Featured BUG Jams & Events 1 January 2021 On Vacation - No BUG Jams In August and September But Mark and I will be back before you know it!
Featured 2021-10 1 January 2021 BUG ZOOMbie JAMboree October 20, 2021 There's grave business afoot tonight! Can you dig it? Magic, murder, mayhem, mystery.... It's FREE and you don't need to be any good. This is the kind of BUG you WANT to catch!
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 Chante-la ta chanson The idea that “everyone has their own melody inside” had been bouncing around Marcel Lefebvre’s head for quite some time. It was while driving back from the family cottage that the famous chorus came to him spontaneously.
Songs 19 June 2020 Chu pas une femme à marier Les Hay Babies are an indie-folk music trio made up of three vibrant young women. Katrine Noël, Vivianne Roy and Julie Aubé, who come from three of the four cardinal points in New Brunswick, blend their accents to create a sense of peace and present their own kind of indie-folk.
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 4 February 2020 La complainte du phoque en Alaska Michel Rivard (born September 27, 1951) is a singer-songwriter and musician from Quebec.
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 November 2019 I'll Marry Me A Curler DOWNLOAD THE SONGSHEETI’ll Marry Me A Curler (WORD) I’ll Marry Me A Curler (PDF) YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH BEN AND DAN'S VIDEO!
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 23 May 2017 Moose On The Highway Nancy White is a Canadian singer-songwriter, whose topical songs were a regular feature on CBC Radio from 1976 to 1994 on the public affairs show Sunday Morning.
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 8 February 2017 If You Could Read My Mind "If You Could Read My Mind" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot.
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 30 December 2016 Circle of Steel "Circle of Steel" is from Gordon Lightfoot's album, Sundown (1974).
Songs 11 November 2016 A Pittance of Time A HUGE THANKS TO TERRY KELLY FOR LETTING US POST THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG FOR OUR GROUP with the understanding that the piece and songsheet is for private use only and remains non commercial – no compensation is extended to anyone.
Songs 6 September 2016 Dig, Gravedigger, Dig Corb Lund is an alt-country singer-songwriter from Alberta, Canada. He grew up in a ranching and rodeo family in the foothills of Southern Alberta, then spent the early years of his career writing songs and playing bass for the indie rock band “the smalls.”
Songs 8 June 2016 In Canada "In Canada" is a song written by David Hadfield, copyright 2012. Performed by Dave and his brother Chris Hadfield, our musical Canadian astronaut extraordinaire! Dave has kindly given his permission for us to use this song and others. What a guy!
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 1 June 2016 Mummers’ Dance, The "The Mummers' Dance" is a single from the album The Book of Secrets in 1997. The song was a surprise hit in the United States, reaching #3 in the Adult Top 40, #17 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and #18 on The Billboard Hot 100.
Songs 29 February 2016 Last Saskatchewan Pirate, The The Arrogant Worms, a Canadian comedy music group, wrote this popular song about a down-and-out farmer who takes up piracy on the Saskatchewan River, stealing shipments of grain and farm equipment from ships and barges.
Songs 18 February 2016 Mary Ellen Carter, The "The Mary Ellen Carter" is a song written and first recorded by Stan Rogers, intended as an inspirational shanty about triumphing over great odds. It tells the story of a heroic effort to salvage a sunken ship, the Mary Ellen Carter, by some members of her crew.
