Featured BUG Jams & Events 1 November 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 12/24 1 November 2024 BUG Jam Live @ Red Bird! December 18, 2024 Don your gay apparel and festive hats and join us for an evening of seasonal songs and revelry! Yule enjoy yours-elves! It's FREE and you don’t need to be any good.
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 FREE and you don’t need to be any good.
Songs 25 March 2024 Lovin' You Ain't Easy "Lovin' You Ain't Easy" was written by Canadian singer-songwriter Michel Pagliaro and was first released in 1971.
Songs 8 June 2023 Sunny Days The "Sunny Days" gold album was released by Canadian band, Lighthouse, in 1972, and the single "Sunny Days" became the band's second Top 5 Canadian hit single and second to go platinum. It was also a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #34 on December 9, 1972.
Songs 10 January 2023 Summer Vibe "Summer Vibe" was released on Walk Off The Earth's album, REVO, on March 19, 2013.
Songs 9 November 2022 Highway Of Heroes "Highway Of Heroes" was co-written and co-produced by Colin Macdonald, John-Angus Macdonald, and Gordie Johnson (Big Sugar) and released as a single by The Trews in 2010.
Songs 24 January 2022 Goin' Up The 1995 single "Goin' Up", from Great Big Sea's second studio album, peaked at #70 on the Canadian Singles Chart. The Up album is certified 4x platinum in Canada.
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 2 June 2019 Gang Of Rhythm In December 2012, Walk Off the Earth released an original single titled "Gang of Rhythm".
Songs 26 May 2018 Sleep in Late From the 1991 debut album, “BIG SUGAR” by Canadian rock band Big Sugar, a band formed in Toronto in 1988.
Songs 28 January 2018 Lost Together "Lost Together" was written by Greg Keelor for Blue Rodeo's 1992 album of the same name.
Songs 25 October 2017 Bobcaygeon "Bobcaygeon" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in February 1999 as a single from their sixth album, Phantom Power, and has come to be recognized as one of the band's most enduring and beloved signature songs.
Songs 29 May 2017 No Sugar Tonight - New Mother Nature "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature" is a song by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. It was released on their 1970 album American Woman, and was released on the B-side of the "American Woman" single without the "New Mother Nature" section.
Songs 15 April 2017 Echo Beach "Echo Beach" is a song written by Mark Gane recorded by the Canadian group Martha and the Muffins in 1979.
Songs 1 January 2017 Signs The Five Man Electrical Band (originally known as The Staccatos from 1963–68) is a Canadian rock group from Ottawa!
Songs 23 July 2016 Be My Yoko Ono "Be My Yoko Ono" is the 1992 debut single by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies.
Songs 26 May 2016 Wheat Kings “Wheats Kings” was released in 1992 on The Tragically Hip’s “Full Completely” album.
Songs 26 May 2016 Home For A Rest "Home for a Rest" is a song by Canadian folk rock band Spirit of the West from their fourth studio album Save This House, released in 1990.
Songs 4 March 2016 When I Am King Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, Scottish, and Cornish heritage.
Songs 2 June 2015 5 Days in May "5 Days In May" is from Blue Rodeo's album "Five Days In July" released in Canada in 1993.
Songs 1 June 2015 Crawl, The "The Crawl" by Spirit of the West - the quintessential drinking song. This song, from their 1986 album "Tripping Up The Stairs", tells the story of the North Shore Pub Crawl in Vancouver BC. The Crawl was an enduring fan favourite at the band's concerts.
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 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.
Songs 8 January 2015 Safety Dance, The "The Safety Dance" is a song written and recorded by Canadian new wave band Men Without Hats.
Songs 7 April 2013 Last Will & Testament The Burning Hell is the songwriting project of Mathias Kom, particularly known for their literate—often literary—and humorous lyrics.
Songs 13 October 2012 Autumn's Here "Autumn's Here" is a song by Hawksley Workman and appears on the album Lover/Fighter (2003).