Friday, September 27, 2013

Our next meeting will be Monday, September 30 at 6:30pm. We meet at the Ontario Recreation Center, across from the swimming pool. It's a great place and the acoustics are wonderful! Come join us for an evening of fun and music!

We will not have a meeting on the first Monday in October, so the only October meeting will be Oct. 21. Hope to see you there!

Monday, August 19, 2013

Hi Strummers!

I'm thrilled to announce that The Ukulele Club will start up again on Monday, September 16 at 6:30. Our new location is the Ontario Parks and Recreation Community Room located across the parking lot from the Aquatic Center at 790 SW Third Avenue, Ontario, Oregon. You'll need to bring a folding chair and a music stand in addition to your ukulele and your song binder.

I have updated our Song list. Click on the "Song Charts" tab and you'll find a link to most of our material. I will continue to update the list. Now you won't have to scroll through the archives to find our songs.

In August, I attended the Oakridge Ukulele Festival in Oakridge, Oregon, and had a great time. Here's a photo:
I learned quite a few new techniques, new chord positions, and some new songs that I hope to share with the group. Ukulele festivals are like summer camps for grownups! I'll keep you posted when I hear of any coming up in the Northwest.

Hope to see all of you on Sept. 16. Bring friends! We can never have too many strummers.
Judy

Friday, June 21, 2013

Since we've been unable to locate a new place to meet, we'll take a summer hiatus. We hope to start up again in the Fall.

In the meantime, local strummers might like to check out the Boise Ukulele Group http://www.boiseukulelegroup.com/

See you in September! (Hey, that sounds like a song cue!)

Judy

Tuesday, June 11, 2013


Our next Meeting is June 17 at Tim and Judy's house. Please email me for directions if you plan to come.

Guitar Solutions is up for sale (anyone want to buy a music store?), so we will meet at Tim and Judy's house until we find a new place to meet. We thank them for hosting us this past year, and wish Bill and Deanna the best in the future!

Here are some new songs:

CROCODILE ROCK

YELLOW SUBMARINE

LEAVING ON A JET PLANE 

And a new version of "Hey Look Me Over" in the Key of C:

HEY LOOK ME OVER C

Check this out--Ukulele workshops at the Weiser Fiddle Fest, taught by Earl Mullins of the Boise Ukulele Group. He'll be teaching UKE 101 on Monday, June 17 and UKE 101 and 102 on Thursday, June 20. This is a great opportunity to hone your skills AND stay close to home!

Workshops at Fiddle Week

Hawaiian Dance Friday, June 14 at the Ontario Senior Center. I'll be playing my uke! Come join us for dancing and food. This is a potluck dance, 7-10 $4 at the door. Music by The Swinging Four.

Friday, May 31, 2013

NO meeting on June 3

We will resume at Guitar Solutions on June 17, at 6:30 pm.

Guitar Solutions, 661 SW 4th Ave  Ontario, OR 97914
 (541) 889-4228                                                               

Friday, May 17, 2013

Hello!

We will meet on Monday, May 20 at Guitar Solutions in Ontario. Yes! I am back from my travels and ready to play.

I don't have any new songs to post, so I'm posting links to ukulele festivals around the Northwest. These look like fun--summer camps for grownups! They offer workshops and jam sessions, so it's a good chance to learn new techniques and hone your playing.


Ukulele University, July 19--21 near Bend, Oregon
UKULELE UNIVERSITY

Tunes in the Dunes, September 20--22, on the Oregon Coast
TUNES IN THE DUNES


 Oakridge Ukulele Festival, August 2--4, Oakridge, Oregon
OAKRIDGE UKULELE FESTIVAL

Of course, don't forget our local Weiser Fiddle Festival. Although I don't see any ukulele workshops offered, I know that several folks take their ukes and play during the jam sessions at the campground.

Weiser Fiddle Week, third full week of June, Weiser, Idaho
WEISER FIDDLE FESTIVAL

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Our next meeting is Monday, May 6, at Guitar Solutions in Ontario at 6:30. Here are a couple of new songs to work on. "Paddlin' Madelin' Home", submitted by John, is an old standard. "God Bless America" was submitted by June. Hope you enjoy these new tunes! 


PADDLIN' MADELIN' HOME


GOD BLESS AMERICA

Just in--a new one from Maureen!
HEY LOOK ME OVER


I am working on adding the links to the "SONGS" page. It looks like it will take awhile, so if you are new to the group, please scroll through all of the archives to print all of the songs we currently play.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Hi Strummers!

