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Mike Cox posted on September 19, 2018 05:28
Mark and Sue are away for September leaving the keys to the kingdom in the sketchy hands of me, Mike Cox, and my band of miscreants. For Septembe...
Posted in: Calendar of Special Events, Monthly Announcements (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on September 21, 2016 17:51
City Folk Music Festival comes to Ottawa every September so with Folk Music on the brain, it only seems fitting to enjoy a night...
Posted in: Calendar of Special Events, Monthly Announcements (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on November 10, 2014 09:35
I have not made on of these in a while, but here it is for this month. Put it on and give it a listen, nothing beats familiarity when trying to ...
Posted in: BUG Videos, November 2014 Anything Goes (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on November 21, 2012 11:38
Sue mentioned that she does not really play Bob Dylan and Neil Young a whole lot, so it is up to the instigators of this theme to step and post. If th...
Posted in: Calendar of Special Events, Monthly Announcements, September 2012 - Ralph Shaw workshop & concert (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on August 29, 2019 15:39
Song written by BUG members Charles de Lint and Mike Cox that chronicles the salvation of a doomed outhouse.
Posted in: Individual Songs, Sept 2019 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on September 12, 2018 19:48
YOU CAN PLAY IN THE SAME KEY AS THE VIDEO IN GCEA TUNING USING THE (C) SONGSHEET! I will put it in the PDF in both C and F but we may do it in F on BU...
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2018 , August 2019 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on September 06, 2018 12:15
Robert Cabot Sherman Jr. (born July 22, 1943) is an American singer, actor and occasional songwriter, who became a popular&nb...
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2018 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on September 04, 2018 17:28
I think we can do this!
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2018 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on August 30, 2018 18:07
"Mary Jane's Last Dance" is a song written by Tom Petty and recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker...
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2018 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on August 25, 2018 14:44
Rolling Stones
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2018 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on August 25, 2018 13:33
By Arlo
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2018 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on August 25, 2018 13:03
Back from Rio is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of The Byrds&n...
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2018 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on August 25, 2018 11:57
"You Don't Know How It Feels" is a song and the lead single from Tom Petty's 1994 album Wildflowers. It reached No. 1 on t...
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2018 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on August 23, 2018 19:33
John Prine (born October 10, 1946) is an American country folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a composer, recording arti...
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2018 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on August 23, 2018 19:22
Christopher Alvin Stapleton[1][2] (born April 15, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter,[3][4] guitarist,[5] and record producer....
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2018 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on August 23, 2018 19:06
{t:Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35}
{st:Bob Dylan}
{c:Key of C - you can skip the dim chords}
{c:Intro: Drum and tambourine for the 1 2 3 4}
{c:H...
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2018 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on August 17, 2018 18:52
Contribution by Heather Bromberg
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard - It's All Going to Pot
Published on 20 Apr 2015
"It's All...
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2018 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on January 25, 2018 11:06
You can play along with the video in GCEA tuning if you tune down to F# B D# G#
The Great Compromise is a song written and performed by John Prine....
Posted in: Individual Songs, Feb 2018 - They love me, they love me not (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on November 19, 2017 17:04
A modernized version of the traditional song. The video is in the same key!
****REFORMATTED December 3, 2018 - SR****
Posted in: Individual Songs, December 2017, December 2018, Dec 2019 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on September 06, 2017 20:28
Blaze Foley song recorded by John Prine from his Fair and Square album
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2017, Sept 2019 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on August 30, 2017 06:53
Proper songsheet to come in a few days
https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/tom-waits-i-hope-i-dont-fall-in-love-with-you-chords-s266395
~~~ChordPro ...
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2017, Sept 2019 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on August 23, 2017 18:17
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG IN THE SAME KEY IN GCEA TUNING, IF YOU USE THE (F) SONGSHEET AND PUT YOUR CAPO ON THE FIRST FRET.
Traditional song, also called ...
