Blog - Latest News

Missing SPRUKE Festival?

BUMS has a big weekend of ukulele for you in October. Join us for a Cabaret- Look What They’ve Done! A entertaining night for all music lovers and ukulele enthusiasts featuring international artists, Manitoba Hal (Canada) and Ukulele Russ (USA) as well as homegrown acts Tyrone & Lesley, The Hypnotonics, and Peter Ransom. Our MC is Tyrone and added attractions Donna & Derek, and Mick Angeles.

EXTRA BONUS- For those having too good a time to go home, Ukulele Russ will be playing in the Green Bar downstairs until 11pm!

Raffles & Prizes

TICKETS $39
Ticket includes a BBQ with gluten free options available (choose this option when buying tickets).

VIP TICKETS $66
Includes Cabaret on Friday night and two workshops on Saturday with Manitoba Hal and Ukulele Russ (Limited available)

Friday 12 October 2018

7:00pm

Coorparoo Bowls Club- 32 Riddings Street, Coorparoo, 4151

PLEASE NOTE: This is a catered event. There are no tickets at the door. Purchase your tickets by Sunday 7th October 2018.

If you have a table of 6/7 please advise Jo Kunde via mediamanager@brisbaneukulele.com.

Best Value for BUMS members

*** UPDATE****

If you have recently joined BUMS and did not receive the promo-codes email Jo Kunde at mediamanager@brisbaneukulele.com.

******************

BUMS members SAVE with promo-codes. Check your email 11/08/2018, subject: BUMS Big Weekend Of Uke Promo-codes.

Massive savings for our loyal financial members! You don’t need the VIP Package … don’t select the VIP ticket. Purchase the Cabaret and both workshops with the members promo-codes and get the 3 events for $56! Save $10 over the VIP ticket.

Save 10% on Cabaret tickets and 50% on each workshop. Members Tickets limited to 2 per event. Each ticket attracts a .30 booking fee. If you didn’t receive an email, time to renew your membership.

Scroll down for tips on How To Buy Tickets.

*****************************************

Workshop with Manitoba Hal and Ukulele Russ on Saturday 13 Oct

Workshop 1: Ukulele at the Crossroads – Blues techniques with Manitoba Hal. 10:30am

Workshop 2: Ukulele Tricks To Enhance Your Playing – with Ukulele Russ 1:00pm

Want even more ukulele? Check out Vic Kena’s Ukulele Extravaganza on Saturday night at Bulimba Golf Club.

*****************************************

HOW TO BUY YOUR TICKETS

BUMS members it’s easy to buy all your tickets in one transaction even though they are three separate events. Each ticket has a .30 booking fee.
Go to the Trybooking Cabaret Night page

Click the yellow BOOK NOW button in the top right

1. Select your ticket Cabaret- BUMS member (Limit 2),

Click yellow NEXT button in bottom right.
If you require a Gluten Free meal choose YES from the drop down box.
Click yellow NEXT button.

2. Look for GIFT / PROMOTIONAL CODE bottom right-hand side

Enter Code (Tip- copy & paste)

3. Click yellow APPLY and wait for page to refresh.

4. Choose FIND OTHER EVENTS if you want to buy tickets for the Workshops.

They will appear on the right hand side or you can search for them
Follow step 1-4 again for each event. Use the individual promo-code for each event.

5. Choose BUY MORE TICKETS if you want to go back and buy tickets for family and friends.

6. When you have completed the last ticket selection proceed to checkout.

Need more help with Trybooking? Check out these tips first.

If you have questions or require assistance please contact Jo Kunde via mediamanager@brisbaneukulele.com.

