Seasons of the Ukulele

A weekly song challenge for ukulele players - all welcome. Find out more here

Seasonistas International Open Mic

UkeFoote

Have fun today y’all I’ll not be in attendance as I’ll be exercising my first Amendment right as a citizen who is upset with his government leadership IN THE EXTREME.

UkeFoote

I can host this weekend

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UkeCan1

In my search for a song to match this week's question, I found this delightfully juicy harvest - from a musical, of course:

"Apples and Oranges" from The Theory of Relativity:

UkeCan1

Here's the one Jim P mentioned - also fun:

Scribe

Hello Ukulele Friends,

Thank you for your outstanding talented performances and conversation at Saturday's Open Mic. Brian, thank you for hosting!

ILA Press will host the Open Mic next Saturday April 19, 2025, UK/Ireland 20:30 London time/BST (GMT/Greenwich Mean Time), 12:30 PM West Coast Pacific DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Time (PDT).

Zoom Identification Number: 623 009 0567

Please check the Seasonistas Flarum site to confirm the host and Zoom number.

Saturday's theme question: Oranges or Apples and why?
As always, the question has no parameters or definitions. It's a way to share our stories, facilitate discussion, thoughts and opinions. There is no right or wrong answer.

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Here is the list of Saturday's Open Mic performances. If you have any corrections, please let Charldene know. Links by the original performers of some songs may be included. Please do not feel slighted if a link isn't provided with your song. Feel free to circulate a link to your favorite performer

1. Lisa: "Living In the Moment", original. This song came to her when she got stuck on a bridge.

2. Andy: "We Will Become Silhouettes", Postal Service Band.

3. Steve: "After Hours", Velvet Underground.

4. Wendy: "Thank You For Flying With Us (Banana for Your Monkey)", original.

5. Jim P: "Light On the Road", original. This song was written after a one-hour harrowing drive home in inclement weather on narrow dark roads.

6. Rick: "A Change Is Gonna Come", Sam Cooke.

7. ILA: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", Green Day.

8. Charldene: "All the Things You Are", Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern. Instrumental only.

9. Jim & Maggie Y: "Ballad of the Shape of Things", Sheldon Harnick.

10. Michael: "Mr. Blue Sky", ELO.

11. Brian F: "Gigue" from the "Cello Suites", J. S. Bach.

Del, we miss you! Hope you're back soon.

ALL: Enjoy a great week! See you at next Saturday's Open Mic for more wonderful music, conversation, laughter and fun! Each of you is important...please don't forget this! Thank you for making this Open Mic a special community!

Cheers!

Charldene

UkeFoote

I’ll be missing y’all this Saturday : (

Doing another protest march.

CanadaJim

UkeFoote Got your sign made?

LimousinLil

UkeFoote I hope there's an even larger turn-out than the last time, Brian … with you in spirit!

Edwin

Hi folks. This is the new song I sang at today's session, and it seemed to get a good response so I thought I'd post it here. I've been doing this project where I post an original thing every week done on my Zoom R4, and this was last week's. I'm not sure why I'm doing this project except that it's fun and it's helping me get around to getting more things recorded 🙂.

Chords are here, at least for the moment, and of course you're welcome to sing it: https://www.lambda-miners.org.uk/Goliath.pdf

Let's keep fighting Goliath. We all know who won that one, after all…

Scribe

Hello Ukulele Friends,

Thank you for your outstanding talented performances and conversation at Saturday's Open Mic. ILA, thank you for hosting!

Brian Fergus will host the Open Mic next Saturday April 26, 2025, UK/Ireland 20:30 London time/BST (GMT/Greenwich Mean Time), 12:30 PM West Coast Pacific DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Time (PDT).

Zoom Identification Number: 622 972 7495

Please check the Seasonistas Flarum site to confirm the host and Zoom number.

If you celebrate these holidays: Happy Easter! Happy Passover! Happy Vaisakhi! Happy Ridvan! Happy Earth Day! Happy Arbor Day!

