I was delighted to be nominated again for the Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts “Excellence in Arts Teaching Award” in 2024. Despite not winning an award, I very much enjoyed the ceremony this week, which included music from Edmonton jazz … Continue reading →

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My friend Kyle and I performed a set of ukulele music this morning for Calgary UkeWest Festival. Unfortunately Avery Hill had to miss the concert this month due to illness, but we were delighted to share the bill with some … Continue reading →

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We had a great evening performing with Sturgeon Valley Performers Guild for the Stop Abuse in Families Fundraiser at St Albert’s Arden Theatre. I accompanied the singers on acoustic and electric guitars, electric bass, upright bass, and mandolin!

I was invited to present a half-day beginners ukulele presentation for Canadian Union of Public Employees at Bellerose High School today. The event was well received by the classroom assistants and custodial staff of St Albert Schools Division.

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We opened 2024’s Calgary online Ukulele Festival with UkeWest this morning with an improvisation workshop. Thank you to UkeWest for inviting us back to present for them. We’ll be back for the instructor’s concert on March 9th with a twenty … Continue reading →

Thank you to UkeWest for inviting us to perform for Calgary’s Ukulele Festival today! We’ll be back with a new presentation in January 2024, and performing for the festival again in March 2024. See you then!

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I really enjoyed accompanying Sturgeon Valley Performers Guild‘s “Almost Villainous” show this weekend. They’re a great bunch… Looking forward to their next show!

Thanks to everyone who attended our presentation for Calgary Ukulele Festival today! We’ll be back on Saturday 9th December to perform a short set of music, along with the other fall presenters.

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Our music events group Alberta Rose performed at St Albert RiverFest this afternoon. I managed to catch the last set. Thanks to Bob, who covered the bass duties in my absence.

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Kyle and I provided a youth ukulele workshop and adult ukulele workshop at St Albert Library this morning, for St Albert Cultivates the Arts, as part of Alberta Culture Days.