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The Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastA Jade River of Ukes? That would be something to see!Aloha travellers, today I have a lovely conversation with a music teacher from Warkworth. Not the Warkworth castle in the Uk or the prison in Northumberland either. Grab a cuppa and come with me for another uketastic chat with a fellow ukist from Warkworth New Zealand, the very lovely Dianne Morgan.2025-04-2225 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastMy ukulele home base is Saskatoon, Canada.Aloha travellers, today we're leaving the shores of Australia to talk with one of our many international ukulele friends. In the province of Saskatchewan there is a lot to see & experience. Our guest today will tell us more about her home and the joy of playing ukulele with friends both near and far. I hope you enjoy meeting Pam.2025-03-1117 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastAloha! Kia ora! Its the Riff Queen here!Friends, for those of you who venture further afield in the South Pacific you may have travelled to New Zealand and met our guest for todays podcast, Cathie Dunsford aka the Riff Queen. Cathie has a wonderful life story and journey with ukulele so, make yourself a cuppa and take a seat for 26mins as Cath tells you about her life, travels, writing, music and love of kai moana. Thank you Cathie for your time and fabulous stories. It was great connecting with you!PS: Apologies for my barking...2025-02-2526 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastWhat's Uking in Townsville Travellers?Aloha travellers! It's a jammed packed uke yarn today as I talk to the vivacious Bernie Newman. Bernie shares some lovely stories about living , loving & uking in Townsville. Where to sightsee, where to meet up for a jam and how to keep up to date with all things TUG! This is a FUN happy yarn so do yourself a new years favour and tune in now! If you love ukulele & travel, you won't regret it!2025-01-1429 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastKim Burns UPDATED!Aloha travellers, we catch up with Kim Burns a community ukulele leader in country Victoria, Australia. In 2025, Kim is stepping down from one project to take up another with new bandmate Kath! It's no laughing matter! This Kath and Kim duo is destined to do ukeTastic things as their new band persona 'Vintage Vixens' ventures into diverse opportunitites.2025-01-0720 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastCameron Murray is KamUke.Aloha travellers, it's my pleasure to introduce to you Cameron Murray, a lovely chap, great ukulele player and ambassador for all things ukulele. This is the first of many fun conversations so sit back and enjoy learning a little bit more about the man behind KamUke.2024-12-3135 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastStreaming on all platforms 'Gabrielle Johnson Music'Ukulele provides an opportunity for creatives to express themselves in many ways. There are ukulele soloists, duos, trios bands and orchestras, choirs with ukes etc etc. Today travellers, we're yarning with a ukulele performer whose uketastic brand is streaming content online across all platforms including TikTok. Join me now as we head to Sydney to meet Gabrielle Johnson creator of Gabrielle Johnson Music. Main links below.
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TikTok2024-12-2417 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastJohn Taylor: Cathedrals. Bach. Ukulele and Me!Aloha travellers, today we're leaving the South Pacific to travel to the other side of the world. Our destination is Coventry a city in the Midlands of the UK. We're talking to John about his experience as a classically trained musician and why he now plays ONLY his ukulele. This is an inspirational story which I'm excited to share with you. Thanks for your time John and Aloha to you for your time and openness.2024-12-1722 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastDaniel Le shares his 'Wonderful World'.Aloha travellers, today we're spreading our wings and heading to Santa Cruz, California to meet Daniel a professional musician who shares his ukulele magic in the most precious of situations with amazing results. Join me now as we enter Daniels wonderful world.2024-12-1030 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastHere's a 'golden' opportunity for travelling uke players in Victoria!Aloha travellers, today we're talking with Kim Burns, Musical Director of Goldfields Ukestra in Bendigo, Victoria. Hear Kim's best sightseeing tips as well as her hopes and dreams for ukulele players. Travellers are welcome at anytime of the year so sit back and enjoy this lively conversation, 100% due to Kims joyful ukulele passion.2024-12-0320 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastDrum Roll Please! It's Tom the Pom.Professional ukulele educator, performer and percussionist Tom Harding aka Tom the Pom shares his thoughts about; ukulele, people, places and his big dream for the future. It's a wonderful yarn folks, enjoy!2024-09-1730 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastMelody Writes literally and figuratively from Eugene,Oregon.Aloha travellers, today is the first episode of season two. I thought long and hard about how , what, when and why I'd publish in this season and then there were so many great opportunities I threw my hands up into the air and said 'Let's start talking to our international Uketastic neighbours'.