Saturday's theme question: In addition to this Open Mic or playing the ukulele, what is your favorite thing to do in your spare time?

As always, the question has no parameters or definitions. It's a way to share our stories, facilitate discussion, thoughts and opinions. There is no right or wrong answer.

1. Jim P: "Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More", Steely Dan

2. Edwin: "Goliath", original. A song of hope for these uncertain and chaotic times.

LINK to "Goliath":

3. Joko: "I Can Help", Billy Swan. Carpentry to make picture frames.

4. Lisa: "All Is Well", original.

5. Charldene: "And I Love Her", Beatles.

6. Wendy: "Baby, Play My Ukulele", original.

7. Jim and Maggie Y: "You're Just in Love", Irving Berlin. Wonderful two-part lyrics!

8. Jane

9. ILA: "You're My Home", Billy Joel.

We missed you, Del and Brian! Hope you'll be back soon!

Cheers!

Charldene

PS- I'll be gone for the next three Saturdays. Perhaps someone could post the songs on this site. Thank you.

Scribe

Hello Ukulele Friends,

Thank you for your outstanding talented performances and conversation at Saturday's Open Mic. Brian, thank you for hosting!

ILA Press will host the Open Mic next Saturday May 3, 2025, UK/Ireland 20:30 London time/BST (GMT/Greenwich Mean Time), 12:30 PM West Coast Pacific DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Time (PDT).

Zoom Identification Number: 623 009 0567

Please check the Seasonistas Flarum site to confirm the host and Zoom number.

Saturday's theme question: What is your favorite smell? What is your least favorite smell?

1. Jim P: "Special", Garbage (Shirley Manson, singer).

2. Jim Y: "Give It All to You", Steven Hogg, local Canadian songwriter. F

3. Rick: "Ain't Too Proud To Beg", The Temptations. F

4. Marc: "The Last Train From Poor Valley", Norman Blake with a version performed by Tony Rice.

5. Lisa: "Like the Color of Your Hair", original.

6. Michael: "Hello Dolly", played at the theater in Michigan where this musical had its debut.

7. ILA: "The Middle", Jimmy Eat World.

8. Wendy: "I Love Trash", Oscar the Grouch.

9. Charldene: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Artist: The Shirelles (Shirley Alston Reeves, lead singer).

10. Brian F: "Supersonic Rocket Ship", The Kinks (one of the songs for his September outer space concert).

Jane, Thanks for joining us! It was great to see you!

Del, we continue to miss you. Please return when you can. Hopefully, soon!

Enjoy a great week! See you at next Saturday's Open Mic for more wonderful music, conversation, laughter and fun! Each of you is important...please don't forget this! Thank you for making this Open Mic a special community!

Cheers!

Charldene

Scribe

UkeCan1 Thank you for sharing this great video for last week's theme question! Apples and oranges can lead to other even more important things that people have in common. 🙂

uke4ia

Is Brian hosting today?

YorkSteve

uke4ia I think so - the post at the top says so.

CanadaJim

We talked a bit about jaw harps this afternoon. Here's my friend Sam Allison playing some jaw harp with his buddies Teilhard Frost and Brian Sanderson (Sheesham, Lotus & Son). Sam has played doghouse bass in our jug band.

Scribe

Hello Ukulele Friends,

Thank you for your outstanding talented performances and conversation at Saturday's Open Mic. ILA, thank you for hosting!

Brian Fergus will host the Open Mic next Saturday May 24, 2025, UK/Ireland 20:30 London time/BST (GMT/Greenwich Mean Time), 12:30 PM West Coast Pacific DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Time (PDT).

Zoom Identification Number: 622 972 7495

Please check the Seasonistas Flarum site to confirm the host and Zoom number.

SAVE THE DATE: Brian Fergus invites you to his 2025 Kick-off Concert on Sunday May 25 2025, 7:00 PM. This will be a preview of new songs of his summer shows. You can watch it live on Zoom. Brian will provide his poster.

