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It's Black History Month and Meredith Harper is on a mission—to empower women and people of color to embark upon careers in tech. Black, Latina and Native American women make up only 4% of tech roles in the U.S.Meredith is the Chief Information Security Officer at Synchrony, a Fortune 500 company that is one of the largest issuers of store credit cards in the U.S. She shares how she has often been the only woman of color throughout her 30-year career in tech and how other strong women partnered with her to get ahead.Tune in for an inspiring conversation with Meredith on how to challenge authority at work so that it benefits you and your company. “It's about being bold and it's about being noisy,” she says.Theme: Don't Do It AloneEpisode Highlights:What your LinkedIn banner says about youChase after experiences, not rolesIt's ok to be different Challenging authority at workPushing back benefits everyoneBe bold and noisy to create changeResources to grow your career in tech and other industriesWork integration with your personal lifeInfuse levity into whatever you're doingMentioned in this Episode:Empowering Black, Latina, and Native American Women in Tech by McKinsey & Company, 8/29/23ISACA, a global association for professionals in information security, governance, assurance, risk, and privacy and quality. ISC2, the world's leading member association for cybersecurity professionalsSANS, an institute that offers cybersecurity training, certifications and researchMeredith's Bio: Meredith Harper is a strategic leader with 30 years of experience, who is passionate about her greatest assets—her team members. Her success has been attributed to her ability to manage large-scale complex programs that cross functional areas while advancing the skill sets and careers of her team members.Meredith is passionate about empowering women and people of color to embark upon careers in technology, especially in information security, where those populations are underrepresented. She's committed to transforming the industry by driving engaging and provocative discussions around diversity, equity, inclusion and empowerment and the value it brings. It is her hope that the industry transforms at a more rapid pace so that women and people of color are normalized in tech and security spaces. Meredith is a proud alumna of the University of Detroit Mercy and the Loyola Chicago School of Law where she received a Master's in Health Services Administration, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, and Master's of Jurisprudence in Compliance, respectively.Connect with us on our social media: Instagram and LinkedInJoin our LinkedIn community where we discuss rule-breaking strategies for multicultural women.More from Alisa Manjarrez: Instagram and LinkedInMore from Courtney Copelin:
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All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series CISOs say stress and burnout are their top personal risks. Breaches, increased regulations, and the tech talent shortage are all contributors to the stress. Sure would be nice for the CISO and the rest of the team to look at a chart that showed the CISO's stress level in real time. This week's episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and special guest co-host Shawn Bowen (@SMbowen), CISO, World Fuel Services. Our guest is Meredith Harper (@mrhciso), svp, CISO, Synchrony. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience in Chicago at The City Hall nightclub for the opening night of Evanta's Global CISO Executive Summit. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Cisco Cisco Secure delivers a streamlined, customer-centric approach to security that ensures it's easy to deploy, manage, and use. We help 100 percent of the Fortune 100 companies secure work – wherever it happens – with the broadest, most integrated platform. Learn more at cisco.com/go/secure. In this episode: What do you think companies can do to alleviate this pressure and help a CISO better succeed? Why is there such a significant disconnect between companies' increased commitment to diversity and inclusion and the day-to-day experiences of women of color? How can enterprise security maintain visibility into, and control over who and what is accessing their data?
I promised you a special guest for the last episode – surprise, it's me!! I figured my story was long overdue so I asked my friend and fellow ukulele podcaster Cameron Murray to interview me. It was a bit weird to be on the other side of the microphone but I really enjoyed it. I play a couple of songs, including a new original. I wasn't entirely happy with either performance and I could have re-recorded them, but that felt like cheating so you're stuck with what I played on the day, warts and all! Some show-related links below: Sydney Conservatorium of Music The Canberra Times Sunday Assembly Martin backpacker guitar The Green Shed Mahalo ukulele Kala ukulele Michael Rosenberg Ukulele Republic of Canberra Central Coast Ukulele Festival Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival Ohana Rebecca Sugar Steven Universe KoAloha Jonathan Coulton Joco Cruise Enya Music The Bec Taylor School of Music Ukulele Festival Hawaii Kamaka Ukuleles Podcasts I mentioned: Answer Me This Stuff You Should know The West Wing weekly Veronica Mars Investigations Buffering the Vampire Slayer The Chaser A Rational Fear The Amelia Project Episodes I mentioned: Michael Rosenberg Mark Jackson & Jane Jelbart David “Snapper” Thiele Cameron Murray Alan & Paul Okami Songs played on the show: If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot, 1970) One Heart is Enough (Meredith Harper) Go to the Ukulele is the New Black YouTube channel for a playlist of songs relating to today's episode. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thank you so much to Cameron Murray for being part of this final episode. If you haven't heard Cameron's podcast Ukulele Stories, now is the perfect time to subscribe so that you keep on getting your ukulele podcast fix! Well listeners, this is the last interview I will be posting on this feed for now, but please stay subscribed as I will be releasing a 2021 compilation episode in early 2022. And who knows, I might get inspired and make the occasional new episode. Thank you so much for listening and supporting the podcast, with special thanks to my wonderful patrons. Stay safe and keep strumming! Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
It's taken me four years to get her on the show but I finally did it! Today I chat to my great friend and musical collaborator Jasmine Fellows. Jas is a multi-instrumentalist who I originally met through Canberra ukulele groups, but who has now become an irreplaceable member of house band The New Black, and our ukulele and cello duo Four Strings Two. We had a great time recording this - I think I cut out at least ten minutes of giggling in the edit! Please enjoy. Some show-related links below: Lanikai Ukulele Bec Taylor School of Music Loud in the Library Ukulele Republic of Canberra Seasons of the Ukulele Mad World collaboration Learn to Hoop and play an instrument at the same time! Four Strings Two James Hill Ukulele Initiative Songs played on the show: The Llama Song (Jasmine Fellows) Out in the Late (Jasmine Fellows) Ventura Highway (Dewey Bunnell, 1972) Mad World (Roland Orzabal, 1982) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Today's guest is one of the members of the Ukulele is the New Black house band – Jim Croft. I've been wanting to get him on the show for some time, but because I know he's not really a fan of the limelight I didn't approach him – until now! Fortunately he said yes, and we had a great chat about experimenting with different tunings, the importance of music theory, and his extensive ukulele collection. Please enjoy! Some show-related links below: Bruko Ukulele Kmise Ukulele Ken Middleton Cuatro Kala 8-string tenor Coolibah Coolective Lunchulele Smiths Alternative Jammalong Canberra Irish Sessions Dave O'Neill Bec Taylor School of Music Songs played on the show: Sister Golden Hair (Gerry Beckley, 1975) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Today's guests were suggested by one of my patrons, Maja Zweck. Nicole and Aaron Keim are trained musicians who play ukulele as the duo “The Quiet American”, and luthier Aaron also makes beautiful handcrafted ukuleles at Beansprout Musical Instruments, at their home in Hood River, Oregon. After I recorded this interview another listener, Paul Gissing, also suggested I talk to Aaron – so chances are you should all enjoy it! Some show-related links below: Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Songbooks Boulder Acoustic Society Denver Ukefest Heidi Litke Mya-moe ukuleles Dan Sawyer Marmalade Creations Dame Judi Dench's rude embroidery James Hill Songs played on the show: Greasy Coat (Traditional) Cold Frosty Morn (Traditional) Carved into my Heart (Nicole and Aaron Keim) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode For more information about Aaron and Nicole, and to buy their books and CDs, go to QuietAmericanMusic.com, and check out Aaron's ukuleles at thebeansprout.com. And of course there's also a whole lot of content on Aaron's YouTube channel. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