Today we are travelling to Eugene, Oregon. There we find a lovely lady who is a bit of a kindred spirit. For her, the thrill of playing with other people AND organising events fills her cup to over flowing. Melody chats about...2024-09-0420 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastFrom Violin to Ukulele. Meet Miss Elm.Aloha travellers, join me for a conversation with a wonderful young singer, songwriter, teacher and performer Erin Harrington aka Miss Elm. Erin is from Brisbane. Her joy is singing, her sound is unique and her passion is to express herself creatively through the music she curates, produces and releases. Don't forget to support our artists. Follow, Like and Listen to the music that is created for your listening pleasure. 2024-07-0317 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastWe're all aBUZZ @Honeybee Central.Aloha travellers, today's yarn is full of energy and life! The Honeybees are a ukulele trio from Melbourne, Victoria. They are finding thier sonic space and sound together and also in the world of performance , festivals and giging. I hope you'll enjoy today's yarn and that you'll join the Honeybee Buzz not only here but somewhere LIVE in your not to distant travel calendar. Aloha 2024-05-0726 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastHills Ukulele Festival 'Big Brain' Dan MacEoin (VIC)Aloha travellers, today we travel to Melbourne and meet a classroom music teacher in a school where Ukulele is super cool. We're talking to Dan, the ukulele event director of Hills Ukulele Festival , current president of The Australian Ukulele Teachers and Leaders Association (AUTLA) all round nice guy and crazy ukulele fanatic. Pull up a seat and get you favourite beverage this is a beaut 'hump' day tale.2024-04-1628 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastKia Ora Karen aka Mother Duck!Aloha travellers, today we hop across the ditch to glorious New Zealand and then shuffle on down to the South Island. There we'll meet Karen, a fabulous woman and ukulele grou leader for 18 consecutive years. If you're looking for somewhere to play uke in NZ, consider this .......2024-03-2731 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastJackie Anifandis @ Launceston Ukulele Jamboree (TAS)Aloha travellers, here we go here we go here we goooooo!! Get the inside outside scope from Jackie Anifandis about the method in her madness when creating; ukulele events, communities and safe spaces to learn how to find your own ukulele voice.2024-03-1922 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastA Melbourne MUK-MUF Yarn.Aloha travellers! Join me for a thirty minute yarn with Darren a Kiwi born Aussie residing in Ballarat living out his best ukulele life with partner Lisa, a super performance group (MUK) and Australia's second longest running ukulele festival (MUF). The episode airs two days before the festival starts on March 15th - March 17th. We wish Darren and the team all the best for a most memorable melbournian Melbfestival.2024-03-1232 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastSally CarterAloha travellers! Today we head to the Mornington Peninsula of Victoria to yarn with Sally Carter one of Australia's leading ukulele teachers and performers. In this episode Sally shares her origin story and some very uketastic moments and inspirations.
Sally will be talking to us once a quarter focussing on what she's been doing, where she's been travelling and how ukulele communities are responding to her creative ukulele teaching style. Thanks for listening travellers.
