
S2E04 Guido Heistek
04/07/19 • 27 min
Guido Heistek is a teacher and performer of ukulele and guitar, based in Vancouver. Here are some links to things we discussed in the show:
Guido played Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg, 1939).
The music played in this podcast is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Guido Heistek is a teacher and performer of ukulele and guitar, based in Vancouver. Here are some links to things we discussed in the show:
Guido played Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg, 1939).
The music played in this podcast is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
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S2E03 Sandra Shaw
Sandra Shaw is a regular performer with some of Canberra’s best ukulele groups. She plays a bit of flute as well! I took a picture of her very pretty travel ukulele. In our chat, Sandra mentioned some regular URoC performances:
- Floriade Canberra
- National Multicultural Festival
- National Folk Festival
- Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival
Groups Sandra plays with are:
Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist with all the songs mentioned in this episode.
And don’t miss the Gang Gang Twang festival on 4th April 2019 in Canberra. Sandra and I will be there!
Songs played in this episode are:
- All About That Uke: lyrics by Mike Hayllor (aka Krabbers), a parody of All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor and Kevin Kadish
- Dragonfly: by A.J. Leonard
- Lost on You: written by LP, Michael Gonzales, Nate Campany and Erick Landero. Performed by Amber Shuhyta (vocals), Meredith Harper (vocals and percussion), Jasmine Fellows (cello), Sandra Shaw (flute), Jim Croft (ukulele) and Emma (vocals and ukulele).
The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
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S2E05 Molly Lewis
This chat with Molly Lewis was recorded on the Joco Cruise in March 2019. Molly has been playing ukulele on that cruise (and in many other places of course!) since its inception nine years ago, and I was so excited to get the opportunity to talk to her for the podcast. Links to some of the things we discussed are below.
- How Music Works by David Byrne
- Astronaut Lisa Nowak
- Cards Against Humanity
- Jonathan Coulton
- Paul and Storm
I was going to get a photo of Molly’s Bluebird ukulele but as usual, I forgot. Here is a link to the concert version (hers is a tenor).
Songs played in this episode are:
- Tom Cruise Crazy (Jonathan Coulton, 2006)
- Johnny Dicklegs (Molly Lewis)
- Kapo (Molly Lewis, 2014)
- Short People (Randy Newman, 1977)
Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as others mentioned in the episode.
The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
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