I've talked to ukulele players all over the world but it's nice to talk to someone local again from Canberra where I live. Originally from Taiwan, Kim Yang moved here around 10 years ago where she discovered the joy of music and, of course, ukulele. Kim is now a full-time musician and songwriter who is about to release her new EP, Brave. We had a chat a few weeks ago about her musical journey. Some show-related links below: artsACT Eden bushfires 2019 Songs played on the show: Wake me Up (Kim Yang) The Bath Song (Kim Yang) Go to the Ukulele Is the New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode For more information about Kim, go to kimyangmusic.com where you will also be able to buy her new EP on 10th September. Also don't forget to send me suggestions for people you would like me to interview on the show, before it's too late! Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS
In today's episode I talk to Dani Joy and her partner in life and music, Perry Stauffer. Dani and Perry live in Portland, Oregon where they run an online music academy, create wonderful music as a duo and with others, and have a wall full of ukuleles which they sell from their living room. They are a wonderfully warm and energetic couple and I thoroughly enjoyed my chat with them. I think you will too! Some show-related links below: Romero Creations Ohana Ukuleles The NAMM Show Daniel Ho Auburn Ukulele Festival Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival KoAloha Ukulele Episode with Alan and Paul Okami of KoAloha The Thin White Ukes Songs played on the show: Rhino Clouds (Dani Joy) My Baby Just Cares for Me (Gus Kahn & Walter Donaldson, 1930) Happy Birthday (Patty Hill, Mildred J Hill – 1893) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Today I talk to Aldrine Guerrero of Ukulele Underground, a passionate ukulele player and teacher based in Kaua'i in Hawai'i. We chat about the creation of the Ukulele Underground forums, his love of teaching and performing, and he plays a couple of incredible songs. Towards the end you may hear some roosters in the background – for me that is the sound of Kau'ai, a place I really hope I can visit again some day. Please enjoy! Some show-related links below: Ka'au Crater Boys Hilo Ukulele Prelude Ukuleles Kala Ukuleles Lanikai Ukuleles Kanile'a Ukulele – 2021 Platinum Kamaka Ukulele Herb Ohta, Jr Ariki Foster Seasons of the Ukulele Songs played on the show: Dance with a Bandit (Aldrine Guerrero) Senor Viktor (Aldrine Guerrero) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
In this episode I talk to Barbara Taylor, a dynamic ukulele player and organiser from Busselton in Western Australia. Barbara has been on my list since previous guest Kevin Chennell mentioned her, and I'm so glad I finally caught up with her, because she is a delight. Oh and Barbara mentions my cat curtains, which were pretty hard to miss when I talked to her over Zoom. If you want to see them, here's a picture. They are wonderfully tacky and you won't be disappointed! Some show-related links below: Samantha Muir Sam Brown The Fabulous Ukulele Club U3A - University of the Third Age Busselton Ukulele Strummers Uke Club Margaret River Esplanade Hotel Busselton Ukulele Russ Curtin University Kamaka Ukulele Cordoba Ukuleles J. Morgan Ukuleles Anu Grace Wise Ukulele 1927 Strings Attached Kanakapila Busselton Fringe Busselton Jetty Songs played on the show: My Own Kind of Hat (Merle Haggard, Red Lane – 1979) Waterloo Road (Michael Anthony Deighan, Michael Wilshaw – 1968) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Today I have a bonus episode for you. If you've been listening to my recent episodes you will know that I have been going through a long and painful process of moving house, and as a result I haven't been able to find the time to make new episodes. Today I bring you something which is new, but a little different. I'm going to tell you about some of the challenges I've been facing, and how music – or specifically, musicians – brought me an incredible moment of light and joy. Songs played in this episode: The Chain (Lindsay Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Steve Nicks - 1977) Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Today I have a chat to Christopher Davis-Shannon, a Philadelphia-based musician who grew up in a very musical family. He discovered ukulele a few years back and fell in love with it, and he now plays some fantastic music, much of it influenced by early 20th century players such as Roy Smeck and George Formby. Enjoy! To find out more about Christopher’s music, teaching, and his new book “The George Formby Handbook”, go to his website thetinman.co. Some show-related links below: Roy Smeck Campanella Sam Muir Choan Galvez Paul Mansell Django Reinhardt George Formby Cliff Edwards Art Fowler Wunderkammer instruments by Liam Kirby Original style ukuleles – Nunes and Dias Gene Austin Bing Crosby Prat Instruments "Checking In" podcast Chris’ Jazz Cafe Songs played on the show: Bluebird (Christopher Davis-Shannon) Smile (Charlie Chaplin, 1936) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
In today’s episode I talk to Bill and Lizzie, otherwise known as Toast Garden, a couple and musical duo based in Tasmania. Originally from Sydney where they started out as a guitar and voice duo, they discovered ukulele and have now filled their Tasmanian home with them. They play a couple of great renditions of Beatles songs during our chat, which I am sure you will enjoy. If you want to hear more great ukulele from Toast Garden check them out on YouTube, or on Instagram. Some show-related links below: Lanikai Ukuleles Kala Ukulele Kanile’a Ukulele KoAloha Ukulele Outdoor Ukulele The Ukulele Site Honoka and Azita Taimane Jobkeeper Gwendolyn Fitz Brooklyn Ukulele Festival Dave Hughes James Hill – The Ukulele Way Songs played on the show: Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison, 1969) Day Tripper (Lennon / McCartney, 1965) Something (George Harrison, 1969) I’ll See You In My Dreams (Isham Jones & Gus Kahn, 1962) Perfect (Mark E. Nevin, 1988) – performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Chris Williams, Jim Croft, Geoff Skellams and Paul Marsh Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
I’ve talked to a lot of overseas players recently so I figured it was time to bring back some Australian content! I have a chat to Sugarman Slim, a Sydney-based musician who combines ukulele with bass riffs in a way that will make you want to jump up and dance! He plays some fantastic songs written by his daughter, and tells us about his small, mobile rehearsal space. Enjoy! For more information about Slim, and to get details of his daughter’s songs, go to sugarmanslim.com, and check out his music on YouTube. Some show-related links below: The Norman Gunston Show Tiny Tim Sydney Opera House Black Bear BBQ Lleyton Hewitt Maton Ukuleles Eddy Finn Ukuleles Jobkeeper Slim’s Blog Songs played on the show: Ain’t She Sweet (Milton Ager & Jack Yellen, 1927) Sex Machine (James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff – 1970) Is This Love (Bob Marley, 1978) One Shot (Beatrice McBride) Sweet Honest Passion (Beatrice McBride) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Today’s episode features actor and musician Rich Sexton, who entertains and educates young children as the award-winning Funnybones Music, putting his acting and ukulele skills to excellent use. I discovered in our chat that Rich can play grown-up music as well, as you will hear in this episode. Enjoy! Some show-related links below: Cole Clark guitars Kala Ukulele My Enya Nova orange ukulele Eddie Vedder – Ukulele Songs Songs played on the show: Sleeping Bunnies (Rich Sexton) Golden Brown (Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black – 1982) No Humour on the Underground (Rich Sexton) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Today I bring you a chat with Marc Gallagher, a multi-instrumentalist from Manchester in the UK. Marc started out trying to play all the instruments, but when the time came to pick a specialty he wisely opted for the fun one - the ukulele. He is also an accomplished songwriter, and he plays a couple of his songs in today’s episode. Some show-related links below: Monsters vs Aliens The Dave Clark Five Highway to Hell cover with Ben Gorb Barry Maz – Got a Ukulele Grand Northern Ukulele Festival Pono Ukulele Cocobolo Ukuleles World of Ukes Pete Howlett Ukulele Charlotte Pelgen Victoria Vox Abe Lagrimas Jr Andrew Molina Danielle ate the sandwich Rumours Kanilea Ukulele Rob Collins, Luthier aNueNue Boulder Creek Ohana Music Southern Ukulele Store Gaithersburg Ukefest Galway Uke Fest Songs played on the show: The Next Move (Marc Gallagher) City Bells (Marc Gallagher) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Season 4 is here – welcome to the first episode for 2021! Today I talk to fellow ukulele podcaster Stuart Yoshida, who has been making the Ooktown podcast for around 10 years with co-host Doug Brown. As well as talking podcasting, Stuart tells me the story of his first ukulele (blue house, brown roof, black dog) and the secret origin of the ukulele (two plants, one bird, three people, one ship). Enjoy! Some show-related links below: Ooktown episode 97 – Giggly and Fluffy Molly Lewis Brad Bordessa The Live Ukulele Podcast Joco Cruise John Atkins Grace Vanderwaal Gomes Guitars & Ukuleles This Week in Tech podcast Danielle Ate the Sandwich Gerald Ross Aldrine Guererro Jake Shimabukuro Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton ʻōhiʻa lehua plant Kōlea bird Hōkūleʻa – Star of Gladness SS Ravenscrag Songs played on the show: “Christmas Time is Here” – Vince Guaraldi & Lee Mendelson, 1965 Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper. I wrote the theme tune and I performed it with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Meredith Harper, VP & CISO at Eli Lilly, joins host Alissa (Dr Jay) Abdullah, PhD, SVP & Deputy CISO at Mastercard, in this episode of the CISO 500. Meredith weighs in on being a CISO in the pharmaceutical industry, the COVID-19 pandemic, and more. For more on cybersecurity, visit us at www.cybersecurityventures.com/
