May 22, 2017

June, Linda, Louise, Lorna, Lana, Lynn, Manae, Barry and Zenith played for an in-house audience for the first time.  David Enns was a very diplomatic critic and we loved it.

Lots of songs again-- We practiced Harvest Moon several times-- who can get that STRUM out of their heads.  We may finally have the riff.  Not quite ready for the  tour yet, though.  Rock n Roll beat is sounding really good -- number one group had to share Louise with the "try harder" group and it sounded great!  We still love Love Potion #9.

Other songs:  January Wedding, Let it Be, Three LIttle Birds, I's the B'y (we decided that this could be a solo for Linda-- she's the only one who can say the words), One Day at a Time, Walk Away, Cotton Fields, Have You Ever Seen the Rain, Hard Times, Grow Old with Me, Silver Wings, Rox, Go Lassie Go (with better words) and our signature set ending song.

- Lana

Monday, May 15, 2017

Louise, Lorna, Kim, Zenth, Lori, Tom, Lana, June, Marge and Heather attended. We also welcomed Carman Collegate exchange student from Japan, Manae. Manae has only been playing with the Carman Collegiate strum club for a short period and is already a proficient player and lovely singer. She hopes to join us at future strums and at our upcoming picnic and strum.

We played some old favourites and some of the songs we plan to play at our Sunday June 11 Boyne River Picnic and Strum.

Songs inlcuded: Cryin' Time, Rock and Roll Beat, Harvest Moon, One Day at a Time, You Don't Know Me, Hard TImes, The Saskatoon Moon, Rox in the Box, Sentimental Journey, Grow Old With You, Just Because, Love Potion #9, Bad Moon Rising, Goodnight Irene, Tonight You Belong to Me, You Belong to Me, Silver Wings and our signature set ending song.

Even though it is Victoria Day next Monday anyone who is able to is welcome to meet at the gallery next Monday evening from 7 - 9 to strum as Louise will be availalbe and has the key.

If you are interested in obtainiing a Vancouver Circle book you can contact Scott Sauder, Tim Hogue or Kate Ferris through the Ukulele Club of Winnipeg Facebok page or website found here.  The books are $15. I believe all of them will be attending our June 11 strum.

Update:

Here is the Harvest Moon version modified to how we would like to peform it, similar to the  West Cork Ukulele Orchestra arrangement.

Monday, May 8, 2017

This was our first week meeting on a Monday evening which we plan to do throughout the summer as Wednesday is golf night for some and Sontatrice Singers members don't have Monday practices again until the fall. 

Louise, Lorna, Linda, Lynn, Judy, Barry, Zenith and Heather were in attendance. Welcome back from tax season Lorna! We missed Lana to clarify which songs we are playing on our own and which songs we are sharing with the rest of the players at our picnic and strum on June 11 but we think we got it right. Of course, we missed Lana (one of our regular L members) for more than that reason but she does keep our music arrangements straight for us :)

The group played: Walk away, Silver Wings, Just Because. On the Sunny Side of the Street starting on D7, Saskatoon Moon, Harvest Moon (Heather brought some sheets and will post it on the blog and with the Google drive song files. She meant to bring Manitoba which not everyone has so she will post that as well.), Flowers on the Wall, April showers, Darlin' Corey, Only You, If you Could Read My Mind, Three Little Birds for Barry who we got to sing and play with, and Cotton Fields.

We then practiced our songs for the June 11 strum including  Rox in the Box which we went through a few times, Sonny's Dream, Rock n Rollbeat & i've Got rhythm, I'se the Bye which needs some more work we decided, and our signature set ending song. 

Remember our meet ups will continue to be on Monday evenings from 7 - 9 p.m. upstairs in the gallery for the rest of the summer.

Hope to see you next Monday!

- Heather

May 3, 2017

June, Linda, Judy, Zenith, Louise and Lana welcomed Marg Warkentin to the group.

We really covered a lot of ground-- more than 20 new songs and old favourites,  Zennie did her homework so we played Rox in the Box twice. 

Rock n Roll Beat needs some more practice before we can perform it, but June's tambourine really helped to spruce it up.

We decided that we would ask Heather to send Just Because, Rox in the Box and I's the B'y to Tim Hogue for the Event Page.  There may be a few other Canadian songs that we want to play as well.

Lana did her first solo-- I Like Ukuleles-- people seemed to like it and thought we should learn it-- or were they being kind?

We will perform Saskatoon Moon and Rock n Roll Beat on June 11.

Starting Monday, May 8,  we will meet at the Gallery on Monday nights for the rest of the summer.  There is a group using the downstairs room for several weeks, so we will meet in the upstairs room until the downstairs is free.

Songs that you can practice are Just Because, Rox in the Box, I's the B'y and Sonny's Dream.

We are also trying to prepare Rock n Roll Beat to perform at the June 11th Picnic.  Those of you who have not been here for a while will get the chance to "rock" next week.

We have five players confirmed so far for June 11th-- hope to see you on Monday at the Gallery and hear that you will be attending.  Louise and I went to the Winnipeg Strum n Suds on Sunday and our Picnic is getting lots promotion from Tim Hogue and the rest of the group.  Those of you who know, or know of, Kate Ferris and Fred Casey-- they will be here.  (Fred built Lynn's fabulous uke)

- Lana


They weren't just being nice Lana, you are a real talent! I will send the songs to Tim to be posted for the event. I will see you all this coming Monday!

- Heather