27/09/2018/by Jo Kunde

	May 2019
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1 Coorparoo Jam Coorparoo Jam Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: 01/05/2019 - 9:30 pm Location: Coorparoo Bowls Club, 32 Riddings Street, Coorparoo QLD 4151, Australia Description: Grab your ukulele, your family & friends for a night playing and singing. All songs projected on 2 big screens and led by various talented BUMS members and performing groups. Come early and have dinner & a bevvy at the Green Bar downstairs. VENUE: Coorparoo Bowls Club, 32 Riddings Street Coorparoo TIME: Jam starts 7:00 pm; Beginners class 6:30 pm COST: BUMS members FREE and visitors $5 For more jams and special events check out https://www.brisbaneukulele.com/events/ More details... •	2 Extra session Open Mic at Camp Hill Extra session Open Mic at Camp Hill Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: 02/05/2019 - 9:00 pm Location: Camp Hill Bowls Club, 150 Ferguson Rd, Camp Hill QLD 4152, Australia Description: This is an extra session as a result of last week being cancelled for Anzac Day. Open Mic Night — Third & Fourth Thursday of the month. All musicians welcome especially ukulele players. Come to perform for a small, appreciative crowd or come to lend your support! This open mic is for unpolished singles and duets with a one-song-at-a-time format. Very low key. Perfect for your first performance. The Thai food is great and the bar is open. More info contact William Whitaker (whitakerwv@gmail.com). VENUE: Camp Hill Community &Sporting Club (Bowls Club), 150A Ferguson Rd, Camp Hill (near Skyline Drive round-a-bout) TIME: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm COST: FREE For more jams and special events check out https://www.brisbaneukulele.com/events/ More details... McCarthy's Celtic Music First Session at Wooloongabba McCarthy's Celtic Music First Session at Wooloongabba Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 02/05/2019 - 9:30 pm Location: The Brat Cave, 47 Balaclava St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia Description: McCarthy's Celtic Music Session- First Session at The Brat Cave (formerly the Toowong Twin Sessions). All BUMS are invited to come to the inaugural session on Thursday, May the 2nd, 2019. Arrive any time from 5:00PM. There'll be lots of beautiful, stirring music, amazing food, beverages and hospitality. Bring your ukulele and join in. No preparation necessary for tonight. • The Brat Cave • Every Thursday night. Staring 2 May. • 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM. The session extends into All Instruments at around 6:30 PM. • Ukes tuned in D for Celtic. See notes on tuning https://www.brisbaneukulele.com/ukulele-plays-irish/. More details... • •	3	4	5 The Samual Grays Jam The Samual Grays Jam Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: 05/05/2019 - 4:00 pm Location: Samual Grays Café and Craft Beer Bar, 735 Albany Creek Rd, Albany Creek QLD 4035, Australia Description: This is for fans of the Sunday Session with a twist! Join Blair and Andrew for a Ukulele Jam washed down with some fine craft beer. There's also a tasty snack menu if you're feeling peckish. https://www.facebook.com/samualgrayscafeandcraftbeerbar/menu/ Come along and check it out. If we get enough jammin' we'll be here on the FIRST Sunday of every month. All songs projected on to a screen … no need to bring music or a stand … Just bring your uke, and get ready to settle in for a good arvo. VENUE: Samual Grays Cafe and Craft Beer Bar ADDRESS: 753 Albany Creek Road, Albany Creek 4035 TIME: 2:00 - 4:00pm COST: FREE... More details... •
6	7	8 BUMS Daytime Jam (Toowong) BUMS Daytime Jam (Toowong) Starts: 11:00 am Ends: 08/05/2019 - 1:00 pm Location: Toowong Bowls Club, 59 Gailey Road, Taringa QLD 4068, Australia Description: BUMS Daytime Jam —Second Wednesday of the month at Toowong Bowls Club, just a 5-7 minute walk from Toowong Station. There’s plenty of parking at the club. Join Peter and Sue Sercombe to get your mid-week uke fix, playing anything from classics to current hit songs. VENUE: Toowong Bowls Club, 59 Gailey Rd (cnr Heroes Ave) Perrin Park TIME: 11:00 am-1:00 pm (Beginners 10:30 am) COST: BUMS members FREE, visitors $5 … Join BUMS HERE. Note: If you are not a bowls club member, you must sign in at club before each jam. Bowls club social membership is $1.00 for life. For more jams and special events check out https://www.brisbaneukulele.com/events/ More details... •	9 McCarthy's Celtic Music Session McCarthy's Celtic Music Session Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 09/05/2019 - 9:30 pm Location: The Brat Cave, 47 Balaclava St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia Description: McCarthy's Celtic Music Session Peter McMeel and Brendan Williams are bringing the Irish to the Brat Cave this May. Check it out if you are looking for a new challenge and want to advance your skills in a new fun direction. • Toowong Bowls Club • Every Thursday night. Staring 2 May. • 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM. The session extends into All Instruments at around 6:30 PM. • Ukes tuned in D for Celtic. See notes on tuning https://www.brisbaneukulele.com/ukulele-plays-irish/. More details... •	10 WE BUMS Jam at West End WE BUMS Jam at West End Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: 10/05/2019 - 7:00 pm Location: Hope on Boundary Café 170 Boundary Street, West End Q 4101 Description: Wind down and get your weekend off to a great start. Intimate venue- food, coffee, licensed . All songs projected on to a screen … no need to bring music or a stand … Just bring your uke, and get ready to have a good night. Anyone is welcome to lead a song. So, dust off your repertoire, and polish up your performance. If you have suggestions or would like to lead a song or two, bring the formatted song-sheets on a USB stick. Hope on Boundary Café has great food and coffee and serves alcoholic beverages. https://hopestreetcafe.com.au https://m.facebook.com/hopestcafe/ VENUE: Hope on Boundary Café, 170 Boundary St, West End TIME: Jam 6:00 pm - 8:00pm Note earlier start as Hope Street has to close at 8pm! COST: Free to members, gold coin donation for visitors More details... •	11	12
13	14	15 Ferny Grove Jam Ferny Grove Jam Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: 15/05/2019 - 9:00 pm Location: Ferny Grove Bowls Sport & Community Club, 20 Tramway Street, Ferny Grove, Description: Ferny Grove Beginners Jam — Wednesday 15 November (3rd Wednesday of the month) Just starting out? Join Linda Gough and Paul Morris for a relaxing low key jam with easy chords, that’s lots of fun. It’s also a great opportunity for more experienced players to practice their finger style technique. Very new players can join Donna Farrell and Dianne Davis for a BEGINNERS LESSON before the jam at 6:00pm. VENUE: Ferny Grove Bowls Sport & Community Club, 20 Tramway Street, Ferny Grove, QLD 4055 (07) 3851 1889 TIME: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm COST: BUMS members FREE and visitors $5 More details... •	16 Open Mic Night (Camp Hill) Open Mic Night (Camp Hill) Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: 16/05/2019 - 9:00 pm Location: Camp Hill Bowls Club, 150 Ferguson Road, Camp Hill QLD 4152, Australia Description: Open Mic Night — Third & Fourth Thursday of the month. All musicians welcome especially ukulele players. Come to perform for a small, appreciative crowd or come to lend your support! This open mic is for unpolished singles and duets with a one-song-at-a-time format. Very low key. Perfect for your first performance. The Thai food is great and the bar is open. More info contact William Whitaker (whitakerwv@gmail.com). VENUE: Camp Hill Community &Sporting Club (Bowls Club), 150A Ferguson Rd, Camp Hill (near Skyline Drive round-a-bout) TIME: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm COST: FREE For more jams and special events check out https://www.brisbaneukulele.com/events/ More details... McCarthy's Celtic Music Session McCarthy's Celtic Music Session Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 16/05/2019 - 9:30 pm Location: The Brat Cave, 47 Balaclava St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia Description: McCarthy's Celtic Music Session Peter McMeel and Brendan Williams are bringing the Irish to the Brat Cave this May. Check it out if you are looking for a new challenge and want to advance your skills in a new fun direction. • Toowong Bowls Club • Every Thursday night. Staring 2 May. • 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM. The session extends into All Instruments at around 6:30 PM. • Ukes tuned in D for Celtic. See notes on tuning https://www.brisbaneukulele.com/ukulele-plays-irish/. More details... • •	17	18	19 The Scratch Jam The Scratch Jam Starts: 12:30 pm Ends: 19/05/2019 - 2:30 pm Location: The Scratch, 8/1 Park Road, Milton QLD 4064, Australia Description: The Scratch Jam — Third Sunday of the month. A Sunday session with a difference! Bring your uke and enjoy a brew & very casual jam/gig for intermediate players (beginners welcome). A select menu of goodies to eat and great boutique beers & ciders. VENUE: The Scratch Bar, 8/1 Park Road, Milton TIME: 12:30 pm- 2:30 pm COST: FREE For more jams and special events check out https://www.brisbaneukulele.com/events/ More details... •
