New Zealand's first ukulele festival is being held this weekend in Auckland. kiwiukulele.com has the details. It features international & local artists:
- James Hill (Canada)
- Matt Heena (USA)
- Azo Bell (Australia)
- Sione Aleki (Tonga)
- Pi'ikea Clark(Hawaii)
- Black Strings (Auckland)
- Pacific Curls (Auckland)
- Bill Sevesi. (New Zealand)
- Chuck Upu (Cook Islands)
- Big Muffin Serious Band (Waikato)
- International Ukulele Orchestra (Wellington)
- The Kiwileles (Combined Schools Orchestra)
The festival is at Mount Roskill Intermediate School, Auckland on Saturday, 3rd November. See the schedule for details. There's even a MySpace page dedicated to it.