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2017, March 2018 Kitchen Party, March 2019, March 2020 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on September 11, 2016 18:20
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG PRETTY CLOSELY WITH THE 1ST VIDEO IN GCEA TUNING!
"Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson. It has been recorded ...
Posted in: Individual Songs, September 2016 - Folk, Country, Bluegrass (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on July 09, 2016 13:27
Canned Heat is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965. The group has been noted for its interpretations of blues material and for its eff...
Posted in: Individual Songs, July 20, 2016 - Anything Goes (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on July 09, 2016 11:45
The song sheet is in the same key as the video! We'll play the abridged version at the Champions' ballgames and BUG Jams!
"Centerfield...
Posted in: Individual Songs, July 20, 2016 - Anything Goes, July 2019, April 2020 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on July 03, 2016 14:53
I sang this at BUG open-mic a few months ago. It is a lovely song and easy enough to play.
David Kenneth Ritz "Dave" Van Ronk (June...
Posted in: Individual Songs, July 20, 2016 - Anything Goes, September 2016 - Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Sept 2019 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on July 03, 2016 14:25
~~~ChordPro Version UPDATED July 16 2016 CEL~~~
Posted in: Individual Songs, July 20, 2016 - Anything Goes (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on June 05, 2016 12:29
Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers is the name of a musical and comedy trio from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, which is composed of Kevin Blac...
Posted in: Individual Songs, Canada is Cool BUG Jam! June 15, 2016, BUG Hooley March 2017, September 2017, March 2018 Kitchen Party, March 2019, Sept 2019, March 2020 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on May 07, 2016 14:23
TO PLAY ALONG WITH THE VIDEO, PUT YOUR CAPO ON THE 5th FRET.
"Come Dancing" is a 1982 song written by Ray Davies and performed by British...
Posted in: Individual Songs, May 18 2016 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on March 03, 2016 19:38
A fabulous jam song. The verses and chorus are the same melody so the song is very repetitive which makes is instantly learnable. Both videos ar...
Posted in: Individual Songs, May 18 2016, Sept 2019 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on February 18, 2016 23:14
YOU CAN PLAY IN THE SAME KEY AS THE RECORDING IN GCEA TUNING, USING THE (G) SONGSHEET!
"The Mary Ellen Carter" is a song written and firs...
Posted in: Individual Songs, March 2016 Kitchen Party, BUG Hooley March 2017, March 2019, March 2020 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on January 31, 2016 18:57
We have another version of this song on the site "In The Pines". This is the traditional Folk version popularized by Leadbelly.
~~~C...
Posted in: Individual Songs, February 2016 - Anything Goes (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on January 31, 2016 13:22
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE VIDEO! Note that in this songsheet I have shown every chord to help with the timing of the song - SR
"Crocodile Ro...
Posted in: Individual Songs, February 2016 - Anything Goes, April 2017 Anything Goes (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on January 30, 2016 20:00
In November 2015 we had another country music night at BUG. It was fantastic night as usual and being November Alex decided he wanted to take a ...
Posted in: Notes (2 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on October 27, 2015 22:22
You can play along with the video in GCEA tuning if you tune your uke 2 semi-tones lower to F A# D G. We'll be playing in the key of C.
St...
Posted in: Individual Songs, February 2016 - Anything Goes, November 2016 Anything Goes Favourites, BUG Hooley March 2017, June 2018 - Canada, March 2019, June 2019, March 2020 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on October 07, 2015 17:25
With spooky lyrics, why not add it to Halloween?
This Tom Waites 2004 song seems to have been based on the 2003 NY Times account of a slave jail in...
Posted in: Individual Songs, Spooktacular BUG Jam - Oct 2015, Oct 2016 BUG Spooktacular, October 2017, October 2018, October 2019 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on October 07, 2015 17:18
Mike C - I sang this song at the half a couple years ago for Halloween. This is going to be very much my own intrepretation and with help from Chris, ...
