June 5th, 2022 LUG Jam

When: Sunday, June 5th at 4:30 PM

Where : Generations Market and Restaurant 717 Lake Park Road, Carleton Place

We are very excited to announce we will have our first-person jam! We will be holding the jam under the big tent at Generations Market and Restaurant. Located on the shore of Mississippi Lake and offering great food and great beer I am sure you will have a great time. The tent has space for well over 150 people and is open sided so social distancing should not be an issue. For more details on the venue check out their web site.

Please note the jam is on a SUNDAY and is starting at 4:30 PM. This is more in line with the way we used to run our jams. Hope you can make it. After all this time we are looking forward to hearing everyone play and sing.

We are posting the jam set list so that you have an opportunity to practise the music prior to the jam. You may note that the set list is a little longer than it has been for several years. We are hoping to go back to the old format for our jams: running on a Sunday afternoon, with a longer set with a break part way through. We will be projecting the chords and lyrics during the jam.

As usual we have a copy of the set list’s chords and lyrics available in PDF format here:

2022-may-30-in-personDownload

For those with an iOS device with the OnSong app, you can get a copy of the set as an OnSong Archive here.

For people with a different song viewer application we also make the set available via a link in the song title to a ChordPro file.

SET LIST

TitleArtistKey
Hello TroubleBuck Owens and the BuckaroosD
Bread and ButterLarry Parks and Jay Turnbow, Recorded by The NewbeatsA
I’m Into Something GoodGerry Goffin and Carole KingD
Tennessee WaltzRedd Stewart and Pee Wee KingG
All Out Of LoveGraham Russell and Clive DavisF
CandidaIrwin Levine and Toni WineG
With A Little Help From My FriendsJohn Lennon and Paul McCartneyC
Love is a RoseNeil YoungG
Land of the Silver BirchTraditionalAm
WordsBarry, Robin and Maurice GibbA
Please, Mr. PleaseBruce Welch and John RostillD
It’s So EasyBuddy HollyD
Build Me Up ButtercupMike d’Abo and Tony MacaulayG
Take A Chance On MeBenny Andersson and Björn UlvaeusA
Come Rain or Come ShineDavid FranceyC
Song Of WyomingJohn DenverD
In a Little Shack , Up the PontiacMac BeattieC
Breakin’ Up is Hard to DoNeil SedakaD
LucilleFred EaglesmithG
Sweet CarolineNeil DiamondG

May Jam Update

We had hoped to announce a return to an in-person jam this month. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans. As a result of the significant storms in Eastern and Southern Ontario, we have had to delay the jam until some time in June. The location we had chosen suffered damage and we cannot proceed with a jam until things are repaired. We feel that we should be able to announce the jam soon so stay tuned and keep strumming!

Isn’t It Nifty, We Have Reached 50

There are some big milestones with this upcoming Jam. This is our 50th jam via Zoom. We have performed over 774 songs together via Zoom (with over 450 different tunes). We are also marking the 10th anniversary of our first Jam in 2012 at Chuckles Jack in Smiths Falls. The jam was led by Garry Crabtree and Bridget Baker who started the Lanark Ukulele Group. Thank you everyone for your participation and enthusiasm over the years. It is truly a joy to be a part of this group.

To celebrate fifty, we have added some songs released 50 years ago as well as “Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover” into the set. We think you will enjoy the songs which will be lots of fun to play!

Our next zoom jam is on May 9th at 7:00 PM. As usual we will be starting the Zoom session at 6:45 PM and start strumming at 7:00 PM. The details for the Zoom meeting are as follows:

Topic: May 9th 50th Lockdown LUG
Time: May 9, 2022 07:00 PM America/Toronto

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83003404323?pwd=WWhWRkFSWVNnMVlHeG53TlhQWi9wQT09

Meeting ID: 830 0340 4323
Passcode: 2022LUG

Most people enjoy the jams more if they practise the set in advance. We will be sharing the chords and lyrics during the jam but you can download a copy to practise. You can download a copy of the set list as a PDF from here:

2022-may-9-set-listDownload

For those with an iOS device and OnSong, you can download a copy of an archive copy of the set from here.