Guests: Meredith Harper, Brad Bordessa, Molly Lewis Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Make a donation: https://donorbox.org/info-ooktown-com-ooktown-podcast-donations On our first Podcast of the new year, we welcome first time guests Meredith Harper and Brad Bordessa, plus one of our favorite internet pals is back: Molly Lewis! Sit tight for some deep dives into the motivations for their podcasts, nerdy gear talk, and learn how Molly and Meredith escaped COVID on the JoCo Cruise because, you know, they follow instructions. Shoutouts: - Caitlin O'Connor - thanks for being a Patron! - Mike Hickman - thanks for letting us know how to say, "Worcestershire" - For being AWESOME and talking us up in the thread on Facebook: - Matt Stead - Jim Elliott - Dave Cornett - Mary Agnes Krell - MANDI FREAKIN' Harkett - Robb Mapou Links: - Molly Lewis: http://www.mollylewis.wtf/ - Ukulele Is The New Black Podcast: https://www.ukuleleisthenewblack.com/ - Live Ukulele: https://liveukulele.com/ - Strathmore Ukulele Festival: https://www.strathmore.org/events-and-tickets/uke-summit - Molly Lewis playing "Toxic": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWxxTph7ibU - JoCo Cruise guests: https://jococruise.com/guests/ - Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel: http://craigandsarah.com/ - Ukulele Festival Hawaii: https://www.ukulelefestivalhawaii.org/en/ - Questlove: https://questlove.com/ - Questlove Supreme podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X0ThBWpiPUplNxoaa7SMx - Molly Lewis' Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/mollylele - rode nt1 | Sweetwater: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=rode+nt1 Recorded January 30, 2021.
I’m going to start working on 2021 episodes soon, but in the meantime here is a bonus episode with some of the members of AUTLA – the Australian Ukulele Teachers and Leaders Association. I have a chat with two former guests of the podcast – Tom the Pom and Ruth Allen – as well as AUTLA’s president, Dan McEoin. They talk about what AUTLA does, and how they managed the challenges of 2020 and beyond. Links to things mentioned on the show: Craig Chee The Spooky Men’s Chorale Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival Hills Ukulele Festival Spruke Festival Newkulele Festival Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. If you enjoy this podcast please give it a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen to your podcasts - and tell your friends! Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
2020 was a memorable year for many reasons, but today let’s focus on the positive. I talked to players from around the globe in 2020 about why they love the ukulele, and today I bring you the many ways in which it has changed their lives. I’ve also recorded some new songs with the podcast’s house band, The New Black – including an extended version of the theme tune which you will hear at the end of the episode. Yes, I’ve finally written another verse! Please enjoy this dose of positivity to kick off 2021. Thanks so much for listening in 2020, and I look forward to bringing you another year of ukulele inspiration in 2021. Look out for new episodes starting sometime in March. Happy new year! Songs performed by The New Black on the show are below. All songs were recorded and mixed by Paul Marsh. Crazy Little Thing called Love (Freddie Mercury, 1979) – Meredith Harper (lead vocals), Jasmine Fellows (vocals), Janine Chandler (ukulele), Chris Williams (ukulele), Jim Croft (ukulele), Sandra Shaw (drums), Paul Marsh (U-bass) On the Road Again (Willie Nelson, 1979) ) – Meredith Harper (lead vocals), Jasmine Fellows (vocals), Janine Chandler (banjolele), Chris Williams (ukulele), Jim Croft (ukulele), Sandra Shaw (drums), Paul Marsh (U-bass) Come Together (John Lennon & Paul McCartney, 1969) – Meredith Harper (lead vocals), Jasmine Fellows (vocals), Janine Chandler (ukulele), Chris Williams (ukulele), Jim Croft (ukulele), Sandra Shaw (percussion), Paul Marsh (U-bass) Roam (Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Robert Waldrop, Cindy Wilson – 1988) – Meredith Harper (lead vocals & ukulele), Jasmine Fellows (vocals), Janine Chandler (ukulele), Chris Williams (ukulele), Jim Croft (ukulele), Sandra Shaw (drums), Paul Marsh (U-bass) Dreams (Stevie Nicks, 1976) – Meredith Harper (lead vocals & ukulele), Jasmine Fellows (cello & vocals), Janine Chandler (ukulele), Chris Williams (ukulele), Jim Croft (ukulele), Sandra Shaw (drums), Paul Marsh (U-bass) Best Day of my Life (Aaron Accetta, Zachary Barnett, Shep Goodman, David Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, James Shelley – 2013) – Meredith Harper (lead vocals), Jasmine Fellows (percussion & vocals), Janine Chandler (ukulele), Chris Williams (ukulele), Jim Croft (ukulele), Sandra Shaw (drums), Paul Marsh (U-bass) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear the original versions of these songs as well as a few of our covers. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh, Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. If you enjoy this podcast please give it a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen to your podcasts - and tell your friends! Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Phil Doleman is a UK-based professional musician who plays a heap of instruments including guitar, banjo, and of course ukulele. I had a chat to him a few weeks ago about his love of old-time jug band, blues and folk music, and he tells me about his journey from playing in a band as a teenager to a career in performance, teaching, and book publishing. And of course he plays a couple of cool songs! You can find out more about Phil on his website, phildoleman.co.uk, check out his learning resources at learntheukulele.co.uk, look up Phil Doleman on YouTube, and of course become a patron at patreon.com/phildoleman. This is my last episode for 2020 – it’s been quite a year and I’m due for a break. I will be releasing some bonus episodes in early 2021, including a Best of 2020 episode which will hopefully be out in early January. I’ll be kicking off Season 4 sometime in March. In the meantime keep safe, and I look forward to bringing you chats with more great ukulele players in 2021! Some show-related links below: Roy Smeck Ukulele Ike George Formby Society Stefan Grossman Blind Blake Beltona Resonator Ukuleles Bob Brozman Del Rey National Resophonic World of Ukes Millar Ukulele Grand Northern Ukulele Festival Songs played on the show: We Are Both Feeling Good Right Now (Bo Carter, Lonnie Chatmon - 1930) If You Keep Drinkin’ That Coffee (Phil Doleman) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. If you enjoy this podcast please give it a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen to your podcasts - and tell your friends! Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Sam Brown is a professional musician best known as a singer, having sung backing vocals for bands such as Pink Floyd, Deep Purple and Spandau Ballet, as well as having a successful solo career including the international hit single “Stop!”, which is still one of my favourite songs. When Sam lost her singing voice in 2007 she started teaching ukulele, and now runs 7 ukulele groups in the UK. We have a great chat about her discovery of the ukulele and she also plays a couple of songs on a ukulele with a very impressive provenance. For more information about Sam, and to buy her albums go to misssambrown.com, and to find out more about her many ukulele clubs go to thefabulousukuleleclub.co.uk. Some show-related links below: Joe Brown Vicki Brown Barbara Taylor (Busselton Ukulele Strummers) LOCUM Czech Ukulele Festival Kamaka Ukulele Martin Ukuleles Songs played on the show: Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn - 1928) You Don’t Mess Around with Jim (Jim Croce, 1972) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. If you enjoy this podcast please give it a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen to your podcasts - and tell your friends! Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Samantha Muir is a classically trained musician who had a passion for guitar from an early age. In 2012 she discovered the ukulele and fell in love with it. Since then she has arranged and composed a huge body of instrumental pieces for ukulele, with a focus on classical and folk music. She talks to me in today’s episode about her musical journey which also includes teaching music, publishing books and CDs, and playing the machete. For more information about Sam, or to buy her books and CDs (hurry now to get them in time for Christmas!) go to samanthamuir.com, and also don’t forget to look up her YouTube channel, SamMuir Ukulele. Some show-related links below: Kevin Chennell Royal College of Music The Ukulele, A History (John King & Jim Tranquada) Rob McKillop & the machete The Rajão Reentrant tuning Collection of pieces for machete (Cândido Drumond de Vasconcelos / Manuel Morais) The Baroque Ukulele (Tony Mizen) The Classical Ukulele (John King) John King Ferdinando Carulli Matteo Carcassi Fernando Sor University of Surrey Les Productions d’Oz Stephen Goss Sherborne School Jennie Durkee Milton Mermikides Tom Armstrong Grand Northern Ukulele Festival Songs played on the show: Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver) Danse Paysanne (Ferdinando Carulli) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. If you enjoy this podcast please give it a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen to your podcasts - and tell your friends! Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Stuart Fuchs is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist who can do amazing things with a ukulele, but he is also passionate about helping people to use music for healing and happiness. He loves to teach and has a heap of resources on his YouTube channel, Ukulele Zen. In today’s episode we talk about his early days learning guitar with his father, his discovery of the ukulele, and how much he loves living in Buffalo, New York. He also plays a bit of didgeridoo, and shows me some unconventional ways to play the uke! If you want to support Stu, you can go to stufuchs.com to buy CDs and merchandise, or become a patron on patreon.com. And of course check out his Ukulele Zen YouTube channel where you will find some amazing resources. Some show-related links below: Stu “Stukulele” Eadie University at Buffalo Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio Buffalo wings…mmm, tasty Snatam Kaur Roswell Park Cancer Institute National Endowment for the Arts Griffin Ukuleles Beltona Resonator Instruments Mainland Ukes Kala solid cedar top ukulele Roy Smeck Omega Institute Songs played on the show: Spanish Ballad (Anonymous) Eruption (Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen - 1977) Don’t Worry Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin – 1988) Keanuhea (composed by Daniel Ho, arrangement by Stuart Fuchs and Sara Carlisle) My Little Jumping Flea (Stuart Fuchs) Magic Uke Waltz (Roy Smeck) Something (George Harrison – 1969) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. If you enjoy this podcast please give it a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen to your podcasts - and tell your friends! Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad & Maja Zweck The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
In today’s episode I chat to Kevin Chennell from COVID-free Perth, Western Australia. He talks about how much fun it is to busk with a large group of ukulele players, about travelling the world to hang out with top musicians, and convinces his wife Lyn to join him for one of his songs. Please enjoy! Some show-related links below: Kalamunda Ukulele Collective Manjimup Bluegrass & Old Time Music Weekend Busselton Ukulele Strummers (Barbara Taylor) Australian Ukulele Festival Sam Brown Joe Brown Ukulele Russ Samantha Muir Machete Anu Grace Ukestra Kanile’a Ukulele Cordoba Ukuleles WA Performing Arts Academy Songs played on the show: Blue Hawaii (Leo Robin & Ralph Rainger, 1937) Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler, 1931) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. If you enjoy this podcast please give it a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen to your podcasts - and tell your friends! Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad & Maja Zweck The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Darin and Kim are pleased to be joined by Meredith Harper from Eli Lilly & Company. Meredith joined the company in August 2018 as their Deputy Chief Information Security Officer and as of April 2019, she transitioned into her current role overseeing their global information security program. With over 25 years of industry experience, Meredith is passionate about empowering women and minorities to embark upon careers in technology. In a preview of her keynote topic, the group discusses the current state of diversity and inclusion in tech and the business world at large. To hear more, be sure to register for FutureCON's upcoming virtual event on Oct. 7 to hear Meredith give a keynote on this topic.
Today I have a chat to Mullumbimby-based Stuart Eadie, better known as Stukulele, who has had a long career in music but not always as a ukulele player. We talk about his unexpected ukulele teaching career, about starting a new ukulele group in Mullumbimby, and about touring with The Whitlams in a very famous bus. Stu also plays a couple of great original songs. Enjoy! You can support Stu by buying his CD, becoming a patron on Patreon, or subscribe to his YouTube channel. Some show-related links below: Sunshine Coast Ukulele Masters Sunshine Coast Ukulele Festival Aloha Baby Stu Fuchs Doctor Uke Miss Amber and Stukulele Uke Mullum Mya-Moe Ukuleles Beansprout Musical Instruments Aaron Keim Adventure Time Melbourne Ukulele Festival Rod Coe Paul Agar’s studio Port Fairy Folk Festival Clouds South by Southwest Music Festival Died Pretty Hoodoo Gurus Tim Freedman The Whitlams The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Karma County WOMAD Jimmy Little Cynthia Lin Songs played on the show: Swirl in the Sun (Stuart Eadie) The Fish Song (Stuart Eadie) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. If you enjoy this podcast please give it a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen to your podcasts - and tell your friends! Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad & Maja Zweck The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
In today’s episode I have a chat to Lloyd, aka Lloyd and His Ukes, who talks about ukulele acquisition syndrome, Christmas performances in Germany, and how George Formby featured in his tertiary studies. He also plays a couple of fantastic songs which I am sure you will enjoy! Some show-related links below: Ware Ukulele Group George Formby Ortego double neck ukulele Kala Travel Ukulele Ware Wülfrath Wookey Hole Caves Songs played on the show: One Day (Lloyd) Desperado (Glenn Frey & Don Henley, 1973) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. If you enjoy this podcast please give it a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen to your podcasts - and tell your friends! Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad & Maja Zweck The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Today’s episode with Adelaide-based musician Sunitra Martinelli, who despite having some less than optimal violin lessons when she was young is now an accomplished songwriter, ukulele player and singer. Sunitra has a particular fondness for cabaret-style numbers and loves to sing in French! I think you will enjoy this chat. Some show-related links below: The Kukes Emily Hahn Melange a Trois Songs played on the show: Nasty (Sunitra Martinelli) Je me suis fait tout petit (Georges Brassens, 1956) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. If you enjoy this podcast please give it a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen to your podcasts - and tell your friends! Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad & Maja Zweck The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Today’s episode is with Christopher Carr, aka CC, of the Ukulele Trading Co based in Adelaide, South Australia. We talk about the importance of changing your strings, the Adelaide ukulele scene, and we do some bad Bob Dylan impressions! Enjoy. Some show-related links below: Kala Ukulele Ohana Music Worth strings Aquila strings Martin Guitars Adelaide Ukulele Appreciation Society Donmo (Don Morrison) Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook Ukulele Circus Savoir Plunk Cairns Ukulele Festival Deni Uke Muster The NUkes Ukulele Club The Great Adelaide Ukulele Picnic Ukulele Republic of Canberra KoAloha ukulele Adelaide Fringe Songs played on the show: I Wan’na Be Like You (Louis Prima & Phil Harris, 1967) Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (Bob Dylan, 1963) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. If you enjoy this podcast please give it a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen to your podcasts - and tell your friends! Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Over the past year or so I’ve noticed a big increase in listeners from Germany, so I thought it was time to feature a German ukulele player on the show. Fortunately my friend Jim Croft seems to be able to find interesting ukulele players all over the world, and he suggested that I get in touch with Charlotte Pelgen, who turned out to not only be a brilliant ukulele player and singer, but also an absolute delight. I ‘m sure you will all enjoy this episode! Some show-related links below: What is a chanson? Tom Lehrer Charlotte & Elisabeth The Bad Mouse Orchestra Buy a Bad Mouse Orchestra album! KoAloha Ukuleles Martin Ukuleles Liam Kirby, Wunderkammer Musical Instrument Co The Little Prince Ohana Tiple 10-string ukulele ukulelezaza Wetootwaag’s Bagpipe and History Podcast Songs played on the show: Anything Goes (Cole Porter) I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby (Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields) Stumblehop Blues (Remco Houtman-Janssen) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode, including The Masochism Tango! Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. If you enjoy this podcast please give it a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen to your podcasts - and tell your friends! Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS. The bagpipe music at the end of the episode was downloaded from https://freesound.org/people/rivermagic321/sounds/481061/ under a Creative Commons 0 licence.