20	21	22	23 Open Mic Night (Camp Hill) Open Mic Night (Camp Hill) Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: 23/05/2019 - 9:00 pm Location: Camp Hill Bowls Club, 150 Ferguson Road, Camp Hill QLD 4152, Australia Description: Open Mic Night — Third & Fourth Thursday of the month. All musicians welcome especially ukulele players. Come to perform for a small, appreciative crowd or come to lend your support! This open mic is for unpolished singles and duets with a one-song-at-a-time format. Very low key. Perfect for your first performance. The Thai food is great and the bar is open. More info contact William Whitaker (whitakerwv@gmail.com). VENUE: Camp Hill Community &Sporting Club (Bowls Club), 150A Ferguson Rd, Camp Hill (near Skyline Drive round-a-bout) TIME: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm COST: FREE For more jams and special events check out https://www.brisbaneukulele.com/events/ More details... McCarthy's Celtic Music Session McCarthy's Celtic Music Session Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 23/05/2019 - 9:30 pm Location: The Brat Cave, 47 Balaclava St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia Description: McCarthy's Celtic Music Session Peter McMeel and Brendan Williams are bringing the Irish to the Brat Cave this May. Check it out if you are looking for a new challenge and want to advance your skills in a new fun direction. • Toowong Bowls Club • Every Thursday night. Staring 2 May. • 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM. The session extends into All Instruments at around 6:30 PM. • Ukes tuned in D for Celtic. See notes on tuning https://www.brisbaneukulele.com/ukulele-plays-irish/. More details... • •	24	25	26
27	28 BUMS Northside Jam (Wavell Heights) BUMS Northside Jam (Wavell Heights) Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: 28/05/2019 - 9:00 pm Location: Northern Suburbs Bowls Club, 175 Edinburgh Castle Road, Wavell Heights QLD 4012, Australia Description: BUMS Northside Jam — Fourth Tuesday of the month. All chords and lyrics projected on screen. No need for books or printing! No food available for sale. But you are welcome to bring your own. The bar is open for liquid refreshments! Email songs@brisbaneukulele.com if you’d like an open mic spot. VENUE: Northern Suburbs Bowls Club. 175 Edinburgh Castle Rd, Wavell Heights TIME: Beginners Class from 6:30 pm and Jam starts 7:00 pm COST: BUMS members FREE and visitors $5 For more jams and special events check out https://www.brisbaneukulele.com/events/ More details... •	29	30 McCarthy's Celtic Music Session McCarthy's Celtic Music Session Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 30/05/2019 - 9:30 pm Location: The Brat Cave, 47 Balaclava St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia Description: McCarthy's Celtic Music Session Peter McMeel and Brendan Williams are bringing the Irish to the Brat Cave this May. Check it out if you are looking for a new challenge and want to advance your skills in a new fun direction. • Toowong Bowls Club • Every Thursday night. Staring 2 May. • 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM. The session extends into All Instruments at around 6:30 PM. • Ukes tuned in D for Celtic. See notes on tuning https://www.brisbaneukulele.com/ukulele-plays-irish/. More details... •	31

Come to the Cabaret! Fri 12 October

Missing SPRUKE Festival?

Best Value for BUMS members

Workshop with Manitoba Hal and Ukulele Russ on Saturday 13 Oct

HOW TO BUY YOUR TICKETS

May 2019

Contact Us

General Enquiries:

Jam Song Suggestions:

Performance Enquiries:

Website, Facebook or Twitter:

More Options:

Our Sponsors

Categories

Missing SPRUKE Festival?

Best Value for BUMS members

Workshop with Manitoba Hal and Ukulele Russ on Saturday 13 Oct

HOW TO BUY YOUR TICKETS

You might also like

Contact Us

General Enquiries:

Jam Song Suggestions:

Performance Enquiries:

Website, Facebook or Twitter:

More Options:

Our Sponsors

Categories