Finally for those with other song viewing software, we have linked ChordPro versions of the songs to the title in the Set List for you to download.

Looking forward to seeing you soon! Keep on strumming!

SET LIST

TitleArtistKey
Only SixteenSam CookeG
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My HeadBurt Bacharach & Hal DavidC
Big Yellow TaxiJoni MitchellG
Fifty Ways To Leave Your Loverby Paul SimonAm
Sentimental JourneyLes Brown, Ben Homer and Bud GreenA
Ants On A LogRandy TravisC
You Wear It WellRod Stewart and Martin QuittentonD
The Ballad of Easy RiderRoger McGuinn, Recorded by Tom PettyC
Song Sung BlueNeil DiamondA
A Hard Day’s NightJohn Lennon and Paul McCartneyG
Johnny B. GoodChuck BerryC
Heart of GoldNeil YoungAm
Everything I OwnDavid GatesC
Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘Round The Ole Oak TreeIrwin Levine and L.Russell Brown and Recorded by Tony Orlando and DawnG
Three Little FishiesKay KyserC

April 25th, 2022 LUG Jam

Spring is in the air!

We hope you can join us at our upcoming jam on April 25th. We continue our jams online via Zoom.

The jam is open to all! Please feel free to forward this on to anyone who would enjoy the music!

A couple of things to things to keep in mind about using Zoom and our virtual jams.

  • We do a lot of setup and tuning of our equipment prior to the jam to offer the best sound we can. We sometimes have issues and we thank everyone for their patience as we work to resolve anything that happens.
  • In order to experience the best sound it is advisable to use headphones or add external speakers to your system. ( Many people find the volume too low from their system’s built in speakers). Headphones are preferable because they reduce the risk of echo and feedback.
  • During the jam when we are playing a song we will be muting everyone with the exception of the person leading the song. This unfortunately is the only way to ensure everyone can experience the music properly through the Zoom system. Please mute your system if you find it is not muted while the music is being played. You can also use the Zoom chat feature to communicate during the jam.
  • Between songs if you would like to speak or clap please feel free to unmute your system. Please make sure your system remains muted however if you are playing your ukulele or talking to your pet. This ensures that others will not be interupted. 
  • We will be sharing the chords and lyrics during the zoom session. You can resize and reposition the window if you find it is difficult to view on your system. We also make it possible to download chord and lyrics prior to the jam so that you can practise the set in advance. Most people find they get the most out of the jam by going over the music in advance.
  • We start the Zoom meeting at 6:45 PM. This gives everyone a chance to say hello and work through any issues prior to the start of the jam. We start strumming at 7:00 PM. The usual set is about 15 songs and we typically finish playing around 8:00 PM.

Hope to see you there!

Zoom Jam Information:
Time: Apr 25, 2022 07:00 PM America/Toronto
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82930947245?pwd=ckVXWXp0MHE3T1lRVWhTN0hRdlNpdz09

Meeting ID: 829 3094 7245
Passcode: 2022LUG

SET LIST

We provide the chords and lyrics in several different formats. Most systems can read PDF files and the set in that format can be downloaded here:

2022-april-25-set-listDownload

For those people with an iOS device with the OnSong app, you can download a copy of the set archive here.

For those with other song viewing software we have linked a ChordPro version of the songs to the Set List song title.

TitleArtistKey
Walking With SpringJoe Mailander and Justin LansingC
Maybe BabyBuddy HollyC
Happy TogetherGarry Bonner and Alan GordonAm
That’s Alright, MamaArthur CrudupA
If Not For YouBob DylanC
From Me To YouPaul McCartney and John LennonD
Have You Ever Seen The RainJohn FogertyC
The Things We Do For LoveGraham Gouldman, Eric StewartAm
The Winding StreamThe Carter FamilyC
Rhythm Of LoveTim LopezC
Livin’ In The Woods In The TreesBlaze FoleyC
Like a HurricaneNeil YoungAm
Blown AwayJeff LynneD
Blue BayouRoy Orbison and Joe MelsonG
You’re So Sweet, Horseflies Keep Hangin’ Round Your FaceNeil DiamondC