Featured BUG Jam Videos 20 December 2024 2024 - December BUG Jam VIDEO & SONGBOOK Here's our Bytown Ukulele Group (BUG) Jam recorded on December 18, 2024, at Red Bird Live - a full house of enthusiastic ukers! 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.
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Featured BUG Jam 01/25 1 November 2024 BUG Jam Live @ Red Bird! January 15, 2025 Happy New Year! Join us for an evening of ukulele songs and revelry! It's FUN! And you don’t need to be any good.
Songs 13 October 2012 Turn Around "Turn Around" is a song written by Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene, and Harry Belafonte and made popular by Dick and Dee Dee.
Songs 10 October 2012 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" is a popular love song written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays in 1950, who released the song as a Decca single in 1951 with their group, The Weavers.
Songs 6 August 2012 A World Without Love "A World Without Love" is a song recorded by the British duo Peter and Gordon and released as their first single in February 1964. It was included on the duo's debut album in the UK, and in the US on an album of the same name.
Songs 11 July 2012 Honolulu Rock-a Roll-a Moon Mullican once stated, "We gotta play music that'll make them goddamn beer bottles bounce on the table".
Songs 11 July 2012 A Summer Song "A Summer Song" is a 1964 song by the English pop music duo Chad & Jeremy. The song was written by duo partner Chad Stuart with Clive Metcalfe and Keith Noble.
Songs 11 July 2012 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" was written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss and first released in June 1960 by Brian Hyland with orchestra conducted by John Dixon. BRIAN WAS A HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE WHEN HE RECORDED THIS!
Songs 7 June 2012 Rhythm Of The Rain "Rhythm of the Rain" is a song performed by The Cascades, released in November 1962. It was written by Cascades band member John Claude Gummoe.
Songs 21 May 2012 Georgy Girl "Georgy Girl" is a song recorded by the Australian folk music group the Seekers. It was used as the title song for the 1966 film of the same name.
Songs 18 May 2012 Last Kiss "Last Kiss" is a song released by Wayne Cochran in 1961 on the Gala label. It failed to do well on the charts. Cochran subsequently re-recorded his song for the King label in 1963.
Songs 6 May 2012 Letter, The "The Letter" is a song written by Wayne Carson that was first recorded by the American rock band The Box Tops in 1967.
Songs 6 May 2012 Loco-motion, The "The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King.
Songs 6 May 2012 Sentimental Journey "Sentimental Journey" is a popular song, published in 1944. The music was written by Les Brown and Ben Homer, and the lyrics were written by Bud Green.
Songs 11 April 2012 Frankie And Johnny "Frankie and Johnny" (sometimes spelled "Frankie and Johnnie"; also known as "Frankie and Albert" or just "Frankie") is a traditional American popular song.
Songs 9 February 2012 Iko Iko “Iko! Iko! Jock-a-mo Fee No Nay” is a phrase that will, for many, instantly bring to mind the iconic 1965 number by The Dixie Cups.
Songs 5 February 2012 Everyday "Everyday" is a song written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty, recorded by Buddy Holly and the Crickets on May 29, 1957, and released on September 20, 1957, as the B-side of "Peggy Sue".
Songs 2 February 2012 On A Slow Boat To China "On A Slow Boat to China", sometimes called "(I'd Like To Get You On A (Slow Boat To China)" is a popular song by Frank Loesser, published in 1948.
Songs 30 January 2012 Come A Little Bit Closer "Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s rock and roll band Jay and the Americans.
Songs 27 January 2012 I Love How You Love Me "I Love How You Love Me" is a song written by Barry Mann and Larry Kolber.
Songs 25 January 2012 Happy Together "Happy Together" is a 1967 song from The Turtles' album of the same name. Released in February 1967, the song knocked The Beatles' "Penny Lane" out of the number one slot for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the group's only chart-topper in the United States.
Songs 25 January 2012 Sugar, Sugar "Sugar, Sugar" is a pop song written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim in 1969. It was originally recorded by the Archies, a bubble gum pop band formed by a group of fictional teenagers in the television cartoon series The Archie Show.
Songs 19 January 2012 Sloop John B "Sloop John B" is a Bahamian folk song from Nassau. A transcription by Richard Le Gallienne, titled "The John B. Sails" was published in 1916, and a version was included in Carl Sandburg's folk song book, The American Songbag, in 1927.
Songs 14 January 2012 Unchained Melody "Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret.
Songs 15 November 2011 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958. By the song's 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee's original version had sold over 25 million copies with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single.