Well real life finally caught up with me, so today is the first interview I’ve recorded remotely. I had a chat with Chicago-based Jenny Peters, one of the two Ukulele Sisters, who publish a heap of ukulele tutorials and books, which I think have a little more to offer than your average tutorial. I hope you think so too - and don’t forget you can get your free arrangement of Simple Gifts from Jenny by clicking here! Some show-related links below: Ukulele Sisters Lani Lee Dorothy Taubman Songs played on the show: Simple Gifts Wayfaring Stranger Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as other content relating to the episode. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell
Believe it or not, today’s episode was recorded on a cruise in March 2020. I had a chat to ukulele players M Sieiro Garcia and Colin Taylor on the island of Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas on the last day of the Joco Cruise. It’s funny to listen back to it now, knowing that the next day we were well and truly back in the real world and the realities of a pandemic. Because this was recorded on the beach, there’s a fair bit of background noise – but just close your eyes and imagine you’re sitting on the beach with a pina colada, and enjoy! Some show-related links below: Joco Cruise Molly Lewis John Hodgman Travis McElroy Jean Grae Klingons Star Trek Deep Space Nine (DS9) Star Trek Discovery Marc Okrand Mary Chieffo Songs played on the show: La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf, Louiguy & Marguerite Monnot – 1947) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear this song as well as other clips relating to the episode. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
My final New York interview is with Gracie Terzian, a ukulele player and teacher who is known for playing a harp ukulele – something which I had never seen before! We had a great chat in her New York studio, surrounded by her many ukuleles and other instruments. Enjoy! Some show-related links below: Harp ukulele Vinícius Vivas Paul Hemmings Songs played on the show: Love Rest (Gracie Terzian) Waiting for a Train (Jimmie Rogers, 1970) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as others relating to the episode. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Here’s my third New York interview – this time with Gwendolyn Fitz, ukulele player and founder of the Brooklyn Ukulele Festival. We had a chat in my hotel room on a day when there was unfortunately a lot of noisy maintenance going on in the hotel. I’ve done my best to minimise it in this episode but hey – I suppose it gives our conversation some genuine New York flavour! Given the current environment, the Brooklyn Ukulele Festival won’t be running in the way Gwendolyn originally intended – but the good news is that it is still going ahead on June 12-13 in a virtual format. Full details will be available on 1st June on gwendolynfitzmusic.com, so make sure you go there and subscribe to the mailing list. Some show-related links below: Outdoor Ukulele Brooklyn Ukulele Festival Artery Songs played on the show: Painter Painter (Gwendolyn Fitz) Run for the Hills (Gwendolyn Fitz) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as others relating to the episode. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Today I have another conversation recorded in New York earlier this year, with Andrew Swackhamer – self proclaimed ukulele wizard, and all-round gorgeous human. He appeared at the door of my hotel room carrying a ukulele and a gift of chocolate, and I immediately knew we were going to have a great chat! I hope you enjoy it too. Some show-related links below: K. Rowling Hogwarts Outlander All Our Exes Live In Texas Uke Hut Andrew’s Kala Ukulele KoAloha Ukulele Starbird and the Phoenix Courtney Bassett Ukulele Lessons NYC The Sims Birdland Jazz Club Jim Caruso’s Pajama Cast Party – now virtual! The Great American Songbook Jake Shimabukuro songbooks Taimane Honoka and Azita Abe Lagrimas, Jr Songs played on the show: Home (Andrew Swackhamer) Moonglow (Will Hudson, Irving Mills & Eddie DeLange - 1933) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear these songs as well as others relating to the episode. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
I spent a week in New York in late February, just before things really went pear-shaped there. Chloe Hennessee is the first of four New York-based ukulele players I talked to on my trip. Chloe is only 17, but she has already made her mark on the music scene with her talent in both playing and writing music. We had a chat in her family’s apartment, which I have to point out is very open plan and not really designed for audio recording, so there is a bit of hum and background noise, so it’s not as clean as I would like. Chloe talks about her favourite ukulele producer Ohana Ukulele, and plays a beautiful song which she wrote, “Boxes”. Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear this song as well as others by Chloe. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
I recorded this episode on a work trip to Wellington, New Zealand back in February – looking at the calendar, it was less than two months ago, but it feels like another life! I asked a few people who I should talk to in Wellington, and the response was unanimous – Shane McAlister. Shane’s place was about an hour’s train ride from Wellington and he picked me up at the station in his van, which was packed full of various instruments and puppets. We did the interview in Shane’s living room, where he wandered around the room grabbing different instruments as we chatted. This had some interesting effects on the sound quality, as you will probably hear! His house was a treasure trove of interesting things, and I have to apologise for forgetting to take photos of the puppets and instruments for you, but hopefully you will get the idea. Some show-related links below: Paraparaumu Te Raukura ki Kāpiti (New performing arts centre) Alistair’s Music Cliff Edwards Ben Harper The Sopranos Tony Francis - Luthier Stump fiddle Martin Ukuleles Bevan Galbraith Swamp kauri Mbira Songs played in this episode: Don’t Worry Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin. 1988) Ukulele Blister (Shane McAlister) Stumpfiddle the Ukulele Pirate (Shane McAlister) 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. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Well the world is a scary place at the moment – I got home from my shorter-than-expected overseas trip a week ago, and have been at home in self-isolation since then. Fortunately I have plenty of interviews recorded, so I will be able to continue to take your mind off things with more chats with ukulele players over the next few months. Today’s episode is the final one recorded at the Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival back in February, this time with Chantelle Riordan, otherwise known as Chantelle & Uke. Chantelle is a percussionist who discovered the joy of the little stringed instrument and is now firmly hooked. Some show-related links below: ArtistWorks ukulele school KoAloha ukuleles Balla Balla Community Centre Sunshine Coast Ukulele Festival Victoria Vox Melbourne Ukulele Festival Hills Ukulele Festival Newkulele SPRUKE Wonderstruck Ukulele Academy Tampa Bay Ukulele Getaway Mim’s Ukes Petey Mack Devin Scott Ukulele Russ Uke Republic Songs played in this episode: Dream A Little Dream of Me ( Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt, Gus Kahn – 1931) In the Shadows (Chantelle Riordan) The Nearness of You (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 1940 Please support me on Patreon and get an exclusive Ukulele Is The New Black decal for your ukulele case! Give a little more and you will get your name in the show notes for every episode, like these supporters: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell 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. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Today’s episode is the second which I recorded at the Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival in February. I had a chat to another Melbourne-based duo – this time, Sue Kidd and Brendan Canty, who perform together as Duplicity. We had a great chat in my Airbnb with the rain bucketing down outside, which gave the recording a little extra atmosphere at times! I’m sure you will enjoy this one. Some show-related links below: Cairns Ukulele Festival Kululu (Kooky and Luscious Ukulele Lovers United) Girgarre Moosic Muster Newkulele Festival Paul Jonson SPRUKE Festival Brisbane Melbourne Ukulele Festival Hills Ukulele Festival Manitoba Hal Amanda Palmer Songs played in this episode: Moving On (Sue Kidd & Brendan Canty) Back to Black (Amy Winehouse & Mark Ronson, 2006) Please support me on Patreon and get an exclusive Ukulele Is The New Black decal for your ukulele case! Give a little more and you will get your name in the show notes for every episode, like these supporters: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell 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. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Welcome to the first episode for 2020, which was recorded at the Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival in February. I had a chat to Melbourne-based Nicki Johnson and Craig Barrie, who perform together as All The Way Home. As well as being great ukulele players they take their singing pretty seriously, and Nicki plays a mean shaker as well! Enjoy. Some show-related links below: Lucy Wise Melbourne Ukulele Festival Wesley Anne Whittlesea Uke Muster Melbourne Uke’n’Sing Orchestra (MUSO) Sunshine Coast Ukulele Festival Victoria Vox Tyrone and Lesley – Optimism Helen Begley - her current projects include The Good Girl and Chicks with Picks Olive and Dingo Songs played in this episode: Bus Stops (Nicki Johnson & Craig Barrie) Wild Wind (Nicki Johnson & Craig Barrie) Please support me on Patreon and get an exclusive Ukulele Is The New Black decal for your ukulele case! Give a little more and you will get your name in the show notes for every episode, like these supporters: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell 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. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Can a people-centric approach to managing the cyber triad improve security? Meredith Harper, CISO at Eli Lilly and Company, sits down with cyber series host, Deb Golden, to discuss the importance of prioritizing people and processes in cybersecurity—before layering on technology.
