The Dock Street Uke Camp is dedicated to providing a unique quality ukulele instruction experience on the harbour front of beautiful Shelburne. The camp is held in conjuntion with the popular Whirlygig and Weathervane Festival.

The purpose of Halifax Ukulele Gang (H.U.G.) is to have fun, learn how to play ukulele, and grow as musicians. You can attend without owning or having picked up a musical instrument. If you have always wanted to play a musical instrument but have thought it was too difficult, then the Ukulele is the instrument for you. It’s a very easy and fun instrument to learn to play. We play and sing songs together, learn new songs and help beginners learn their way around the ukulele.

How does a kid from Canada become what the Honolulu Star-Bulletin calls a “rare peer” of Hawaii’s premier ukulele players? James grew up nearly three thousand miles east of Honolulu in the town of Langley, British Columbia, where ukulele instruction has been mandatory in many schools since the late 1970s. To his fourth grade classmates, the ukulele was a means to an end, a way for them to dip their toes into the vast ocean of music. For James, the uke was a sea of possibilities unto itself and inside its tiny wooden shell he saw his life in music. He was hooked.

The purpose of the James Hill Ukulele Initiative (JHUI) is to promote and celebrate the ukulele. The JHUI facilitates the teaching and enjoyment of music through educational outreach activities and continuing education programs. The JHUI advocates the use of the ukulele as a platform for music literacy and supports the growth and creation of new ukulele repertoire and approaches to performance.

Manitoba Hal is a unique performer, accomplished guitarist, songwriter and ukulele player. Using a combination of looping technology and other effects he creates a one-man-band performance that is truly one-of-a-kind. His takes on traditional blues songs are fresh and inventive and audiences everywhere are entertained by his stage banter and witty observations.

The International Ukulele Ceilidh features major concerts, several workshops, ad-lib jamming sessions, street busking, the latest inductee to the Ukulele Hall of Fame, and a general party like atmosphere in the tradition of an old-fashioned ceilidh.

Ukulele Festivals! - October (Bi-Annual) International Ukulele Ceilidh in Nova Scotia

The Ukulele Way is written, arranged and presented by James Hill.

The Ukulele Way is a musical journey, one that will continue for as long as you have a desire to explore new musical landscapes. The ukulele is your compass; it points the way. The lessons in this method are watering holes along the road, each with something unique to offer.

The Ukulele Way includes a wide array of print, audio and video materials so that you can follow the path that suits your needs, interests and learning style. And while there are many paths, they all have one thing in common: they’re paved with melody, harmony and rhythm.

James Hill and Chalmers Doane share not only a love of the ukulele and of teaching, but also a passion for developing and supporting music literacy in schools and other learning environments; they warmly invite you to join them in their new approach to Ukulele in the Classroom.

Rev Hank is a surf guitarist & King of the Surf Ukulele Canada’s East Coast instro-nuts, URBAN SURF KINGS, play surf music, 1960’s style. Think the beach blasts of Dick Dale, the leather jacket rumble of Link Wray, and the biker fuzz of B-movie heroes Davie Allan & the Arrows.