Ukuleles Canberra

Hi, my name is Steve Matheson, pictured (on the left) with the inimitable Mike Jackson. I am a 53 year old Canberra-based public administrator, married with 2 children and a grandson.

Over the last 12 months I have become a ukulele enthusiast!

And after attending Mike Jackson's Beginner Ukulele Workshop at the National Folk Festival in Canberra on 6 April 2007, along with nearly 100 other would-be ukulele players, I thought it worth checking what interest there is in developing the ukulele community in Canberra.

Now I'm not even sure that there aren't already Canberra-based ukulele interest groups. If there are, I am certainly interested in finding out and joining forces! If not, then perhaps we can get something going!

So if you are interested being part of the ukulele community in Canberra:

* to learn to play
* to pass on ukulele skills or knowledge you already have
* to participate in workshops and/or group performances
* or to just join in the fun of it all


then please let me know (stevematheson@grapevine.com.au) and/or post a message on this blogsite with a question, suggestion or details of a ukulele resource you reckon others will appreciate. As soon as 20 or so of you have surfaced, we can look at a time to meet and discuss next steps, and strum a ukulele or two while we're at it!