Nash25 – Festival Ukes Repertoire

This is the repertoire for our morning ukulele sessions at the 2025 National Folk Festival in Canberra.

Your hosts Thom Jackson and Mark Jackson (no relation) will take you through the songs, and you’ll learn some stuff along the way. Mark’s partner Jane Jelbart will also be helping you along the journey of learning  some uke stuff! We’ll have a cajon on stage (if there are any competent percussion type people, that’d be appreciated) and there’ll be bass accompaniment. This will be a groovy session featuring a lot of contemporary music, a variety of challenges and opportunities for learning and improvising.

Friday 18 April 2025 9:30-10:30am

1. Jambalaya
2. Achy Breaky Heart
3. I’m Yours
4. Rhiannon
5. Flowers – Miley Cyrus
6. Golden Star  –  Scales For Ukulele C And D
7. Blue Bayou    |    Blue Bayou hard    |     Blue Bayou Easy
8.  Chocolate Jesus
9. Blue Yodel No 6 – Jimmie Rodgers

Saturday 19 April 2025 9:30-10:30am

1. 1. Everybody’s Talking – Harry Nilsson
   2. Everything is Free
   3. Rhiannon
   4. Harvest Moon and Harvest Moon riff
   5. Somebody-That-I-Used-To-Know  |      Somebody That I Used To Know Riff
   6. My-Girl     Scales For Ukulele C And D
   7. Golden Star          |       Scales For Ukulele C And D
   8.  Chocolate Jesus
   9. Good Luck Babe      |    Good Luck Babe Riffs

 

Sunday 20 April 2025 9:30-10:30am

1. Good Luck Babe     |    Good Luck Babe Riffs
2. Somebody-That-I-Used-To-Know  |      Somebody That I Used To Know Riff
3.  On Melancholy Hill   and On_Melancholy_Hill_Riffs.pdf
4. Opportunity – Pete Murray
5. Believe – Cher
6. Gold on the Ceiling       |     Gold on the Ceiling riffs
7. Golden Star          |       Scales For Ukulele C And D
8.  Chocolate Jesus
9.  Fishermans Blues   |   Fisherman’s Blues Riffs

Monday 21 April 2025 9:30-10:30am

1. Believe – Cher
2. Blue Yodel No 6 – Jimmie Rodgers
3. EmmyLou by First Aid Kit
4. Young Folks – Peter Bjorn and John
5. REPEAT ANY OF THE PREVIOUS DAYS REPERTOIRE

See us on the Street

Ukastle Ukestra

• Friday 12-12:20pm @ Quokka Popup
• Saturday 5:30-6:30pm @ Flemington Gate
• Sunday – 10:50-11:10am @ Quokka Popup

Ukestral Voices

• Friday 6-6:20pm @ Budawang Forecourt
• Saturday – 10.30-10.50am @ Flemington Gate and 3:40-4:10pm @ Piazza Gate
• Sunday – 1:20-1:40pm @ Budawang Forecourt
• Monday – 9:50-10:30am @ Village Green