Featured BUG Jam Videos 21 May 2026 2026 - May BUG Jam VIDEO & SONGBOOK Here's our Bytown Ukulele Group (BUG) Jam recorded on May 20, 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 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 BUG Jams & Events 1 March 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 06/26 1 March 2026 BUG Jam Live! June 17, 2026 Join us for an evening of all-Canadian ukulele songs and revelry! It's FUN and you don’t need to be any good.
Featured BUG Jam 07/26 1 March 2026 BUG Jam Live! July 15, 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 08/26 1 March 2026 BUG Jam 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 1 March 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 1 March 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 1 March 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 1 March 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 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 6 June 2021 This Storm 🇨🇦 Written and recorded by award-winning Prince Edward Island, Canada singer-songwriters Tara MacLean and Catherine MacLellan in 2020 while in self-isolation - miles apart - and with friends Natalie Williams-Calhoun (cello) and Mark Westberg (mixing/mastering).
Songs 10 April 2021 Red-Winged Blackbird 🍁 The song, Red-Winged Blackbird, is from Canadian singer-songwriter David Francey's 1999 debut album, "Torn Screen Door".
Songs 21 June 2020 Ukuleles Across Canada Medley 🍁 "Ukuleles Across Canada Medley" is a medley of songs written by a songwriter born in each province. To date, I haven't included songs by songwriters born in Yukon, Northwest Territories, or Nunavut, but they can always be added for another time. Happy Canada Day!
Songs 19 June 2020 Black Rum And Blueberry Pie 🍁 DOWNLOAD THE SONGSHET Black Rum And Blueberry Pie (WORD) Black Rum And Blueberry Pie (PDF) YOU CAN PLAY IN THE SAME KEY AS THE VIDEO!
Songs 15 May 2020 Under A Stormy Sky 🇨🇦 "Under A Stormy Sky" is by Daniel Lanois and appears on his debut album Acadie (1989) and on the live album Rockets (2004). Acadie was named the 20th greatest Canadian album of all time in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book The Top 100 Canadian Albums.
Songs 22 November 2019 It Snowed 🇨🇦 A 2011 song written and recorded by Meaghan Smith, a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, and visual artist. She writes songs on her guitar and sometimes her ukulele and piano.
Songs 7 June 2019 Ah! Si Mon Moine Voulait Danser! 🍁 DOWNLOAD THE SONGSHEET Ah! Si Mon Moine Voulait Danser! (WORD) Ah! Si Mon Moine Voulait Danser! (PDF) YOU CAN PLAY IN THE SAME KEY AS
Songs 3 June 2018 In Hell I'll Be In Good Company 🇨🇦 An updated version of The Dead South's single "In Hell, I'll Be in Good Company", produced by Jason Plumb, was created along with a video on YouTube, and is credited as contributing to this breakthrough release for the band.
Songs 27 March 2018 I Am Cow 🇨🇦 "I Am Cow" is an irreverent homage to the cow, released on The Arrogant Worms sixth album Dirt!, released in 1999.
Songs 8 March 2018 Ballad of Bowser MacRae 🍁 From David Francey's album "Right of Passage" 2007, which won a 2008 Juno award for best Roots/Traditional album! David says: "One of the most interesting people I have met on my travels, Greg (Bowser) MacRae was the third mate on the MV Algoville" - a Lake Boat.
Songs 11 June 2017 When My Angel Gets The Blues 🇨🇦 "When My Angel Gets The Blues" appeared on Matt Andersen's 2007 album Second Time Around and on some subsequent albums.
Songs 2 June 2017 Souvenirs 🇨🇦 "Souvenirs" was written by Canadian singer/songwriter Colleen Peterson in 1976.
Songs 29 April 2017 Sonny’s Dream 🇨🇦 "Sonny's Dream" (also known as "Sonny") is a folk song written by Newfoundlander Ron Hynes in 1976.
Songs 15 April 2017 Meadow Muffin Blues 🍁 Canada had Bob and Doug Mackenzie, the Ottawa Valley had Delmer MacGregor. "Meadow Muffin Blues", from the "Live Muffin EP", recorded at the Talisman Hotel in Ottawa on October 22, 1981 (with Michael O'Reilly [aka Cecil Wiggins] along with The Prescott Brothers) took Delmer's fame to it's pinnacle.
Songs 1 March 2017 21 Days 🍁 Scott Helman (born October 1, 1995) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto. He released his debut EP, Augusta, on October 14, 2014 on Warner Music Canada.
Songs 20 February 2017 Shed Song, The 🇨🇦 Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers is a musical and comedy trio from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, which is composed of Kevin Blackmore ("Buddy Wasisname"), Wayne Chaulk, and Ray Johnson ("The Other Fellers").
Songs 25 January 2017 Yodelady 🇨🇦 "Yodelady" is a song written and recorded by Canadian artist Old Man Luedecke and released on his 2015 album, Domestic Eccentric.
Songs 6 November 2016 Red Poppy, The 🇨🇦 "The Red Poppy" was written by our own BUG member, Charles de Lint in 2004.
Songs 5 June 2016 Saltwater Joys 🇨🇦 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 Blackmore ("Buddy Wasisname"), Wayne Chaulk, and Ray Johnson ("The Other Fellers").
Songs 2 June 2015 Comes A Time 🍁 Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young's "Comes A Time" was written in 1977 and released in 1978 on his ninth studio album of the same name.
Songs 28 May 2015 Lovers In A Dangerous Time 🇨🇦 "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn and originally released on his 1984 album Stealing Fire.
Songs 27 May 2015 Summer Wages 🇨🇦 Summer Wages is a song from Ian & Sylvia’s 1967 album, So Much for Dreaming, and Ian Tyson’s 1986 album, Cowboyography.
Songs 10 May 2015 Pussywillows, Cat-Tails 🍁 "Pussywillows, Cat-tails" is the 8th track on Gordon Lightfoot's third album, "Did She Mention My Name", released in 1968.
