This weekend I put together the music for Under Pressure. It’s not completely finished but in light of David Bowie’s passing, I thought I’d share it.
- Under Pressure, Queen and David Bowie (1981) official video, ukulele video
Author: Dave C (Page 9 of 12)
Next circle: Tuesday, February 2
7 p.m.
Sawchyn Guitars, 2132 Dewdney Avenue
Thank you, everyone, for coming out on Tuesday. It was great to see so many new faces. We packed the store with 41 people!
A huge thank you to Nathan for playing Cat Stevens’ Moon Shadow. I’ll add the music to the site soon.
Speaking of solos, for our second anniversary this April, we’ll open the floor to anyone who wants to share something they’ve been working on. You’ve got three months to practise!
Need a few lessons before you’re ready to stand in front of the group? Want to take it up to the next level? Don Cowie is leading a series of five ukulele lessons for adults.
- Dates: Wednesdays from February 10 through March 9
- Time: 7:30–9 p.m.
- Price: $50 for all five classes
- Registration: Sign up at Sawchyn Guitars or phone 306-522-6348
Music for the next circle will be posted soon. See you in a month!
Next circle: Tuesday, January 5
7PM
Sawchyn Guitars (2132 Dewdney Avenue)
Hello all! I hope everyone has been able to spend time with friends and family this holiday season. Was Santa good to those who still believe? Any new strings, tuners or ukuleles under the tree?
Music
Todd reminded me that January 8 is Elvis Presley’s birthday, so this month we’ll add a few more songs from the King to our repertoire.
- Blue Suede Shoes, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley (1956) video
- All Shook Up, Elvis Presley (1957) video
- Good Luck Charm, Elvis Presley (1961) video
- Can’t Help Falling in Love, Elvis Presley (1961) video
- Love Me Tender, Elvis Presley (1956) video
- Burning Love, Arthur Alexander, Elvis Presley (1972) video
PDFs
There was a problem with Burning Love in the PDFs. If’ you’ve already printed them out, here’s the correct version.
- Burning Love: GCEA (soprano, concert, tenor)
- Burning Love: DGBE (baritone)
The song books below have been fixed.
- New music: GCEA (soprano, concert, tenor)
- New music: DGBE (baritone)
- Complete songbook: GCEA (soprano, concert, tenor)
- Complete songbook: DGBE (baritone)
Ukuleles seem to be a popular Christmas present so we may have a few more people than usual. There may also be a few new members from Gary’s and Don’s ukulele classes and our appearance on CBC could also give us a bump. In order to get an idea of how many chairs to put out, please let me know either by email, a comment on this article on the website or add yourself to the Facebook event. There’s no need to reply in multiple places, though, as I don’t want to accidentally count you twice.
Happy New Year and I’ll see you on Tuesday!
At the last circle we played all Christmas songs, but here are two bonus songs just for New Year’s Eve. You can’t ring in the new year without Robbie Burn’s ode to friends near and far, Auld Lang Syne. The other is a bit more challenging than most of our repertoire, but it’s seen a resurgence in popularity thanks to a celebrity YouTube post a few years ago.
These aren’t for the next circle; I just thought a few of you might like the challenge.
- Auld Lang Syne, traditional, words by Robbie Burns
- What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?, Frank Loesser (1947)
Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt released the video above four years ago and it quickly became one of the most requested songs on all the ukulele sites. Ukulele Hunt did the best job with identifying the chords.
One warning for those playing along: the video is flipped horizontally. That’s why all the chords are backwards!
CBC Saskatchewan has asked us to help out with their Comfort and Joy campaign!
Friday, December 11
8–8:30 AM
CBC Galleria (2440 Broad Street)
On Friday, December 11, the Morning Edition will be broadcast from the CBC Galleria and will be open to the public. The show traditionally ends with the crew singing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, but this year they are inviting ukulele players to help them out.
If you’re interested, be there by 8 AM. We’ll perform at 8:25. The version of the song they are using is the same as ours.
Money raised during the campaign goes to Saskatchewan food banks, so those participating may want to bring a few dollars to drop in the basket. Donors will be entered into a draw for a prize package.
The musical guest is Eli Barsi and she will be leading the sing-along. The show starts at 6am, so you are welcome to arrive early and watch the radio magic!
If you can’t make it, be sure to listen in on 540 AM or 102.5 FM.
See you at the next circle on January 5 or at Margaret and Don’s Ukulele Sing-along on December 15.
Tuesday, December 1
7 PM
Sawchyn Guitars, 2132 Dewdney Avenue
We have two new songs for December plus a handful of Christmas songs.
At the last circle I said I had prepared John Lennon’s anti-war anthem, Imagine. With the horrific events in Paris and elsewhere, it seems more appropriate than ever.
Music
- Imagine, John Lennon (1971) video
- Happy Christmas (War is Over), John Lennon (1972) video
I’ve also added all our previous holiday songs to our song book to make them easier to find.
PDFs
- New music: GCEA (soprano, concert, tenor)
- New music: DGBE (baritone)
- Complete songbook: GCEA (soprano, concert, tenor)
- Complete songbook: DGBE (baritone)
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
7–9 P.M.
Sawchyn Guitars, 2132 Dewdney Avenue, Regina
It’s the last circle of the calendar year, so let’s break out some winter songs. We’ve already got a few Christmas tunes in the song book, but if you have any other favourites, please send them my way.
For anyone who wants to extend the evening, you are all invited to head across the road to Bushwakkers after the circle for a bit of (early) holiday cheer.
Yay! We’re finally back to our regularly scheduled night and location.
Tuesday, November 3
7 pm
Sawchyn Guitars, 2132 Dewdney Avenue, Regina
I’ve prepared three songs: a Joni Mitchell classic, a song that helped bring ukulele into the mainstream and the title track from the Beatles’ first movie.
- Big Yellow Taxi, Joni Mitchell (1970) video
- Hey, Soul Sister, Train (2009) video
- A Hard Day’s Night, The Beatles (1964) video
PDFs: Just the new music
PDFs: Complete QCU Songbook
- QCU Songbook: GCEA (soprano, concert, tenor)
- QCU Songbook: DGBE (baritone) (Mostly complete – a few older songs are still missing)
It’s not the first Tuesday, but better late than never! October has been hectic, but let’s get back on track.
Tuesday, October 20
7 PM
Sawchyn Guitars, 2132 Dewdney Avenue
This circle won’t have any new music. Instead, it will be a chance to go over all the music we added over the summer. We’ll then turn it over to the floor to play through some of our other favourites.
Music
- Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival) video
- I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song) (Disney’s The Jungle Book) video
- 1234 (Feist) video
- Toes, Zac Brown Band: original video, ukulele version
- Don’t Get Around Much, Anymore, Duke Ellington: video
- Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett (1977) video
- Yellow Submarine, The Beatles (1966) video
- Stand By Me, Ben E. King (1961) video
- From Me To You, The Beatles (1963) video
Sorry for the late notice. This month has been rather hectic to say the least. I’m actually typing this from 30,000 feet!
Since I was unable to secure a location for tomorrow’s circle, we’ve decided to push it back a week or two to another Tuesday. I hope to confirm the location and date in the next couple of days; I’ll send out another message when I do.
We won’t add any new music this month. Instead, we’ll go over all the music from the last three circles as many weren’t able to join us over the summer. We’ll also play through requests from our songbook.
Again, my apologies for the last-minute nature of this message.