2024-03-0533 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastMantarays' at Monduran and the Lismore Floods of 2022.Aloha travellers, today we yarn with Terry and Madeline. I met the lovely couple at Lakelele Ukulele Festival in August 2023. They shared many fab tales of travel and ukulele music but also gave some insight into the town of Lismore following the devastating floods of 2022. When I recorded the episode little did I know that within six months I would be experiencing the impact of devastating flooding in my hometown of Cairns. To all those who are still in ANY recovery process, I send our BIGGEST ALOHA , prayers and best ukulele vibes to you and your community. Please reach...2024-02-2719 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastUkesUnlimited PotentialAloha travellers, today we're off to Sydney, NSW to meet salt of the Shelley Dempsey. Shelley is a corporate journalist by day but by night a uketastic singer, songwriter, performer and community musician. Hear how she chose ukulele as a holiday activity but over time has turned a hobby into a fun-tastic lifestyle. 2024-02-2032 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastBabinda Ukulele Group - Far North Queensland.Aloha travellers, we're off to the sleepy little town of Babinda in far north Queensland. This thriving community was once based around the sugar mill but after it's closure in 2011 the town has re-fashioned itself into a tourist gemstone boasting pristine swimming holes, an awesome bakery and a very Uketastic ukulele club.2024-02-1323 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastMeet a man with a Uke Travelling dream.Aloha travellers, today I'm talking to Bunny an ex-pat New Zealander and fellow Polynesian living in the Northern Territory of Australia. With his teaching background Bunny has had many work roles but he is looking forward to retiring and taking up a life in a bus & on the road. 2024-02-0635 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide Podcast'MUGS', Mates, and Travelling Mayhem!Aloha Travellers, today we head to Queensland where I found a lovely group of uke playing friends sipping wine under some big trees in the middle of a caravan park. I’m referring to Julie, Mike & Lorrie mates from Mackay and specifically Mackay Ukulele Group
(MUGS) and that’s not the only group they play in either.
So, sit back with us and enjoy another travelling uke yarn where all will be revealed about this mob and what makes them stick!
2024-01-3025 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide Podcast'La Vie En Rose' (Life in Rosy Hues)Aloha, welcome to the travellers ukulele gig guide podcast. Today we meet a ukulele traveller who goes the long haul distance to play ukulele. I'm talking about Catherine a French born woman now a New Zealand citizen who travels not only the length and breadth of Aotearoa but also overseas to break out a song on her ukulele. Join me now as Catherine shares her 2023 round trip experiences from Te Anau to Tahiti, Paris , Huddersfield and back home to Keri Keri, New Zealand.2024-01-2421 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastRed G Strings and Other TalesKerrie and Bob Marshall.2024-01-1624 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastAleta IS Holly Golightly (NSW)Welcome travellers! Today we're heading to NSW to meet an avid reader, podcast listener and Tomaree Jam Tart Aleta! Full of tips for travellers such as where to find hot springs, good Wifi out West , pub jams and great festivals. 2024-01-0933 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastMeet Ukulele Virtuoso Vic Kena (QLD)HAPPY NEW YEAR TRAVELLERS and best wishes to you and yours for a safe, satisfying and successful 2024. We're starting the year with a yarn that is both heartwarming and close to my heart as we meet one of the South Pacific's most accomplished and yet humble virtuosos of ukulele and guitar. Settle back and listen to Vic's story of how he went from milking cows in a small rural town in NZ to performing on stages around the world.2024-01-0248 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastLiz Jack 'Exhumes Gertrude Well-ease' for community connection (WA).Travellers! Today we're going out west to meet an lovely couple of eccentric ukestars! I'm referring to the adorably witty Liz Jack and her counter-alter ego Gertrude Well-ease? Well-ese? Wellies? Join me now for a delightful conversation.2023-12-2622 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastThe Jazzuleles: About Us.Meet The Jazzuleles Alison and Shirley-Ann. Two housewives, two friends and two ukulele players (amongst other things). Find out how they met, why Ketchikan is one of Alison's top 10 travel destinations (oops my bad Lauensto ... I owe you a 'n') and how many things Alison has checked off her 100 point bucket list since meeting Shirley-Ann and starting ukulele 5 years ago. Find out more at the following links.