Inspired by the great William Shatner, I made this magnificent spoken word version of the theme tune, with some friends. I hope you enjoy it! Lyrics written and spoken by Meredith Harper, with additional vocals by Jasmine Fellows. Music by Geoff Skellams, Paul Marsh and Chris Williams. Thanks to my $10 per month & higher Patreon supporters: Debbie Hoad Linda Dodwell
This episode is a celebration of all those people I talked to in 2019. Every one of them told me how ukulele had changed their life, and I’ve put all those reasons together in one place. I’ve scored this episode with a lot of music featuring ukulele. Most of it was recorded specifically for this episode with the help of my friends, but there are a few songs which I recorded during 2019, including one live performance. Thank you so much to all the guests who appeared in this episode: Paul Marsh Khristina Joy Sandra Shaw Guido Heistek Molly Lewis Jim Boggia Nissa Ludwig Alan and Paul from Ko’Aloha Ukuleles Peter, Rita, Patsi and Jeff from Flat Foot Floozy John, Pete, Cathy, Uncle Rod, Steve & Chantelle, From STRUM (Seattle’s Totally Relaxed Ukulele Musicians) Dave Parker Tom Harding Dennis Aubrey & Pete Purton Adam and Lea from OHANA Cathy and Angie, The Wild Women of Anywhere Beach David Megarrity Ruth Allen Ian Porter Jenny Parenteau Snapper I hope you like the music in this episode – we had a great time recording it! Details of all the songs are below. “Perfect” (Mark E. Nevin, 1988) Vocals: Meredith Harper & Jasmine Fellows Lead Ukulele: Chris Williams Rhythm Ukulele: Jim Croft Rhythm Guitar: Geoff Skellams U-Bass: Paul Marsh “The Weight” (Robbie Robertson, 1968) Vocals: Meredith Harper, Paul Marsh, Jasmine Fellows Lead Ukulele: Chris Williams Rhythm Ukulele: Jim Croft Rhythm Guitar: Geoff Skellams U-Bass: Paul Marsh Cajón: Sandra Shaw “Catch My Disease” (Ben Lee & McGowan Southworth, 2004) Vocals: Meredith Harper Glockenspiel: Jasmine Fellows Lead Ukulele: Chris Williams Rhythm Ukulele: Jim Croft Rhythm Guitar: Geoff Skellams U-Bass: Paul Marsh Cajón: Sandra Shaw “Sister Golden Hair” (Gerry Beckley, 1975) Vocals: Meredith Harper Shaker: Jasmine Fellows Lead Ukulele: Chris Williams Rhythm Ukulele: Jim Croft Rhythm Guitar: Geoff Skellams U-Bass: Paul Marsh Cajón: Sandra Shaw “With A Little Help From My Friends” (Lennon & McCartney, 1967) Vocals: Meredith Harper Ukulele: Jasmine Fellows “Brand New Day” (Adam & Lea Johnson) Vocals: Meredith Harper Cello: Jasmine Fellows Ukulele: Chris Williams “Livin’ Thing” (Jeff Lynne, 1976) Vocals, Keyboard: Meredith Harper Ukulele, Guitar, Vocals: Kevin Griffin “Heroes” (David Bowie & Brian Eno, 1977) Vocals, Keyboard: Meredith Harper Cello: Jasmine Fellows Lead Ukulele: Chris Williams Rhythm Ukulele: Jim Croft Rhythm Guitar: Geoff Skellams U-Bass: Paul Marsh Shaker: Sandra Shaw Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper. The theme tune was written by Meredith Harper and performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. If you enjoyed this podcast please tell your friends! If you have friends who don’t play ukulele, this is the perfect episode to get them inspired. You can also support me on Patreon, buy some merch at ukuleleisthenewblack.com, or give the podcast a rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. You can also get in touch and tell me what you thought of it – I love to hear from listeners! You can email me at podcast@ukuleleisthenewblack.com, or send me a message on social media or through the website. I’ll be releasing a short bonus episode in February, and then I’ll start the 2020 season some time in March. I hope 2020 is your best ukulele year ever! The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS. Thanks to my $10 per month & higher Patreon supporters: Debbie Hoad Linda Dodwell Support this podcast
In this episode Meredith Harper, CISO, discusses her career journey and pivotal roles on her path to CISO. Meredith speaks about her passions that have led her to where she is today and what drives her to keep challenging herself. She also shares tips on how she has navigated new roles and organizations to be successful as a leader. Tune in for an insightful discussion! Guest: Meredith Harper, CISOMeredith Harper serves as vice president and chief information security officer at Eli Lilly and Company. She is responsible for the company’s global information security program.Prior to joining Lilly in 2018 as senior director, deputy chief information security officer, Meredith served as chief information privacy and security officer at Henry Ford Health System, where she had ultimate responsibility for the protection of Henry Ford’s provider, insurance, retail and research businesses.Meredith is an active member of the Health Care Compliance Association and the International Association of Privacy Professionals. She holds dual certifications in healthcare compliance and privacy. She is certified as a HealthCare Information Security & Privacy Practitioner through the International Information System Security Certification Consortium Inc. and a Certified Information Security Manager through the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.She earned a master’s degree in health services administration and a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from the University of Detroit Mercy. She also earned a master’s of jurisprudence in health law from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.Meredith serves on several advisory boards in support of empowering women and minorities to embark upon careers in technology, especially in information security. She has also served her community for 28 years through her Diamond Life membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.Host: Betsy HacklBetsy Hackl is a Senior Associate Information Security Assessor at Eli Lilly and Company. During her time at Lilly, Betsy was instrumental in creating the Information Security Third Party Risk Management program to combat one of Lilly’s top risks, “Insecure Third Parties”. In this role, Betsy works with business stakeholders to identify the highest risk Third Parties working with Lilly and determine the actions necessary to ensure our data and connections are secure. In addition to assessing third parties, Betsy also works on Merger, Acquisition and Divestiture deals, and is in the process of standing up an on-going monitoring program to continually monitoring third party organizations post-assessment. Prior to arriving to Lilly Betsy was a Senior Auditor at EY where she led the IT component of several SOX audits and created numerous SOC2 reports. She holds certifications in CISSP, CISA, GCED, GISP and CTPRP. Support the show (https://www.ewf-usa.com/)
If you listened to the episode earlier this year where I talked to Dave Parker of The Nukes, you may have been wondering about this guy called Snapper we kept talking about. Well wonder no more, because here he is! I had another brief visit to Auckland a few months ago and jumped at the opportunity to chat to him. It wasn’t ideal timing – there was a major building fire in the city which caused traffic chaos and terrible air quality, but Snapper battled through the smoke and traffic to have a chat to me at my hotel. Thanks Snapper – I think it was worth it! Some show-related links below: Feels Like Home Cape Reinga Way Rose Turtle Ertler Central Coast Ukulele Festival Men At Work copyright ruling WOMAD Melbourne Ukulele Festival Azo Bell Bosko and Honey Betty France Ukulele Death Squad The Loveys SPRUKE Tyrone and Lesley Songs played in this episode were written by David Thiele. Please support me on Patreon and get an exclusive Ukulele Is The New Black decal for your ukulele case! Give a little more and you will get your name in the show notes every week, like these supporters: Debbie Hoad Linda Dodwell 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. If you enjoy this podcast, buy some merch at ukuleleisthenewblack.com, or give the podcast a rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. You can also get in touch – I love to hear from listeners. You can email me at podcast@ukuleleisthenewblack.com, or send me a message on social media or through the website. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams and Jim Croft. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Jenny Parenteau plays ukulele with The Loveys, a brilliant four-piece band from Mullumbimby in northern NSW. I first heard them play at the Newkulele festival in 2018, and was thrilled to hear that they would be at SPRUKE this year. I had a chat with Jenny in The Loveys’ dressing room backstage before their sound check for the Sunday afternoon performance. There were other sound checks going on in the background while we talked, so enjoy the background music! Some show-related links below: Mullumbimby Community Centre Ukulele Group Bushfires in northern NSW in September 2019 Cordoba ukuleles Brunswick Picture House Songs played in this episode: Have I Left It Too Late? (Jenny Parenteau) It’s Great Being Old (Jenny Parenteau) Please support me on Patreon and get an exclusive Ukulele Is The New Black decal for your ukulele case! Give a little more and you will get your name in the show notes every week, like these supporters: Debbie Hoad Linda Dodwell 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. If you enjoy this podcast, buy some merch at ukuleleisthenewblack.com, or give the podcast a rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. You can also get in touch – I love to hear from listeners. You can email me at podcast@ukuleleisthenewblack.com, or send me a message on social media or through the website. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams and Jim Croft. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
This is the second episode recorded at the Brisbane SPRUKE ukulele festival in September. If you listened to my previous episode with Ruth Allen, you would have heard her talk about Ian Porter. Well, here he is in today’s episode! Ian is an accomplished player and teacher of ukulele and I really enjoyed my chat with him. I think you will too! Some show-related links below: Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival The Outlaws Big Ukulele Band James Hill ukulele teacher accreditation Yamba bushfires Stu Fuchs Chalmers Doane Matt Dahlberg The first 20 hours – how to learn anything Australian Ukulele Teachers and Leaders Association Ian’s YouTube channel 2nd annual Willoughby Ukulele Orchestra workshop Songs played in this episode: Hotel California (Felder, Henley & Frey, 1976) Can’t Buy Me Love (Lennon & McCartney, 1964) Oh Shenandoah (Traditional) Please support me on Patreon and get an exclusive Ukulele Is The New Black decal for your ukulele case! Give a little more and you will get your name in the show notes every week, like these supporters: Debbie Hoad Linda Dodwell 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. If you enjoy this podcast, buy some merch at ukuleleisthenewblack.com, or give the podcast a rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. You can also get in touch – I love to hear from listeners. You can email me at podcast@ukuleleisthenewblack.com, or send me a message on social media or through the website. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams and Jim Croft. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
I recently went to the SPRUKE ukulele festival in Brisbane, where I caught up with Ruth Allen, leader of the Port Macquarie Ukestra. If you don’t know what a Ukestra is, go back and listen to the episode I recorded last year with Mark Jackson and Jane Jelbart. Not only does Ruth lead the ukestra, she is also a James Hill accredited ukulele teacher, and a very entertaining performer! Some show-related links below: Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel Bryan Tolentino Kalei Gamiao Oahu ukulele camp SPRUKE The Outlaws Big Ukulele Band Mark Wilkinson Ukuleles Mic Conway Victoria Wood Songs played in this episode: Takin’ Selfies (lyrics by Claude Prez and Ruth Allen, music by Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble) Buy my Ukuleles (lyrics by Ruth Allen, music by Les Reed & Barry Mason) Please support me on Patreon and get an exclusive Ukulele Is The New Black decal for your ukulele case! Give a little more and you will get your name in the show notes every week, like these supporters: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell 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. If you enjoy this podcast, buy some merch at ukuleleisthenewblack.com, or give the podcast a rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. You can also get in touch – I love to hear from listeners. You can email me at podcast@ukuleleisthenewblack.com, or send me a message on social media or through the website. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams and Jim Croft. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Back in February, I recorded a live episode at the Gang Gang Twang festival in Canberra featuring David Megarrity and Samuel Vincent, otherwise known as Tyrone and Lesley. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to release that episode due to issues with the sound quality, but I recently caught up with David at his home in Brisbane. As my regular listeners know, I normally ask my guests to perform their music live during the interview but as Samuel wasn’t able to make it, this time we’ve gone with prerecorded songs instead. If you would like to hear David and Samuel perform a couple of live songs, I released a bonus episode with the better bits of the live interview back in July. Some show-related links below: SPRUKE Brisbane Festival Bruko Ukuleles The Goodbye Notes Out Of The Box festival Ukulele Hunt Record of the Year 2017 - Tyrone and Lesley's Optimism The Pockets The Empty City Bevan Galbraith Backseat Drivers Legends of the Ukulele Philip Auslander Songs played in this episode: I’m Gonna Dream (Megaritty & Vincent, 2017) Being Small (Megaritty & Vincent, 2012) Please support me on Patreon and get an exclusive Ukulele Is The New Black decal for your ukulele case! Give a little more and you will get your name in the show notes every week, like these supporters: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell 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. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams and Jim Croft. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS. Permission to use the recordings was given by David Megaritty.
Today’s episode is the last of three which I recorded at the 2019 Central Coast Ukulele and Folk Festival. Cathy Welsford and Angie Smith are the Wild Women of Anywhere Beach, an incredibly talented duo who frequently perform, run workshops, and write fantastic songs. I really enjoyed my chat with these two! If you want to buy their CD, you can do that here, or you can stream it in the usual places. Some show-related links below: Central Coast Ukulele and Folk Festival Valla Beach ukulele camp and beach party Samantha Muir Mark Jackson and Jane Jelbart Camp Creative Gang Gang Twang Ukulele Festival National Folk Festival Songs played in this episode: Reclaiming the Night for Peace (Cathy Welsford & Angie Smith) On My Verandah (Cathy Welsford & Angie Smith) The Real Matilda (Cathy Welsford & Angie Smith) Go Home to your Mother In the Mood (Wingy Manone. Andy Razaf, Joe Garland) Older Ladies (Donnalou Stevens) Please support me on Patreon and get an exclusive Ukulele Is The New Black decal for your ukulele case! Give a little more and you will get your name in the show notes every week, like these supporters: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell 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. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams and Jim Croft. Seb Carraro does the graphic design. The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
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: The Ukulele Republic of Canberra (URoC) Loud in the Library Wattas 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.
