TICKETS: $10 tickets for the January 15 BUG Jam will be available to purchase on the Red Bird website starting on Wednesday January 1, at 10:00 a.m. Here's the link: Bytown Ukulele Group BUG JAM - Red Bird - Ottawa - Jan 15, 2025 · Showpass And just fyi since many have asked, Mark and I get no compensation whatsoever for our BUG Jams - no money, food, or drinks - all proceeds go to Red Bird.
NOTE: There are also five (5) Pay-What-You-Can spots available for those who may have need. I'll put your name on a list that I will give to our ticket taker. These spots must be requested by January 8. If at that time, no-one has requested those spots, then I will make them available to others who may have missed buying $10 tickets, and would like to purchase a spot at the jam (I'll keep a waiting list). Please email Sue@bytownukulele.ca to enquire.
TIME: 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. If you arrive before that time, please line up outside as with all other ticketed Red Bird shows. BUG jammers are not permitted to wait in the lobby - that area is reserved for students and their parents. There is also a group class running in the main room before our jam. The people you may see going in and out before 6:45 p.m. are music students, their parents, and staff.
WHERE: Red Bird Live Music, 1165 Bank Street, one block south of Sunnyside Ave., Old Ottawa South. Also, check out their Facebook page: Red Bird Live | Facebook
Red Bird is a live music listening venue in Ottawa South with a brand new ERV (Energy Recovery Ventilator) HVAC ventilation system installed in November 2021 - ERV improves indoor air quality by providing fresh outside air. The venue is at street level with front and back doors.
SONGS: TBD ~~~~~~~~~~???? ANYTHING GOES THIS MONTH!
YOU CAN REQUEST A SONG THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO SING BY CHOOSING ONE FROM OUR SONG LIBRARY and then emailing me the title at Sue@bytownukulele.ca Better yet - why not grab a couple of friends and volunteer to lead the song. It's wonderful fun when we get lots of different BUGs at the mics to lead songs, so please don't be shy! Email me the name of a song that you'd like to lead. Of course, Mark and I and lots of other BUGs are always happy to sing and play along with you as well! Just let me know if you need it in a different key to suit your voice.
You can also submit a new songsheet, in an editable text file, along with a link to a YouTube video that best represents how you like to play it to Sue@bytownukulele.ca. I'll work with you to format it for BUG. If you sing it differently than an artist's recording, then please send me a video of you performing the song so that I can format the songsheet to how YOU play the song.
DEADLINE for song requests & submissions: January 1, 2025, but sooner is better.
OPEN MIC: We have two or three open mic spots at each jam. If you're interested in a spot, please email me, Sue@bytownukulele.ca, with the name of the song you'd like to sing and the artist/songwriter before July 3. If spots are full, you'll be put on a waiting list for the next available spot. If you love open mic sessions, we'd also highly encourage you to participate in Red Bird's Open Stage on Tuesday evenings.
DEADLINE for open mic submissions: January 8, 2025, but sooner is better.
SONGS: THIS MONTH WE'RE DOING THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY! We're going to lead this jam the way we've led jams at ukulele festivals! At the jam, we'll hand out a list of all the songs in the BUG FESTIVAL SONGBOOK posted below, and ask you, on the fly, what songs you'd like us to play! We're also hoping to get lots of volunteers to come up and help lead a song, so please don't be shy - you'll have lots of support! We'll display the songsheets on the screen at the front of the room. You can also download the songbook to your device if you'd like to use your own device at the jam.
OPEN MIC: There will be two open mic spots this time round, if we get volunteers. If you're interested, please email me, Sue@bytownukulele.ca, with the name of the song you'd like to sing and the artist/songwriter. If you love open mic sessions, we'd also highly encourage you to participate in Red Bird's Open Stage every Tuesday evening and their Coffee House every Sunday afternoon. DEADLINE for open mic requests: January 8, 2025
SEATING: 1000 square feet on the main floor with seats for 86 people. There are some padded chairs and love seats with side tables, regular chairs and tables, and high chairs and tables at the back and along the sides.
FOOD & DRINK: Red Bird has a delicious selection of pressed sandwiches, sausages, personal pizzas, gluten-free/nut-free/vegan baked goods from Strawberry Blonde Bakery and lots of other treats, as well as local beers, ciders, non-alcoholic craft sodas, cocktails, wine, and coffee/tea - all locally sourced.
ACCESSIBILITY: 6 steps up from the Bank St. sidewalk, with handrails
WASHROOMS: on main floor
PARKING: street parking and small parking lot at the south end of the building.
IF YOU CAN'T JOIN US LIVE for whatever reason, no worries! We record the jam, so that you can play along with us anytime! Be sure to plug an external speaker into your computer to listen so that you'll hear the uBass and get the full effect! In the recording, no one's names appear on the screens! We'll upload the jam video and the songbook we use for the evening on our BUG Jam Videos page.
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