Featured BUG Jam Videos 16 July 2026 2026 - July BUG Jam VIDEO & SONGBOOK Here's our Bytown Ukulele Group (BUG) Jam recorded on July 15, 2026! We're in Ottawa Ontario Canada - join us to strum, sing, and be merry! It's FUN! And you don't need to be any good.
Featured BUG Jams & Events 8 July 2026 Save the Dates for Upcoming BUG Jams! Mark your calendars to remind you when the BUG Jams are and when you can purchase tickets - it's not ALWAYS the same! It will always be on a Wednesday, but not necessarily the 3rd Wednesday of the month!
Featured BUG Jam 08/26 8 July 2026 BUGs About Beatles Live! August 19, 2026 Join us for an evening of ukulele songs and revelry! It's FUN and you don’t need to be any good.
Featured BUG Jams & Events 8 July 2026 We're On Vacation - No BUG Jam In September 2026 But Mark and I will be back before you know it!
Featured BUG Jam 10/26 8 July 2026 BUG Jam Live! October 21, 2026 Join us for an evening of ukulele songs and revelry! It's FUN and you don’t need to be any good.
Featured BUG Jam 11/26 8 July 2026 BUG Jam Live! November 18, 2026 Join us for an evening of ukulele songs and revelry! It's FUN and you don’t need to be any good.
Featured BUG Jam 12/26 8 July 2026 BUG Jam Live! December 9, 2026 Join us for an evening of ukulele songs and revelry! It's FUN and you don’t need to be any good.
Featured Photos 7 March 2026 BUGs play at In From The Cold at Parkdale United Church - March 2026 Mark and I want to thank each and every one of the amazing volunteers who made the time today to join us for the In
Featured Photos 10 December 2025 BUG Jam Live! December 2025 So much ukulele fun on a beautiful, snowy winter night! Fabulous festive outfits, a terrific dessert buffet, and outstanding, enthusiastic singing from all of you!
Songs 19 January 2012 I Wanna Marry A Lighthouse Keeper "I Want To Marry A Lighthouse Keeper" or simply "Lighthouse Keeper" was used in the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange.
Songs 14 January 2012 When I'm 64 "When I'm Sixty-Four" is a song by the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and released in 1967 on their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Songs 15 November 2011 Snoopy's Christmas "Snoopy's Christmas" is a song performed by The Royal Guardsmen in 1967.
Songs 15 November 2011 You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is a Christmas song that was originally written and composed for the 1966 cartoon special How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The lyrics were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague, and the song was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft.
Songs 15 November 2011 A Holly Jolly Christmas "A Holly Jolly Christmas" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and most famously performed by Burl Ives. It was the title song of the Quinto Sisters' first album Holly Jolly Christmas, recorded in June 1964.
Songs 10 November 2011 Blame It On The Bossa Nova "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" is a song written by Cynthia Weil (lyrics) and Barry Mann which was a 1963 hit single for Eydie Gormé, reaching number 7 on the Hot 100 in Billboard in March 1963. The Bossa Nova is a Brazilian music style in vogue in the United States from the late 1950s.
Songs 31 October 2011 Song For A Winter's Night 🍁 "Song for a Winter's Night" is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot, and first recorded for his 1967 album, The Way I Feel. Lightfoot actually recorded two versions of the song; the second appears on the 1975 album Gord's Gold, a greatest hits compilation on which other re-recordings also appeared.
Songs 16 October 2011 Those Were The Days "Those Were the Days" is a song credited to Gene Raskin, who put a new English lyric to the Russian romance song "Dorogoi dlinnoyu" ("Дорогой длинною", literally "By the long road"), composed by Boris Fomin (1900–1948) with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevsky.
Songs 7 October 2011 Rain "Rain" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was first released in May 1966 as the B-side of their "Paperback Writer" single. Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the album Revolver although neither appears on that album.
Songs 1 October 2011 Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn!", sometimes known as "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)", is a song written by Pete Seeger in the late 1950s.
Songs 23 September 2011 Try To Remember "Try to Remember" was originally sung by Jerry Orbach in the Original Off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks. The song made the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart three times in 1965 in versions by Ed Ames, Roger Williams, Barry McGuire, The Kingston Trio, The Sandpipers, and The Brothers Four.
Songs 10 September 2011 Circle Game, The 🍁 "The Circle Game" dates back to 1967, when Joni Mitchell wrote it and Buffy Sainte-Marie became the first to record it, including the song on her album Fire & Fleet & Candlelight.
Songs 5 September 2011 Monster Mash "Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song and the best-known song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single in August 1962 along with a full-length album called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other monster-themed tunes.
Songs 5 September 2011 California Dreamin’ "California Dreamin'" is a song written by John and Michelle Phillips in 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire.
Songs 22 August 2011 Another Saturday Night "Another Saturday Night" is the title of a 1963 hit single by Sam Cooke from the album Ain't That Good News. It reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and was number one on the R&B chart for a single week.
Songs 22 August 2011 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1967 in Woodstock, New York, during the self-imposed exile from public appearances that followed his July 29, 1966 motorcycle accident.
Songs 22 August 2011 Something To Sing About 🍁 "Something to Sing About" is a patriotic song written by American folk singer Oscar Brand that sings the praises of the many different regions of Canada.
Songs 22 August 2011 Ring Of Fire "Ring of Fire", or "The Ring of Fire", is a song written by June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore and recorded by Johnny Cash. The single appears on Cash's 1963 album, Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash.
Songs 22 August 2011 I've Just Seen A Face "I've Just Seen a Face" was written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and features McCartney on vocals. Before its recording, the song was briefly titled "Auntie Gin's Theme" after his father's youngest sister, because it was one of her favourites.
Songs 22 August 2011 Four Strong Winds 🍁 "Four Strong Winds" is a song written by Canadian Ian Tyson in the early 1960s and recorded by Canadian folk duo Ian and Sylvia.
Songs 7 August 2011 Down On The Corner "Down on the Corner" is a song by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It appeared on their fourth studio album, Willy and the Poor Boys (1969).
Songs 3 August 2011 Blowin' in the Wind "Blowin' in the Wind" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962. It was released as a single and included on his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan in 1963.
Songs 27 July 2011 Yellow Submarine "Yellow Submarine" is a 1966 song by the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney), with lead vocals by Ringo Starr. It was included on the Revolver (1966) album and issued as a single, coupled with "Eleanor Rigby".
Songs 16 July 2011 Hey Jude "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The ballad evolved from "Hey Jules", a song McCartney wrote to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents' divorce.
