The Sum of the Parts (music)

Jack n Jel in concert with friends
2025-09-06 18:30 - 21:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | The Savoy Theatre, 18 Alma Road, New Lambton, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
The Hunter Valley and Newcastle Folk Club is hosting a gig featuring us! Yes! your very own teachers are also musicians!
Mark Jackson (Jack), and Jane Jelbart (Jel) are joined by some friends , so come and see our music that we enjoy making in our ‘spare time’. Original songs, reimagined covers and (of course) witty banter, wielded on ukulele, banjo, trumpet, guitar, bass, percussion and three part harmony singing.
We are also asking two friends to join us, namely Jo Maunsell and someone who wishes never to be named. The show also features another Newcastle musical couple; The Doctor’s Wife.

Tickets are here – Please come along to enjoy/appreciate our musicianship outside of a ukestra!

Central Coast Ukulele Festival 2025
2025-09-13 - 2025-09-14 | Diggers @ The Entrance, 315 The Entrance Road, The Entrance, NSW, 2261, Australia
This 3 day festival is held at The Diggers Club at The Entrance.
The Ukastle Ukestra is scheduled for 12:30pm on Sunday 14 September.
Our rehearsals are as follows

Tuesday 12 August – Cricketers Arms Hotel – 6:30pm
Sunday 24 August – Carro Bowlo – 10am – 12midday
Sunday 7 September – Carro Bowlo – 10am – 12midday

To Register and get more rehearsal details go here.
And there is also a One Song Sing programmed at 3pm on Sunday 14 September.
Festival costs $15 for 2 day pass. (still $15 for 1)
The tickets can be purchased at Try Booking for CCUF 2025
https://www.trybooking.com/CZORH

Choir term 4 weeks
2025-09-24 08:00 - 2025-09-26 17:00 | Adamstown Uniting Church, 228 Brunker Rd, Adamstown, NSW, 2289, Australia
Term September to October 2025
This term will be 4 weeks starting Wed 24th Sept and Friday 26th Sept. It will run for 4 consecutive weeks for Wednesday nights but there will be a one week gap for Friday choir people as we have a festival to attend (10th Oct). The term for Wed and Friday will end on Oct 15th and 24th respectively.
This short will cost $80 for all 4 weeks, or $70 for 3 weeks.

The Maes Singing Workshop
2025-10-28 18:15 - 20:00 | Adamstown Uniting Church, 228 Brunker Rd, Adamstown, NSW, 2289, Australia
Legends of the Australian folk and singing scene – Maggie and Elsie Rigby are coming to Newcastle for a performance and workshop.
Book here!

One Song Sing
2025-11-02 15:00 - 16:30 | The Savoy Theatre, 18 Alma Road, New Lambton, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
I Want To Dance With Somebody
3pm-ish start. There will be a bar and hot food available.
Get your 80s disco and hair on with Whitney
venue: The Savoy, 18 Alma Road New Lambton
Get your tickets at Trybooking ($20)
(On the door on the day $25).

One Song Sing for Christmas
2025-12-22 17:30 - 19:00 | Wheeler Place, Wheeler Place, Newcastle, NSW, 2300, Australia
It’s the Monday before Christmas……
Come sing at Wheeler Place (outside the Civic Theatre) with hundreds and hundreds of other people. The Christmas song “Last Christmas” (Wham) will be mashed up with “Birds of a Feather” (Billie Eilish). Tickets are free, courtesy of the Civic Theatre, but if you book you can get the music sent to you. Go to this website.

One Song Sing
2026-01-31 15:00 - 16:00 | Adamstown Uniting Church, 228 Brunker Rd, Adamstown, NSW, 2289, Australia
Sing to Chappell Roan’s The Subway with your friends. All shower singers are welcome to sing this 2025 pop hit! Have a listen to the song (youtube link below).
Getcha tickets here!

Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival 2026
2026-02-13 08:00 - 2026-02-15 17:00 | Carrington Hotel, 15-47 Katoomba St, Katoomba, NSW, 2780, Australia
We expect the program to be released soon. Join us for the performances by the Ukastle Ukestra and Ukestral Voices! Register here!

Newcastle Fringe Festival 2026
2026-03-15 15:00 - 16:00 | The Exchange Hotel, 125 Denison Street, Hamilton, NSW, 2303, Australia
The Ukastle Ukestra and Ukestral Voices are putting on a show at the Newcastle Fringe Festival.
Put this date in your diary. More details to follow!

Beginners Ukulele Workshop
2026-05-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Carrington Bowling Club, 1c Cowper St N, Carrington, NSW, 2294, Australia
Please register here.

Newkulele Community Music Festival
2026-08-21 17:30 - 2026-08-23 20:00 | Carrington Bowling Club, 1c Cowper St N, Carrington, NSW, 2294, Australia
Our biennual festival is happening this year, full of ukuleles, choirs and other instruments. We are opening up our program to involve any community music endeavours, such as African drumming, or community choirs or local orchestras.
It will be based in Carrington, Newcastle around the Carrington Bowling Club, but not restricted to this venue. Numerous cafes and venues will open their doors to community music -The Pavilion, Moa’s, Earps Distillery, The Hemporium and the Young st Hotel to name a few.
So keep this weekend free!!!

Beginners Ukulele Workshop
2026-08-31 17:30 - 19:30 | Carrington Bowling Club, 1c Cowper St N, Carrington, NSW, 2294, Australia
Beginners workshop – Register here.