Our next meeting is April 15 (Tax Day!)at 6:30, at Guitar Solutions. I'll be in Missoula doing author visits so Tim and John will lead the group. Here's a couple of new songs from Tim:

I'VE JUST SEEN A FACE

MTA

Feel free to bring copies of new songs, especially if you can lead the singing, and also new strummers!

Best, Judy

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Our next meeting is April Fool's Day, Monday, April 1 at 6:30pm, Guitar Solutions in beautiful downtown Ontario.We welcome new members, so bring a friend, or two, or three!

I'm working on our website to add a page that lists our songs. In the future, I hope to have all the links on one page. Please bear with me as I figure this out. For now, check all the previous posts to print out all the songs. 

As promised, here's the new, improved version of THE UNICORN:

THE UNICORN SONG

June sent in this John Denver song. It sounds great on the uke!

COUNTRY ROADS

Dreaming of summer? Here's the perfect song, courtesy of Maureen. "Oh, pool boy! I'm ready for another!"

MARGARITAVILLE

We've also added BIRDS AND THE BEES from the Doctor Uke website:

BIRDS AND THE BEES

Hope to see everyone on Monday!

Thursday, March 7, 2013

I have taken THE UNICORN down to fix the chart--some of the chords were wrong. If you've already printed it, check back later for the new chords, or we can give them to you at our next meeting on April 1.

Thanks to the strummers who've requested songs! Your input is welcomed! I'll get them up as soon as I can.




Top 'O the Mornin' to ye!

Our next meeting will be March 18--the day after St. Patrick's Day. In the spirit of the season, I'm posting a few Irish songs . I hope you enjoy them!

Next meeting: Monday, March 18, 6:30--8:00pm, Guitar Solutions

COCKLES AND MUSSELS

DANNY BOY

WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING


Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Next meeting: Monday, March 4 at 6:30 at Guitar Solutions!

Here are a few new songs. Please check back again before our meeting as I might have a few more.

Georgy Girl was a hit song for the Australian Group, The Seekers, in about 1968,. You can watch it on Youtube. It was also the theme song for the movie with Lynn Redgrave. 

GEORGY GIRL

Our next song is posted by Kory. Let It Be is a Beatles tune, also from the sixties. Hmm, maybe we should all wear tie-dye to the next meeting!

LET IT BE


Here's a chart from Maureen, by way of Kory. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy was originally by the Andrews Sisters and there is also a newer version by Bette Midler.

BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

There will be a uke group meeting on Monday, February 18. 


Here's a song Kory brought last week:

ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI

Here's a song I posted a few months ago. This version is in the key of D. You might want to have both versions (C and D) in your book.

I'LL FLY AWAY



Friday, February 1, 2013

Happy Groundhog Day!

Our next meeting is February 4, 6:30--8:00pm at Guitar Solutions in Ontario.

Here's a couple of new songs to try. "Shotgun Boogie" is a Tennessee Ernie Ford song from the 1950's. It only has three chords, AND it's in C, so I know that will please some of you.

SHOTGUN BOOGIE

"Kiss Me"  by Sixpence None the Richer, was featured in several movies, including "How to Lose a Guy in Seven Days". It looks hard, but the run down from C, CMaj7, C7 only uses one finger. Easy-peasy! I'll show you at our next meeting. 


KISS ME

See you Monday!

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Greetings!

Our next meeting is Monday, January 21 at Guitar Solutions as 6:30. Here are a couple of new (old) songs to try. See you there!

BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP

I'M A BELIEVER

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Next meeting: January 21
Guitar Solutions, 6:30


Brrr!! Bad weather kept most folks home. Tim and John and Judy braved the icy roads and played just a few songs. We left early so Bill and Deanna could close the store. I hope we see some sunshine soon--and I hope the weather will cooperate on Ukulele Group nights!




Thursday, January 3, 2013

Hey Strummers!

We hope you had a good Christmas. Our January meetings will be at Guitar Solutions on the first and third Mondays at 6:30. I'm not posting any new songs this week; it looks like we have a few songs we've never played and this will be a good chance to try some of them.

If you're new to the group, be sure to scroll down through ALL the archived posts to print out the songs.

Jan. 7

Jan. 21

See you!