We will meet again at the gallery Wednesday, August 21, 2019 from 7 - 9 p.m.
Here is some footage from last week's Silver Creek International Ukulele Carnival that some of our members were fortunate enough to attend.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Just got home from tonight’s strum, was very good, Lynne, Judy, Linda, Marge, Zen, Barry and myself. We worked a little on Fish And Whistle by John Prine. Zen brought it last week. We have been asked to play and sing at the church service at the fair grounds this Sunday, planning to do Manitoba, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, and Uncloudy Day. I hope I have that correct. We have been working on Manitoba Hal's blues strums every time except tonight as Louise always leads it and she was not there tonight.
- Thelma
Thanks Thelma :) Check out the Boyne River Ukulele Group Facebook page for a cute video from Pete and Shelley Mai. It is a re-post from a few years back of their ukulele plant where your Bonanza Ukulele, Poppy, was "grown".
Just got home from tonight’s strum, was very good, Lynne, Judy, Linda, Marge, Zen, Barry and myself. We worked a little on Fish And Whistle by John Prine. Zen brought it last week. We have been asked to play and sing at the church service at the fair grounds this Sunday, planning to do Manitoba, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, and Uncloudy Day. I hope I have that correct. We have been working on Manitoba Hal's blues strums every time except tonight as Louise always leads it and she was not there tonight.
- Thelma
Thanks Thelma :) Check out the Boyne River Ukulele Group Facebook page for a cute video from Pete and Shelley Mai. It is a re-post from a few years back of their ukulele plant where your Bonanza Ukulele, Poppy, was "grown".
If you are like me and will be away most of the summer missing our strum you may enjoy playing along with these videos. For some of the songs you can click in the description to find a companion tutorial video that gives information on the chords and strums used.
- Heather
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Thanks to all those who were able to attend our ukulele blues workshop with Manitoba Hal Brolund.
We learned how to shuffle on C and F, add in G7 and do a turn around, including some variations. Not sure if I termed all of that right but we might be able to show you next time if you missed it :)
You can find out more about Manitoba Hal here:
https://www.manitobahal.com/
and here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ukebluesman
Remember our Boyne River Ukulele Strum and Picnic is this coming Sunday from 12 to 4:00 p.m. at Ryall Park.
Players from the Brandon Ukulele Club, The Ukulele Club of Winnipeg and the Prairie Strummers from Portage La Prairie will be joining us.
If the weather is too inclement we may move the even to Carman Collegiate.
Remember to bring your ukulele, a picnic lunch, a chair, a stand (I will have some extras), your performance piece, the new Ukulele Club of Winnipeg book (maybe bring the old Vancouver book too?), and let me know if there are any songs you want us to provide to the other groups.
Hope to see you there :)
- Heather
P.S.
If you haven't seen it yet, here's Manitoba Hal playing at the end of our evening.
Thanks to all those who were able to attend our ukulele blues workshop with Manitoba Hal Brolund.
We learned how to shuffle on C and F, add in G7 and do a turn around, including some variations. Not sure if I termed all of that right but we might be able to show you next time if you missed it :)
You can find out more about Manitoba Hal here:
https://www.manitobahal.com/
and here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ukebluesman
Remember our Boyne River Ukulele Strum and Picnic is this coming Sunday from 12 to 4:00 p.m. at Ryall Park.
Players from the Brandon Ukulele Club, The Ukulele Club of Winnipeg and the Prairie Strummers from Portage La Prairie will be joining us.
If the weather is too inclement we may move the even to Carman Collegiate.
Remember to bring your ukulele, a picnic lunch, a chair, a stand (I will have some extras), your performance piece, the new Ukulele Club of Winnipeg book (maybe bring the old Vancouver book too?), and let me know if there are any songs you want us to provide to the other groups.
Hope to see you there :)
- Heather
P.S.
If you haven't seen it yet, here's Manitoba Hal playing at the end of our evening.
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Linda, Zenith, Shirley, Helen, Kathy, Lynn, Marge, Barry,
Judy, Verna, Thelma, Louise, and Lorna strummed upstairs at GPAC on Wednesday
08 May 2019 with some arriving early to practice for the June event in the
park.
List of songs chosen:
You Are My Sunshine, Go Lassie Go, We're going to be Friends, Act
Naturally, Blue Skies, Michael Row Your Boat Ashore, Flowers on the Wall, Wagon
Wheel, Walkin' After Midnight, I Am An Orphan Girl, Emerald Isle in C, Leavin' on a Jet Plane (island strumming works nicely),
Clementine, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, Rox in the Box, The Ballad of
Buster Scruggs, If I Had a Hammer, Blue Eyes, Cryin' in the Rain, Saskatoon
Moon, Ghost Riders in the Sky, Harvest Moon, Moon River, Make you Feel My Love,
Dream a Little Dream of Me, Fishin in the Dark, O Lord It's Hard to be Humble, and our signature set-ending song.
- Verna
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Louise, Lorna, Zenith,
Shirley, Helen, Marge, Barry, Lynn, Lori, Tom, Judy, and Heather met
upstairs in the gallery with some of us arriving early at 6:30 p.m. to practice
the strumming for Big Yellow Taxi.
Once everyone arrived we
played: Angeline the Baker, Darlin' Cory, Dream a Little
Dream, Annie's Song, Emerald Isle, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Cryin'
Time, Make You Feel My Love, Red Wing, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, You Belong
to Me 1952 version, Farmer Til I Die (Lori's song which she will send to
Heather to add to drive), Red River Valley. He'll Have to Go, Blue Eyes Cryin'
in the Rain in C, a new to us song called Paradise by John
Prine that Lynn shared, After the Goldrush in C, Brown
Eyed Girl in G (Heather to add to blog from drive), Wildflowers in
G (Heather to copy from drive to blog), Walk Away, Suitcase in my Hand, Grandpa Was a
Carpenter in G, and our signature set ending song.
Don't forget
the Manitoba Hal blues workshop on Wednesday, June 5 upstairs at the gallery and the Boyne River
Ukulele Strum and Picnic on Sunday, June 9 at Ryall Park.
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