{"id":1410,"date":"2022-11-26T12:39:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T02:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phunsters.net\/?page_id=1410"},"modified":"2026-01-31T10:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:44:59","slug":"hot-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phunsters.net\/?page_id=1410","title":{"rendered":"Hot News!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026 Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival. 13 &#8211; 15 February 2026<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:26% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/phunsters.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BMUF-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3409 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phunsters.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BMUF-Banner-1.jpg 497w, https:\/\/phunsters.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BMUF-Banner-1-356x500.jpg 356w, https:\/\/phunsters.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BMUF-Banner-1-300x421.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Premier Ukulele Festival.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Held at the historic Carrington Hotel at Katoomba. Three days of Workshops and Performances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PHUNstars will be performing on Saturday 14 February at 3:00 pm on the Marque Stage, be there (or be square!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets ($15 per person) are available at <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trybooking.com\/events\/landing\/1432741\">https:\/\/www.trybooking.com\/events\/landing\/1432741<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHUN Thursday, 27 November. We had the pleasure to welcome &#8220;Cascade Music&#8221; (Mark and Steffi) with their Chapman Sticks to play for us. A wonderful morning of music. Here is a video of just one of the songs; &#8220;Unchained Melody&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#fcb900\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Double click on the video<\/mark><\/strong> for full screen viewing, then a single click to start the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1440 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1440\" controls src=\"https:\/\/phunsters.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHUN-Thurs-27-Nov-2025-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just another PHUN Thursday at the Hills Club \ud83d\ude42 In this case, 6 November 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are some videos of songs performed on the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">To Her Door, Paul Kelly<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"To Her Door, Paul Kelly\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2KndanEhFDw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Talk Of The Town, John Farnham<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Talk of the town, John Farnham\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9v5gLHI6QZ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mararitaville, Jimmy Buffet<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Margaritaville\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IoGO99NlvfU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Historia de un amor, Carlos Eleta Almaran <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on his link   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T4Kzs_YFTPE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T4Kzs_YFTPE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Upcoming Ukelele Festivals<\/strong>. You heard it here first!! Notes for your diary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Blast From The Past<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Way, way ago, PHUN was born (see the background page on this web site for details). Recently, Jennifer Lowe,a PHUN beginner way back then, supplied two links to some early videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here, we see Jennifer, Arthur, Denise, Robyn, under instruction at the Ongleys, 15 years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ArG2xdHLAjE\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ArG2xdHLAjE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here we can see the first performance of PHUN at the first Blue Mountains Ukelele Festival in 2009. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Oi5TPJGv-Q\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Oi5TPJGv-Q<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>24 April 2023<\/strong>. The iOS (Apple) version of Mobile Sheets is now available on the Apple App Store. Download the Mobile Sheets Pro version to store all your music sheets in a more convenient and accessable way. Click here for details <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zubersoft.com\/mobilesheets\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.zubersoft.com\/mobilesheets\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival. 13 &#8211; 15 February 2026. The Premier Ukulele Festival. Held at the historic Carrington Hotel at Katoomba. Three days of Workshops and Performances. The PHUNstars will be performing on Saturday 14 February at 3:00 pm on the Marque Stage, be there (or be square!). 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