Posts by Stephanie Sims
Sawtell Xmas Street Party
The Sawtell Ukulele Group is very excited to be playing at the Sawtell Christmas Street Party on Wednesday 21 December at 6.30pm down by the Christmas Tree on First Avenue, Sawtell. There’s a great line-up of entertainment for the afternoon/evening including the Uniting Church Choir singing Carols at 4pm; Michael Breyers at 4.45pm; the Bad…
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Come and enJOY a relaxed afternoon of music, jamming and great views on Saturday 17 December, 1.30-3.00pm at the Sawtell Surf Club. The Jam is open to all levels of ukulele players, so even if you’ve just started your ukulele journey there will be songs that you will be able to play – and your…
Read Moreheadspace Ukulele Youth project
We are now half-way through the 8-week ‘Ukulele Art Attack’ project in collaboration with headspace Coffs Harbour. Funded through an Arts & Cultural Grant from the City of Coffs, the project aims to bring together young people to connect and express themselves through music and art. Participants in the project range from 12 to 23…
Read MoreAIME Mentor Program Day
Last Friday I spent a very hectic, yet powerful hour with young First Nation Years 7 & 8 students from schools across the Coffs Coast for the Coffs AIME Mentoring Program Day. AIME is an amazing not-for-profit organisation that strives to “Unlock the imagination of the human race to forge unlikely connections that lead to a…
Read MoreStarman
David Bowie was in full Ziggy Stardust mode when he wrote Starman back in 1972. It’s a gorgeous song but it does have some tricky chords – so (with the help of my brainstrust from SMUG) I have given you a couple of options for FMaj7, Ab and Bb. There’s also a great riff that…
Read MoreSorrow
This is one of my favourite David Bowie songs, and yet, it’s not actually written by Bowie!! Sorrow was first released by The McCoys in 1965, was made a hit in the UK by The Merseys in 1966, but took the world by storm when David Bowie released it in 1973. It’s a simple song…
Read MoreModern Love
Taken from Bowie’s iconic ‘Let’s Dance’ album released in 1983, which featured the singles Let’s Dance, China Girl and for our song tutorial, Modern Love. It’s a totally upbeat song and I have based this arrangement on the 2018 Remastered mix (see video below). It’s all about the percussion, so get ready for some ‘Z…
Read MoreSawtell Ukulele Jam – November
Come and enJOY a relaxed afternoon of music and jamming on Saturday 14 November, 1.30-3.00pm at the Sawtell RSL Club for the Sawtell Ukulele Jam. The Jam is open to all levels of ukulele players, so even if you’ve just started your ukulele journey there will be songs that you will be able to play…
Read MoreBowie comes to the Coffs Coast
Sorry – SOLD OUT! Uko Ono is bringing Melbourne trio the Thin White Ukes to the Coffs Coast, performing ‘An Acoustic Bowie Odyssey’ on Friday 7 October at the new venue – The Link on Hogbin Drive. Across his career, Bowie wrote approximately 750 songs and released 27 studio albums. His songs are reborn in…
Read MoreSawtell Ukulele Jam – October
Come and enJOY a relaxed afternoon of music and jamming on Saturday 8 October, 1.30-3.00pm at the Sawtell RSL Club for the Sawtell Ukulele Jam. The Jam is open to all levels of ukulele players, so even if you’ve just started your ukulele journey there will be songs that you will be able to play…
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