Best of 2018 – Show Notes How has ukulele changed our lives in 2018? I revisit episodes from Season 1 and take a look at the ways the humble uke has changed the lives of this year’s podcast guests. Thanks to featured guests Michael Rosenberg, Joey Marianer, Janine Chandler, Andrew Rankine, Tim Griffin, Amber Shuhyta, The Demented Ukeholics (Marina and Narelle), Cameron Murray, Geoff Skellams, Mark Jackson, Jane Jelbart, Stickie Fingers (John, Janine, Val, Phil and Cilla), Miriam Miley-Read, A.J. Leonard, Ukenjamit (Trish, Jack, Rosalie, John and Gayle) and Mal Webb. Thanks also to my friends Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows and Geoff Skellams for recording some background music for the show, and also a new version of the theme tune. Music included in today’s show is: “I’ll Be Your San Antone Rose” written by Susanna Clark, performed by Mark Jackson and Jane Jelbart “Hoops” written by The Rubens, performed by Amber Shuhyta and Meredith Harper “Barefoot With My Baby” written and performed by A.J. Leonard “Home For A Rest” written by John Mann & Geoffrey Kelly, performed by Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Meredith Harper and Geoff Skellams “Ventura Highway” written by Dewey Bunnell, performed by Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Meredith Harper and Geoff Skellams “Bizarre Love Triangle” written by New Order, performed by Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Meredith Harper and Geoff Skellams (arrangement by Frente!) “Not Pretty Enough” written by Kasey Chambers, performed by Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Meredith Harper and Geoff Skellams “Haleiwa” written and performed by Cameron Murray “Ukulele Is The New Black” written by Meredith Harper, performed by Jim Croft, Jasmine Fellows, Meredith Harper and Geoff Skellams Thanks for listening this year and I look forward to 2019! The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
If you want to hear more music from Tim, he does a lot of shows for kids at schools and libraries around Southern California. He will be performing and teaching songwriting workshops for grownups at the upcoming World Science Fiction Convention in San Jose, California; and will be the featured music guest at FenCon in Dallas, Texas in September. You can also hear and buy his music on his website, GriffinEd.Org and he has a youtube channel. Thanks to Tim for giving me permission to include his song "Leonardo's Mother" at the end of the podcast. Ukulele Is The New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper and I also wrote and performed the theme tune. Graphic design is by Seb Carraro. Episodes are released every second Monday and you can subscribe on iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Tumblr or your podcatcher of choice. Our YouTube channel has a playlist of songs relating to each podcast episode. Want to support the show? Please subscribe to the podcast, give us a review on iTunes, and go to the website, ukuleleisthenewblack.com to donate or buy merch. And follow the show on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.
Diva Tech Talk interviewed Meredith Harper, Chief Privacy and Security Officer for Henry Ford Health Systems (www.hfhs.org) With strong science and math aptitudes, Meredith began her tech journey in 2nd/3rd grades and then “I ended up being bussed, with kids all over the city of Detroit, to a middle school for gifted children.” Meredith graduated high school in the top 3% of the Detroit Public School System, and started college at Hampton University, in Virginia. At the end of her freshman year, she lost her father. “So, I moved back home to Michigan,” where she was awarded a scholarship to attend the University of Detroit, Mercy (https://www.udmercy.edu/). In junior year, she switched from architecture to a computer science program. Meredith’s first industry job was on the Help Desk for Budco (https://www.dialog-direct.com ) supporting Ford Motor Co. (www.ford.com) dealerships. She then moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan as a data analyst for The Medstat Group (www.medstatonline.com), and “even in the early ‘90’s, we were collecting millions of rolls of data,” Meredith said. She widely traveled to support and install paid health claims systems at many client sites, nationwide. “That’s when I realized I wasn’t just a technical person. I liked to talk to people; I liked to sell things.” “I knew absolutely nothing about healthcare,” Meredith said. “So, I ended up going back to school, because I wanted to get insight into the industry.” While working full-time, Meredith received a master's’ degree in health care administration at the University of Detroit, Mercy, and credits the person she calls her personal “angel investor,” Sister Mary Kelly there, for pragmatically supporting her early journey. Referring to Sister Mary, Meredith says: “We need to understand, we don’t get where we are, by ourselves.” She moved on as an analysts and junior consultant at Johnson and Johnson (https://www.jnj.com) offering software to support operating room cost-savings. She worked as a project manager/team leader at the Central Georgia Medical System (https://www.navicenthealth.org/). There, Meredith benefited from being mentored by director of IT, Kyle Johnson, now a CIO. “She taught me a whole lot about leading teams --- how you traverse this environment primarily made up of men.” As a project manager at Children’s Medical Center, in Dayton Ohio, (https://www.childrensdayton.org), “we moved to the next regulatory ‘thing’ which was HIPAA (the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act).” She led the HIPAA gap analysis for all health systems IT and operational areas. “I had to sit down and read the entire 1100-page document to understand exactly what the implications were going to be.” Moving back to Michigan, she joined Health Alliance Plan (www.hap.org) to establish their HIPAA plan. “From that point forward, 2002, I haven’t been able to get away from HIPAA since,” she laughed. Henry Ford Health Systems, who owns HAP, asked Meredith, in 2003, to become their first Chief Privacy Officer. Originally embedded in the compliance department, separate from IT, “I became the first Privacy and Security Officer because we felt that those two areas needed to be married. We needed to be governed by the same rules. We needed to have the same leader.” One of the personal benefits to Meredith is that she began to report directly to Henry Ford’s first female CIO: MaryAlice Annecharico (Diva Tech Talk Episode 24). “We have been able to build a team of 53 amazing people, who are very passionate about the work that we do. Data is king around here. The more we can control access to data, the more we can control our risk.” Meredith also acknowledged “I’m having a ball because I am one of the few women in the country who do it, at this level!” Meredith’s personal strengths are math/science aptitude combined with strong communication skills; propensity to take calculated risks; flexibility; intellectual curiosity; emotional intelligence; and coalition-building. Ever the eager student, Meredith is enrolled in a post-university masters of jurisprudence in health law at Loyola University Chicago School of law, a prerequisite for her doctorate level degree that she plans on entering, next. This doctoral program offers students the same mass of knowledge as offered to a would-be attorney. She intends to take her doctorate and teach on the university level. “So, I get that legal spin without having to take the bar exam.” As an African-American woman, in a male-dominated field, Meredith said “I think it’s more challenging for other folks than it has been for me. They have to get used to the idea of women being at the table. I have chosen to take those opportunities as learning experiences for the other individual ---- maybe they have just not had an experience with a woman leader, in the way they need to. And maybe it’s my job to teach them that.” Meredith recommends that women aspiring to achieve tech leadership role “Recognize that you will fail. Spin that failure into a ‘life lesson’ you can use, moving forward. Learn from it; move on to the next thing.” Above all, she says: “Know that you can do this.” Giving back to her community, Meredith is active in MCWT (www.mcwt.org) and with both her former high school and grade school, working with individual girls to “show them they can begin to be what they want to be.” In addition to her busy agenda at HFHS, she also chairs the Michigan Healthcare Cybersecurity Council; is active in HIMSS (the Health Information Management & Systems Society); and is a faculty member for the security boot camp fielded all over the country by Clearwater Compliance LLC. She credits her husband and family for helping her achieve balance, and retain energy. “I lean on them a lot.” For the full blog write up, make sure to check us out on online at www.divatechtalk.com, on Twitter @divatechtalks, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/divatechtalk. 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