Southern Peninsula Ukulele Group
Come and Join Us
Southern Peninsula Ukulele Group
Rosebud, Victoria, Australia
SPUKES is a community based ukulele group located in Rosebud where people of all ages come together to enjoy a few hours of ukulele strumming, singing and friendship. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the Month and alternate Mondays.
Throughout the year we play at various events such as the Rosebud Kite Festival, Buskfest, Christmas Parade and other community based fundraising events.
Next Sessions and Events
Saturdays with Karen and Alan
Saturdays (12 noon – 3 pm) at Rosebud Memorial Hall
Held on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month attract 60 to 70 members on average. $5 per session including afternoon tea.
| Date/Time | Details |
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27/04/2019 11:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Saturday Group Session
Rosebud Memorial Hall, Rosebud Victoria Note the change of time for this Saturday Session |
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11/05/2019 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
Saturday Group Session
Rosebud Memorial Hall, Rosebud Victoria Saturday Group Session |
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25/05/2019 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
Saturday Group Session
Rosebud Memorial Hall, Rosebud Victoria Saturday Group Session |
Alan's Monday Morning Mayhem
Mondays (9:30 am – 11:30 am) at Rosebud Memorial Hall
This smaller group meets on the first and third Mondays of the month. $5 per session including morning tea.
| Date/Time | Details |
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06/05/2019 9:30 am - 11:30 am |
Monday Group Session
Rosebud Memorial Hall, Rosebud Victoria Monday Group Session |
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20/05/2019 9:30 am - 11:30 am |
Monday Group Session
Rosebud Memorial Hall, Rosebud Victoria Monday Group Session |
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03/06/2019 9:30 am - 11:30 am |
Monday Group Session
Rosebud Memorial Hall, Rosebud Victoria Monday Group Session |
Community Events
Times and locations vary so check each event for full details
Some venues only allow limited numbers of performers or have access limitations. Karen or Alan will have all the information.
| Date/Time | Details |
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01/05/2019 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
genU Karingal St Laurence
genU Leon Avenue, Rosebud Victoria Space may be limited for this event so please contact Alan if you’d like to participate. Meet at 1:15 for a 1:30 start. We’ll do a one hour set. |
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05/05/2019 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Peninsula Folk Club Workshop
Frankston Bowling Club, Frankston Ukulele workshop and Concert. We have a 3 song spot. Entry fee $8.0O. |
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13/05/2019 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Country Club Lodge
Country Club Lodge, Safety Beach Vic A small venue. Please check with Alan if you’d like to participate.. We’ll do a one hour set from 1:30pm to 2:30pm. Meet at 1:15pm. |
Our Latest News
We post short items that may be of interest to our members, new members, our local community and the wider music community as well.
You can see more news on our Facebook page.
Our regular newsletter is sent to all members and any one else interested. You can subscribe using the form further down this page.
Neighbour Day Award for Karen and Alan
Karen and Alan received Good Neighbour Awards on Neighbour Day at the Seawinds Community Hub. See SPUKES spirited version of Running Bear in the Men’s Shed.
Easier Books and Songs Downloads
We’ve changed the way our songbooks are accessed on the website. Our Resources Page now has tabs for Complete Songbooks, Index Pages, and then all the individual song sheets in their own categories.
The Warrains and a new song
A group from SPUKES met with Chris Swayn to record backing vocals for the Warrains new song “To The Sea”. Here’s a sneak preview. Come and see the Warrains live at the Blue Mini Cafe, Rosebud, on Friday February 22nd.
Australia Day 2019
SPUKES was at the Dromana Australia Day celebrations again, and Jim Carr took this fabulous collection of photos of SPUKES at the 2019 event.