Featured BUG Jams & Events 23 December 2024 IMPORTANT NEWS! You will now always have a seat at BUG! How? Beginning with our jam on March 20, 2024, all folks must have a ticket to be admitted to our BUG Jams at Red Bird. Please share this news with anyone you know who comes to BUG!
Featured BUG Jam 01/25 23 December 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.
Featured BUG Jams & Events 23 December 2024 BUG Jam Live @ Red Bird! February 19, 2025 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 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.
Songs 6 July 2018 Cruel Summer "Cruel Summer" is a song by the English group Bananarama. The song was a top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1983, and the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.
Songs 6 July 2018 Summer Summer Night Canada's own, Alan Doyle, of Great Big Sea fame, had this hit song in summer 2017.
Songs 22 June 2018 It's Five O'Clock Somewhere "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" is a song performed by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, and written by Jim "Moose" Brown and Don Rollins.
Songs 22 June 2018 You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" (also known as "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)") is the first solo single by the American singer Meat Loaf, released in 1977.
Songs 21 June 2018 Escape (The Piña Colada Song) "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" is a song written and recorded by British-born American singer Rupert Holmes for his 1979 album Partners in Crime.
Songs 21 June 2018 In The Summertime "In the Summertime" is the debut single by British rock band Mungo Jerry. Written and composed by its lead singer, Ray Dorset, it celebrates the carefree days of summer.
Songs 21 June 2018 Summer In The City "Summer in the City" is a song recorded by The Lovin' Spoonful in 1966, written by John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, and Steve Boone.
Songs 25 April 2016 All Night Long "All Night Long (All Night)" was a hit single for American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie in 1983.
Songs 31 December 2015 Walking On Sunshine "Walking on Sunshine" is a song written by Kimberley Rew for Katrina and the Waves' 1983 eponymous debut full-length album.
Songs 9 May 2015 Daydream "Daydream" is a popular song written by John Sebastian, published in 1966. The song was originally recorded that year by Sebastian's group The Lovin' Spoonful and released on their album of the same title.
Songs 8 January 2015 Jambalaya Released in July 1952, crediting Hank Williams as the sole author, it was performed by Williams as a country song. It reached number one on the U.S. country charts for fourteen non-consecutive weeks. "Jambalaya" remains one of Hank Williams' most popular songs today.
Songs 8 July 2014 Canoeing My Troubles Away A wonderful song by Shelley Posen - singer songwriter extraordinaire from Toronto. He's one of the fabulous local trio here in Ottawa known as Finest Kind, along with Ann Downey and Ian Robb. You can find this song on the CD, Canoesongs, Volume II.
Songs 29 April 2013 Brand New Key "Brand New Key" is a pop song written and sung by folk music singer Melanie Safka in 1971.
Songs 19 January 2013 Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song; the best-known version was released by Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte in 1956 and later became one of his signature songs.
Songs 19 January 2013 Three Little Birds "Three Little Birds" is a song by Bob Marley and the Wailers. It is the fourth track on side two of their 1977 album Exodus and was released as a single in 1980.
Songs 19 January 2013 Moonlight Swim Words by Sylvia Dee, music by Ben Weisman and first recorded by Nick Noble in 1957 and released on Mercury Records. Re-recorded by Elvis Presley for the soundtrack album from Blue Hawaii.
Songs 13 October 2012 Swimming Song, The After the success of Loudon Wainwright III's "Dead Skunk," Columbia Records was eager for another "silly animal song" to appeal to the public.
Songs 9 July 2012 Sunny Afternoon "Sunny Afternoon" is a song by the Kinks, written by chief songwriter Ray Davies. The track later featured on the Face to Face album as well as being the title track for their 1967 compilation album.
Songs 18 May 2012 Daydream Believer "Daydream Believer" is a song composed by John Stewart shortly before he left the Kingston Trio. The song was originally recorded by The Monkees in 1967, with Davy Jones singing lead vocals.
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 September 2011 Harvest Moon Harvest Moon" is a song written by Neil Young and was the first single released on his 1992 album, Harvest Moon.