Posted in: Individual Songs, Spooktacular BUG Jam - Oct 2015, Oct 2016 BUG Spooktacular, October 2017, October 2018, October 2019 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on May 29, 2015 22:22
Here is a lesser known oldie from Leonard Cohen. Leonard sings this in key of [A] which works for me but I will move it to [D], it sounds better...
Posted in: Individual Songs, June 2015 - Canada eh!?, September 16 2015 BUG Jam (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on May 28, 2015 13:32
A trip to early adulthood for me... from the 1984 album Stealing Fire which was fantastic all the way through, and covered by Barenaked Ladies, Lovers...
Posted in: Individual Songs, June 2015 - Canada eh!?, September 16 2015 BUG Jam (3 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on May 27, 2015 19:11
~~~ChordPro Verson UPDATED May 31, 2015 CEL~~~
Posted in: Individual Songs, June 2015 - Canada eh!? (1 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on April 29, 2015 20:54
Time for more Prine...
Maybe you’ve never heard a John Prine song in your life. But if someone spun his 1978 album Bruised Orange for you, un...
Posted in: Individual Songs, May 2015 BUG jam, September 2016 - Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Sept 2019 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on April 25, 2015 22:25
You can play along with the first video using the (D) song sheet!
I believe for the May 2018 jam, Mike will lead it using the (G) song sheet....
Posted in: Individual Songs, May 2015 BUG jam, February 2017 - What's Love Got To Do With It, May 2018 (2 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on February 28, 2015 13:30
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE WATERBOYS IN GCEA TUNING, USING THE WATERBOYS SONGSHEET!
Traditional as performed by The Waterboys on their album Fishe...
Posted in: Individual Songs, March 2015, March 2016 Kitchen Party, BUG Hooley March 2017, March 2018 Kitchen Party, March 2019, March 2020 (1 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on January 08, 2015 11:49
"Mr. Bojangles" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker for his 1968 album of the same ...
Posted in: Individual Songs, January 2015 Anything Goes, September 16 2015 BUG Jam, September 2016 - Folk, Country, Bluegrass, February 2020 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on January 08, 2015 11:46
With a melody based on the Cajun song "Grand Texas", some sources, including Allmusic, claim that the song was co-written by Williams and Mo...
Posted in: Individual Songs, January 2015 Anything Goes, May 2015 BUG jam, July 2018 - Summer, April 2019 (1 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on January 04, 2015 18:48
The video is in the same key!
Lake Of Stew is a six-piece acoustic string band from Montreal, and they’ve been spreading their good vibes for...
Posted in: Individual Songs, January 2015 Anything Goes, November 2015 - Country, bluegrass, old-timey..., February 2017 - What's Love Got To Do With It (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on November 02, 2014 20:08
This is a song that popped up while my phone was on random play. Chris Hill and I sang it a couple times and it is a simple and fun song. L...
Posted in: Individual Songs, November 2014 Anything Goes, March 2015, March 2016 Kitchen Party, BUG Hooley March 2017, March 2019, March 2020 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on October 25, 2014 18:47
We will sing this in the Key of D, and keep instrumental parts short and consistent after each chorus.
"Please Don't Bury Me" was a r...
Posted in: Individual Songs, November 2014 Anything Goes, September 2017, October 2018, Sept 2019, October 2019 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on June 02, 2014 07:37
You can play along with the video in GCEA tuning if you put your capo on the 5th fret!
"The Black Fly Song" is a song by Wade Hemsworth, ...
Posted in: Individual Songs, June 2014 - celebrate Canada, Canada is Cool BUG Jam! June 15, 2016, September 2016 - Folk, Country, Bluegrass, June 2018 - Canada, June 2019 (0 Comments)
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Mike Cox posted on April 06, 2014 15:20
I performed this song at BUG a long time ago, when we first moved to Clocktower. The song was new and my allergies were so bad I could hardly sing so ...
Posted in: Individual Songs, April 2014 - Spring! Everything old is new again! (2 Comments)