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 for the next two Saturdays January 11, 2025 and January 18, 2025, UK/Ireland 19:30 London time (GMT/Greenwich Mean Time), 12:30 PM West Coast Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Zoom Identification Number: 622 972 7495
No Passcode is required.
Please check the Seasonistas Flarum site to confirm the host and Zoom number.
Saturday's theme question: What song got away from you in 2024 that you'd like to play in 2025
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. Michael: "Stranger Than Fiction", Joe Jackson.
2. Wendy: "Talkin' bout a Resolution", New Year parody and per Wendy, with apologies to Tracy Chapman.
3. Del: "The Girl of my Best Friend", Elvis.
4. Bobby King: "Trouble", Cat Stevens/Yusef Islam.
5. Mike M: "Time In a Bottle", Jim Croce, instrumental.
6. Andy: "Village Green", Kinks/Ray Davies.
7. Jim Y: "One Meatball", learned from Josh White. Brian suggested the version by Ry Cooder.
8. Brian F: Theme song from "Oceano", Ennio Morricone.
9. Charldene: "It's a Small World (After All)", Richard and Robert Sherman.
10. Paul M: "16 Tons", Merle Travis.
11. ILA: "Got My Mind Set On You", Rudy Clark/George Harrison. Listen to Del's version with Liz Brinker.
12: Rick: Joined late so didn't play a song.
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
