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The Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide Podcast

by The Jazzuleles

Aloha and welcome to the travellers ukulele gig guide podcast. My formula is simple, I talk to people about travel and ukulele in a dynamic yarn about how the happiest little instrument in the world is changing lives one note at a time. Music, mateship and a little mayhem are woven in to tales of adventure and connection as uke playing locals share thier experiences and recommendations for visiting tourists. If you're a ukulele playing grey nomad then this is the inspirational podcast you've been looking for. It's a guide, map and people connector all in one delicious 30 minute episode.

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Episodes

  1. Elizabeth Shannon shares a charming story of ukes, peace & love!

    How wonderful to meet Elizabeth, a lovely woman whose BIG ukulele dream is to see ukulele change the world with peace and love! Unusually, I am sharing Elizabeth's biography simply because it really shows the growing passion and evolution of her ukulele journey. There are so many wonderful pieces...

  2. A 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.

  3. My 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...

  4. Aloha! 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...

  5. What'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…

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  6. Kim 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...

  7. Cameron 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.

  8. Streaming 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...

  9. John 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...

  10. Daniel 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.

  11. Here'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…

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  12. Drum 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!

  13. Melody 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'....

  14. From 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...

  15. We'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…

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  16. Hills 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…

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  17. Kia 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 .......

  18. Jackie 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.

  19. A 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...

  20. Sally Carter

    Aloha 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...

  21. Mantarays' 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...

  22. UkesUnlimited Potential

    Aloha 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...

  23. Babinda 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...

  24. Meet 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.

  25. '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...

  26. '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…

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  27. Red G Strings and Other Tales

    Kerrie and Bob Marshall.

  28. Aleta 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.

  29. Meet 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...

  30. Liz 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.

  31. The 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...

  32. Cath McCourt: Finds festivals and friends on the open road.

    Aloha! Today we’re yarning with Cath McCourt a self-confessed human capo , WEBUM and multi-instrumentalist from Brisbane, Australia. 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)...

  33. Travellers Ukulele Gig Guide - Introduction

    Aloha! 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...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Aloha and welcome to the travellers ukulele gig guide podcast. My formula is simple, I talk to people about travel and ukulele in a dynamic yarn about how the happiest little instrument in the world is changing lives one note at a time. Music, mateship and a little mayhem are woven in to tales of adventure and connection as uke playing locals share thier experiences and recommendations for visiting tourists. If you're a ukulele playing grey nomad then this is the inspirational podcast you've been looking for. It's a guide, map and people connector all in one delicious 30 minute episode.

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Aloha and welcome to the travellers ukulele gig guide podcast. My formula is simple, I talk to people about travel and ukulele in a dynamic yarn about how the happiest little instrument in the world is changing lives one note at a time. Music, mateship and a little mayhem are woven in to tales of...

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