Wednesday, August 10

Lorna, Judy, Kim, Lynn, Lana and Heather met on the top floor of the old train station gallery.

Taking turns we chose the following songs to play: Cryin' Time, Bring Me Little Water Sylvie, Red Wing, Four Strong Winds, Passing through, Silver Wings, Lie Down Beside Me, Wildflowers, Where Have All The Flowers Gone, Making Believe, Wagon Wheel, Walkin' After Midnight, Tonight You Belong to Me starting on G, Unclouded Day starting on G, Blame it On the Ukulele.

Lana will make copies of You Don't know Me for next time. Lynn will bring January Wedding next time. Heather will send Come On Up to the House.

The Kate Ferris Ukulele workshop has been scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 18 at the gallery tentatively from 10 until 3 with a break for lunch. You will be able to sign up through the Golden Prairie Arts Council if you are interested. The cost will be $55 and the session will likely only go ahead if 10 people sign up. Heather will see if any student members would like to attend. Kate will set up the session so it will be of value to both beginning and more advanced players which should help to convince more people to sign up.Students will get a reduced rate or be sponsored by the Golden Prairie Arts Council. The deadline to apply is Sept. 15. 

Kate Ferris is one of the organizers beyond the Ukulele Club of Winnipeg's activities and she teaches ukulele lessons on behalf of the Winnipeg Folk Festival throughout the year. She will also be leading the Mass Appeal Ukulele Concert set to be held at the Oodena Circle at the Forks on Thursday, Sept. 15. 

More details are here on the massappealwinnipeg.ca/ukuleles/ website.

On the site you will find the music that we will be playing. Please note that Blame it On the Ukulele and The Log Driver's Waltz I believe are in different keys than we play them but they are still easy to play.  Kate will lead a rehearsal between 6 and 7 p.m. before the public performance which is form 7:30 to 8 p.m.  All levels of players are encouraged to attend as the intent is to get as many players to the event as possible.

We will meet again next Wednesday at 7 p.m. on the top floor of the gallery.