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 to this story, including a Youtube Music channel link (below) and hints and tips on variou travel spots & musical highlights. I'm sure you can relate to this charming story and I hope it encourages your own ukketastic travels! Aloha.

Ukulele biography

2009

Boughtfirst ukulele February Tanglewood tenor from Professional Music Systems Hobart

Attendedfirst ukulele festival July Cairns- Seaman Dan, Matt Dahlberg, Azo Bell,purchased art uke

2010

PerformedCygnet Folk Festival with The CBs

PurchasedBeltona tenor resonator ukulele from Beltona NZ (online)

PurchasedGoldtone tenor banjo ukulele from Elderly Instruments US (online)

EstablishedYouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@ElizabethShannonAUS

2011

PurchasedPeter’s first ukulele Tanglewood soprano Professional Music Systems Hobart

PurchasedTanglewood baritone from Professional Music Systems Hobart

2012

AttendedMelbourne Ukulele Festival, purchased art uke

Startedplaying for a friends’ mother at an aged care facility

2013

AttendedOrewa Ukulele Festival New Zealand ‘Ukulele Heaven’, played in the whiteboard concert

PurchasedCook Islands ukulele from Auckland Market

2015

AttendedMandorah Ukulele and Folk Festival, played in whiteboard concert

PurchasedKanile’a K-1 T with pickup from Music City Cairns

2017

Attended Geraldine UkuleleFestival New Zealand

Subscribedto Kamuke Ukulele Magazine and Ukulele magazines (2017-2021)

2020

Pausedregular performances at aged care facility

Retiredfrom paid work

2021

Restartedperformances at aged care facilities – currently 5 homes in Hobart, 1 innorthern Tasmania, 1 in Brisbane (annual)

Attendedfirst Launceston Ukulele Jamboree

2024

AttendedMelbourne Ukulele Festival

Other

Also hostAnnual Thanksgiving house parties/sessions, attend Cygnet Folk Festivals, AustralianCeltic Festival 2023, Melbourne Celtic Festival 2024, National Folk Festival2026, Uke to Bridge online group

Key messages

Look at the whole package – in tune ukes, singing, personality, musicality, dress-ups:Communicate!

Volunteer,mix with other people, instruments, styles. Have fun!

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.

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 far. I hope you enjoy meeting Pam.

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 as Cath tells you about her life, travels, writing, music and love of kai moana.

Thank you Cathie for your time and fabulous stories. It was great connecting with you!

PS: Apologies for my barking heeler dotted throughout this recording.

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 do yourself a new years favour and tune in now! If you love ukulele & travel, you won't regret it!

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 persona 'Vintage Vixens' ventures into diverse opportunitites.

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.

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 including TikTok. Join me now as we head to Sydney to meet Gabrielle Johnson creator of Gabrielle Johnson Music. Main links below.

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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 inspirational story which I'm excited to share with you. Thanks for your time John and Aloha to you for your time and openness.

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.