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Community Music - Ukulele Groups - Ukestras - Ukulele Teaching - Newcastle NSW

Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival 2026 – Register to perform with the Ukastle Ukestra

The Newcastle Ukulele Community makes a very significant contribution to the Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival, probably the largest of any community, outside of the Blue Mountains community themselves.

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED, YOUR NAME IS ON THIS LIST. If you think a friend should come, or that they’ve been inadvertently omitted from the list, please let them know (and they can email us).

The 2026 BMUF is on the weekend of 13-15 February.
The Ukastle Ukestra are performing on Saturday 14 February at 3:30pm. 

Ukestral Voices perform at 6:30pm and there are quite a few other Newcastle-related ukulele groups performing throughout the day as well, including Jack, Jel, Mac n Wal at 4:30pm

We invite you to be a part of our ukestra performance which is always rather schmick and a lot of folk! Rehearsals will be recorded, so don’t let geography hold you back! Register your interest below.

Planned Rehearsal Dates

We will have four rehearsals with a flat rehearsal fee of $25 (whether you are online or do 1 or all rehearsals). Some will be at the Cricketers Arms Hotel, with the first and final ones at the Bowlo.

First Rehearsal – Tuesday evening – 9 December 2025 – 6-8pm – Cricketers Arms Hotel

Second Rehearsal – Tuesday 6th January 2026 6:30-8pm – Cricketers Arms Hotel

Third Rehearsal – Sunday morning 18th January 2026 10am – midday – Carrington Bowlo

Fourth and final rehearsal – Sunday morning 8 February 2026 10am-midday Carrington Bowling Club

BMUF 2026 - Register to perform with the Ukastle Ukestra

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I can attend the following rehearsals either in person or online*

Everyone attending, including performers, volunteers and audience members must have a weekend Festival ticket. It was $10 in 2025.

Repertoire

Jane and Mark have agreed on too many songs. We will whittle them down, depending upon who is coming and what we think, and how hard we lobby.

 

  1. Sorry – The Easybeats  
  2. Use Me – Bill Withers  Use-Me-riff-Bill-Withers-.pdf 
  3. Birds of a feather
  4. Stumblin’ In  Stumblin-In-riffs.pdf
  5. Alright – Supergrass    Alright-riff-supergrass.pdf
  6. Time after time Cyndi Lauper Time-after-Time-riffs.pdf

Come along! It’s fun!