June 7, 2017  and June 11, 2017

UPDATE:

Here is a playlist of videos from the strum and picnic. I have other videos of the kids playing and singing with us but will share that video with the kids and their parents directly. I have also updated the date that Tim from the Ukulele Club of Winnipeg helpfully pointed out was set at May 2011.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09ML52DtRqo&list=PLOaGDiOkR0FDRTdooOzKmCeFRBjL1lagm

(just copy the link to your browser and it should take you to the songs in order on youtube. You can also find them on our Boyne River Ukulele Group Facebook Group page and on the Ukulele Club of Winnipeg Facebook Group page. If you would like to join those groups, search for those names on Facebook and then click join and the group admins will add you if you check out okay :) )

Neither Lana nor Heather could make our May 7 practice and if anyone took notes they haven't 'fessed up yet. :) I imagine, however, that whoever could attend played their favourites as well as practiced for our Ukulele Strum and Picnic held on May 11.

On May 11 at our Boyne River Ukulele Strum and Picnic we had a good showing from our group, the Ukulele Club of Winnipeg and the Brandon Ukulele Club. By the end at around 4 p.m. (note for next year that seems like a reasonable end time if we start at 1:00) our guests were already asking if they could come back next year for the same Sunday before Father's Day.

It was great sharing new songs with the other groups and I think we came up with some new tunes we would like to add to our repertoire including a song the Brandon Ukulele Group modified to celebrate their Wednesday evening strums which of course would fit in well with our practices most of the year.

After each group shared some songs we played each group's favourites from the Vancouver Circle book. It was nice learning some tunes from the book that we had never tried before.

I took video of most of the event so we will be able to listen to some of the songs again.

Thanks to everyone who attended and helped with the organization and setup. It was a fun day with lots of music and laughter.

The special Canada 150 treat of ice cream with red sprinkles was particularly appreciated by the participants and guests.

A reminder that a few of us at least will be playing outside of the Boyne Regional Library between 5 and 7 on Wednesday, June 21. I believe two Grade 7 girls will be playing violin likely starting at 5 and Erica Wiebe will be playing guitar so we won't be required to play the entire time. If 6 p.m. works best we can likely arrange for that time.