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Cath’s travelling yarns are fresh off the map as she’s recently embarked on living a mobile life with new van bestie‘Babette’. If you're visiting the West End (WE) Pub in Brisbane on the first
Tuesday of the month you’ll likely find WEBUM Cath, leading the ukulele jam. Cath is a long time member of the Brisbane Ukulele Musicians Society the mother BUM for all affiliated subgroups *chuckle/giggle* Don’t you love the acronyms that come out of uk...2023-12-1339 minThe Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide PodcastTravellers Ukulele Gig Guide - IntroductionAloha!
Welcome to the first episode of the Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide podcast a place of community connection where my guests are invited to share uketastic experiences through story and if we’re very lucky, song! Podcasting is a artform. I’m using it’s relaxed conversational style to bring us together as if we're sharing a cuppa or a cocktail and a chat while we watch the sun set. My formula is simple. I talk to people about travel and ukulele. On one hand each yarn is unique but on the other hand each individual story weaves...2023-12-0510 min
Nursing AustraliaFriday AM - Nursing Australia Week, 22-26 November 2021Welcome to FriYAY! It's the last day of Nursing Australia Week and we have another three episodes to finish us off. Let’s get into it!Enter our ‘spill your guts’ competition!Enter to win a $500 gift voucher and a signed copy of Georgie Carroll’s book ‘Off the Charts’. Today we want you to tell us:Your CREEPY ghost stories from a clinic, hospital or any kind of nursing workplaceTo enter, simply click reply to this email or send a text message 0417 366 831Show note...2021-11-2526 min
Nursing AustraliaThursday AM - Nursing Australia Week, 22-26 November 2021It's Thursday, let's have a laugh this morning!Enter our ‘spill your guts’ competition!Enter to win a $500 gift voucher and a signed copy of Georgie Carroll’s book ‘Off the Charts’. Today we want you to tell us:Your favourite medical moment when you WEREN’T at work;your good Samaritan storyTo enter, simply click reply to this email or send a text message 0417 366 831Show note links for this episode:Heart Foundation: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/bundles/heart-health-check-toolkit&utm_source=APNA&utm_medium=p...2021-11-2421 min
Nursing AustraliaWednesday AM - Nursing Australia Week, 22-26 November 2021Happy Wednesday! We have another great morning episode for you. Enter our ‘spill your guts’ competition!Enter to win a $500 gift voucher and a signed copy of Georgie Carroll’s book ‘Off the Charts’. Today we want you to tell us:What white lie have you told a patient to reassure them or calm them down?To enter, simply click reply to this email or send a text message 0417 366 831 Show note links for this episode:2021 APNA Workforce Survey: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6608519/4c3ba0eb46c7...2021-11-2322 min
Nursing AustraliaTuesday AM - Nursing Australia Week, 22-26 November 2021 Welcome back to day two of Nursing Australia Week, we hope you enjoyed our Monday episodes. Enter our ‘spill your guts’ competition!Enter to win a $500 gift voucher and a signed copy of Georgie Carroll’s book ‘Off the Charts’. Today we want you to tell us:'The weirdest item you’ve ever removed from a patient'To enter, simply click reply to this email or send a text message 0417 366 831Show note links for this episode:Heart Foundation: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/bundles/heart-health-c...2021-11-2222 min
Nursing AustraliaMonday AM - Nursing Australia Week, 22-26 November 2021Welcome to Nursing Australia Week - a week of entertainment, education and energy. Each day of Nursing Australia Week, you will receive: A morning wake me up to put a spring in your step and a laugh in your belly. The latest information at lunchtime, giving you everything you need to know from COVID and nursing experts. An easy way to top up your CPD. An uplifting evening wind down, designed to inspire and share the stories of nurses doing amazing things. In this, your Monday morning episode, we join hosts Suzanne Blackeby, Matthew St Ledge...2021-11-2118 min