Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Louise, Barry, Linda, Cathy, Judy and Lorna played a couple of Christmas songs as options for the Sonatrice concert, Silver Bells and one that starts, Everybody likes the holidays...

They also played Harvest Moon, Rox in the Box, some CCR songs, Halleluja, Dance Me to the End of Love, Go Lassie Go, Darling Cory, House of Gold and some other songs.

I will forward the two Christmas songs.

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

I think I may have missed a couple, but this is most of what Louise, Lorna, Lynn, Judy, Marg and Barry played:

Down on the Corner, Can the Circle be Unbroken, Cotton Fields, Fishin in the Dark, Angeline the Baker, All I have to do is Dream, Bad Moon Rising, Silvery Moon, Crying Time, Don’t Be Cruel, Harvest Moon, Log Drivers Waltz, Passin Through, Rox in the Box, Sonny’s Dream, Silver Wings, Summertime, and Wildflowers. 

Marg also brought a new one, If Fishes Were Wishes, and Barry brought, Wildflowers by Tom Petty. 

- Barry

Hope to see everyone next Wednesday, November 8 at the Gallery. We will discuss whether we have enough people and enough time to prepare two songs for the Sonatrice Christmas Concert on the afternoon of Sunday, December 3.

- Heather

October 25, 2017

I had the privilege of assisting Louise work with some younger folk prior to our regular strum as Lorna was unable to make it. The kids were bright and eager to play and it was a lot of fun, although with some of the songs new to me I'm not sure as I was that much help ha ha. I was sorry to miss the regular strum afterward. If anyone remembers any of the songs you played or who attended, let me know.

- Heather

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Please note that next Wednesday, on October 25th, we will meet upstairs.  

Zenith, Linda, Heather, Judy and Louise met at the gallery. We played the following songs:

Angeline the Baker in C

Build me Up Buttercup in G - not everyone has it in the right key

Bring Me Little Water Sylvie

‎Black Velvet Band

Wagon Wheel

Try to Remember

Saskatoon Moon

One Tin Soldier (remember to print in G)

Annie's Song

He'll Have to Go (tricky)

Grow Old With You

Flowers on the Wall

Go Lassie Go

Have you ever seen the Rain

Stand by Me (this time we tried it in G from the Vancouver book)

Then we started choosing songs with colours in the title, and came up with:

Silver Wings

Red Wing

House of Gold

Brown Eyed Girl

Bye Bye Black Bird (from the Vancouver book)

Blue Moon (from the Vancouver Book

Down On the Corner

our signature set ending song.

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Heather, Lynn, Lorna, Louise, Zenith, Judy and Barry met at the gallery.

We played Stand by Me, Moon Shadow, The Farmer's Song, End of the Line, Amazing Grace, Cotton Fields, Don't Be Cruel (with Judy and Heather adding the oooh  oooohs throughout the song), Harvest Moon, Summertime with nice jazzy singing by Judy, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, One Tin Soldier, Passing Through, Rain and Snow, Red Wing, Silver Wings, Rock and Roll Beat and I've Got Rhythm, Rox in the Box, The Saskatoon Moon, Sentimental Journey, Song for a Winter's Night, Uncloudy Day, Walkin' After Midnight, Walk Away, Wildflowers, You Belong to Me, and our signature set ending song. 

We will meet again next Wednesday at the gallery at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Zenith, Lynn, Lorna, Louise, and Lana practiced some old songs-- The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Moonshadow, Harvest Moon, Have You Ever Seen the Rain, and then strummed a few old familiar songs like Margo's Cargo, Making Believe, Angeline the Baker, Walk Away. Ain't No Grave, Fannin Street, Summertime, and more.

Please note that memberships for the Golden Prairie Arts Council are due this month.  Next week we will have a list for people to sign up and pay. 

- Lana

Lana has emailed an easier to read version of Moonshadow which I will post on the blog as well as Angeline the Baker in C. 

There will be an open ukulele jam held in Dugald on Sunday, October 22 at Dugald Estates. More details below:

The GPAC will be holding a concert that members may be interested in later this month. Poster below:

- Heather

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Louise, Lorna, Lana, June, Lynn, Linda, Barry, Heather, Cathie and Zenith visited the Boyne Towers to play for residents as well as visitors from the Boyne Lodge.

We had a fantastic time playing our set list of songs we prepared for the event while the audience, seated with us in a circle, joined us in singing using song sheets prepared by Lana.

We played: You are my Sunshine, Amazing Grace, April Showers, By the light of the Silvery Moon, Cryin’ Time, Goodnight Irene, In the Good Old Summertime. Side by Side. Sentimental Journey, Take me out to the Ballgame, The Glory of Love . I’ll See you in my Dreams and We'll Meet Again.

Once we were done our set we invited the resdidents to sit in our normal practice where group members chose songs to play. We played some of our old favourites like Uncloudy Day, Wildflowers, Wagon Wheel, and some of our new favourites like That Saskatoon Moon, Rox in the Box and Harvest Moon.

The delightful evening ended with coffee, tea and cake served by Berthe Lelond. We will definitely be making a return visit.