Zoom: 622 972 7495

Password: woodstock (all lower case letters)

Saturday's theme question: What is on your bucket list?

As always, the question has no parameters or definitions. It's a way to share our stories, facilitate discussion, thoughts and opinions. There is no right or wrong answer.

1. Lisa: "The Mountains Are Calling", original

2. Jim Y: "It's Only a Paper Moon", Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg & Billy Rose.

3. Jim P: "Grapefruit - Juicy Fruit", Jimmy Buffet

4. Wendy: Listening today.

5. Brian F: "Gnossienne No. 1", Erik Satie in honor of his birthda

6. Paul: "All of Me", Gerald Marks and Seymour Simon

7. ILA: "All Star", Smash Mouth

8. Charldene: "When I Grow Too Old to Dream", music: Sigmond Romburg and lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein

Cheers!

Charldene

CanadaJim

After hearing Mitch play today, this is what came into my head. I'll never hear All Of Me without thinking of Steve Martin & Lily Tomlin.

Scribe

Hello Ukulele Friends,

Thank you for your outstanding talented performances and conversation at Saturday's Open Mic. ILA, thank you for hosting!

Brian Fergus will host the Open Mic next Saturday June 7, 2025, UK/Ireland 20:30 London time/BST (GMT/Greenwich Mean Time), 12:30 PM West Coast Pacific DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Time (PDT
Zoom Identification Number: 622 972 7495

ILA Press will host the Open Mic on Saturday June 14, 2025. Zoom Identification Number: 623 009 0567

Please check the Seasonistas Flarum site to confirm the host and Zoom number.

Saturday's theme question: What's your favorite chocolate candy? Dark, milk, nuts, filling?

As always, the question has no parameters or definitions. It's a way to share our stories, facilitate discussion, thoughts and opinions. There is no right or wrong answer.

1. Raj: "Love Rescue Me", Bono of U2

Recommends: Fort Langley Ukes Festival with Peter Luongo (Fort Langley Uke Festival 9/25, 9/26 and 9/27/2025). https://langleyevents.ca/

2. Wendy: "There Is a Season (of the Ukulele) parody of "Turn, Turn, Turn" by The Byrds

3. Jim P: "The Deadman's Handle", Richard Thompson

4. Brian: "The Ocean", Led Zeppelin featuring John Bonham in honor of his birthday today

5. Marc: "Normal", Martin Mull

6. Andy: "The Idiots Have Taken Over", NOFX

7. Joko: "To Live Is to Fly", Townes Van Zandt. Happy Birthday, Joko!!!

8. Jim and Maggie: "Octopus' Garden", Ringo Starr

9. Charldene: "Moon River", Henry Manicini and John Mercer

10. ILA: "Waterloo" by ABBA

Cheers!

Charldene

Scribe

Hello Ukulele Friends,

Thank you for your outstanding talented performances and conversation at Saturday's Open Mic. Brian, thank you for hosting!

ILA Press will host the Open Mic on Saturday June 14, 2025. Zoom Identification Number: 623 009 0567

Please check the Seasonistas Flarum site to confirm the host and Zoom number.

Saturday's theme question: What kind of news stories do you like?

As always, the question has no parameters or definitions. It's a way to share our stories, facilitate discussion, thoughts and opinions. There is no right or wrong answer.

1. Jim Y: "Ever Since the World Ended", Mose Allison

2. ILA: "Just When I Needed You Most", Randy Van Warmer.

Del, we talked about your wonderful video and performing this song at an Open Mic.

3. Jim P: "The Flesh Failures ("Hair"), Rado/Ragni/MacDermot

4. Wendy: "Science Fiction/Double Feature" from the "Rocky Horror Picture Show"

5. Charldene: "I Got Rhythm", music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical "Girl Crazy"

6. Lisa: "My Son", original work

7. Brian F: "These Days", Jackson Browne (written when he was 16 years old)

Cheers!

Charldene

Joko

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