Author: Len Henderson

Just a reminder that there will be no ukulele session this Wednesday at the Cleveland Bowls Club, owing to closure for furniture renovations. This week will be Zoom-only, so get your tickets and link in the usual way by going to:
Trybooking.com/DECZE

We’ll be back next Wednesday 10th June at 9:30am to continue our weekly fun and educational jam and sing-along at the Bowls Club.

The Dukes have moved! Our new venue is the Cleveland Bowls Club (also known as the Cleveland Bayside Club) at 164 Middle St Cleveland.
We now meet each Wednesday at 9:30am to 11am. Come and join us for some fun ukulele playing and singing through the morning. There is an on-site bar and cafe, and the song charts are projected onto a large wall. Get some pro playing tips along the way and enjoy the great social atmosphere.
Join us in-person or online via Zoom.
Your $10 ticket can be purchased at the door or at trybooking via trybooking.com/DECZE.

The Dukes of Uke will be performing at the Splash! Uke Jam day on Macleay Island on Saturday 20th July. Our time slot is tentatively listed as 1pm in the Community Hall. We’ve had a great response already so it looks like we’ll have over 20 players performing!

The setlist is posted on our Dukes Charts page here and includes a list of songs Len will be leading in the jam at 10:30am in the Hall, and songs for a ‘Splashmob’ in front of the Spar Supermarket at 2pm. Len will also be conducting a Chord/melody workshop in the BICS cafe space (Bay Islands Community Services) at 11:30am.

The Redlands Coast Ukes (RCU’s) will be performing at RedFest Cleveland Showgrounds this Saturday 2nd September at 1pm at the Plaza Stage. Come along and enjoy the music from our local uke players.

Don’t miss the RCU’s performing at the Stradbroke Island Markets on Sunday 30th April. Take a quick trip across the bay on the flyer and enjoy the relaxed natural beauty of the island and enjoy the vibe of the markets at the Bowls Club on Sunday morning. The free music performance starts at 9:30am. Find out more about the RCU’s on Facebook.

The Archdukes Advanced Class will be performing as guest artists at the Binary Music Swing Time Club on Sunday 20th November.
Here are the songs we have decided on – with 2 short sets:
Set 1
La Paloma
Love is Blue
Set 2
Blue Skies
Fly Me to the Moon
I hope to see many of our Dukes members come along to show your support.

The Archdukes Advanced Class will be performing as guest artists at the Binary Music Swing Time Club on Sunday 19th September.
Here are the songs we have decided on – with 2 short sets:
Set 1
1. And I Love Her
2. Blue Skies
3. Mister Sandman

Set 2
1. La Vie en Rose
2. Surf Medley (Pipeline, Wipeout)
3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

We are hoping for a big turnout so I am asking all Dukes members to come along to support our fellow uke players and enjoy the music of other local performers. Doors open at 1:30pm for a 2pm start in the Binary Music Studio – Shop 11/48 Bloomfield St Cleveland.
Admission is $7 – please bring a plate to share for afternoon tea.

Mahalo
Len

Don’t miss the Binary Music Uke Jam concert on 20th June to celebrate Make Music Day 2021. It will feature performances by The Dukes of Uke, Archdukes, Chrysalis, and RCU’s with a finale all-in jam.
This free concert starts at 10am, so come early and bring a plate to share and join in the uke fun at the Binary Music Studio, 11/48 Bloomfield Street Cleveland.
Parts of the event will also be streamed live on Binary Music’s Facebook page – here.
The full program can be found here.

Venue: Binary Music Studio
Time: 10am to 12:30pm Sunday 20th June 2021

Mahalo
Len (The Duke)

Thanks to further easing of restrictions we can now have conservatively up to 50 people in the studio based on the 1 person per 2 sq m rule and Covid safe checklist. Please remember if you are feeling sick or have any Covid symptoms, do not come to our uke sessions, just log in via Zoom if you need your weekly uke fix! Our Thursday 10am class is always available online. To get the link, purchase your ticket at trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/BJHSW

As of 17th November, in Queensland we can have 1 person per 2 sq m in indoor venues, so our studio is virtually unlimited again, with 120 sq m of audience space we can have up to 60 in the studio. So if you have friends who have held off joining us, you can assure them that we are now allowed to go up to full capacity.
Happy strumming!
Len (The Duke)