SCUM – who we are/how we operate etc

7.15pm: Intro remarks from GCUP – who we are/how we operate etc

7.20pm: All play maybe 6 x “standards” previously sent /posted on web site as an ‘ice-breaker’ jam (could play 2 x songs suggested by each group)

7.40pm: each group perform “showcase numbers ” (max x 3 ea)

8.10pm:“open mic show-off” for individuals/duo’s/small groups

9.00pm: closing

The homework is pretty easy;

For point 4 “ice-breaker Standards Jam” each club will need to decide on and send/post 2 x standard songs (easy, sing –along types that most people will know or find it easy to learn)
For point 5 you might want to rehearse a couple of numbers to showcase your group
For point 6 its whoever feels like playing a song for everybody else. At about 3 mins per song that allows for roughly 15 songs/performers.