Featured BUG Jams & Events 2 March 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 05/24 1 January 2024 BUG "Dance Party" Jam Live @ Red Bird! May 15, 2024 It's time for a May ukulele dance party and you're invited! Join us for an evening of ukulele songs and revelry! Don't worry - no dancing required just enthusiastic uke playing and singing! It's FUN and you don’t need to be any good.
Featured BUG Jam 06/24 1 January 2024 BUG Jam Live @ Red Bird! June 19, 2024 Join us for an evening of ukulele songs and revelry! It's FUN! 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 10 March 2024 Captain Wedderburn "Captain Wedderburn" was recorded by Great Big Sea with Sarah Harmer. It's based on "Captain Wedderburn's Courtship" an old Scottish ballad dating from 1785 or earlier - Child Ballad #46, Roud 36.
Songs 6 March 2024 Night Pat Murphy Died, The "The Night Pat Murphy Died" is a popular Newfoundland folk song regarding the death of a man and the antics of his friends as they engage in a traditional Irish wake. It is often attributed to Johnny Burke (1851–1930), a popular St. John's balladeer.
Songs 4 March 2024 Ol' Outport Museum "Ol' Outport Museum" is a song with lyrics written by Rob Starkes of La Scie, Newfoundland, in 2022. Music is based on The Great Rock Island Route published 1882 and later know as Wabash Cannonball.
documentary 30 January 2024 Documentary - Nova Scotia's Ukulele Harmony An interesting 4-part documentary called "Nova Scotia's Ukulele Harmony", about the ukulele's history on the east coast of Canada.
Songs 30 January 2024 Sing Me A Song In 2022, Canadian singer-songwriters William Prince and Serena Ryder released the standalone singles "Sing Me a Song" and "River of Tears".
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 7 June 2023 I'm Moving On "I'm Moving On" is a 1950 country standard written by Canadian singer-songwriter, Hank Snow. It was a success in the record charts and has been recorded by numerous musicians in a variety of styles.
Songs 1 June 2023 Until It’s Time For You To Go "Until It's Time for You to Go" is a song from the 1965 album Many a Mile by Canadian singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Songs 24 May 2023 Last Song "Last Song" is a 1972 hit song by Canadian trio Edward Bear. It was the first release from their self-titled third album and was their greatest hit.
Songs 24 March 2023 Wasn't That A Party "Wasn't That A Party" was written and first released by American singer-songwriter Tom Paxton on April 10, 1973.
Songs 23 March 2023 Round And Round "Round And Round" was written and recorded by Matt Andersen and released on his 2009 album "Live From The Phoenix Theatre".
Songs 10 January 2023 Summer Vibe "Summer Vibe" was released on Walk Off The Earth's album, REVO, on March 19, 2013.
Songs 30 November 2022 Santa Never Brings A Banjolele "Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo" (re-done as "Santa Never Brings A Banjolele" by Sue) is a celebrated holiday song from the multi-talented and multiple-award-winning Canadian musician, David Myles. It was released in 2014 on his Christmas album entitled "It's Christmas".
Songs 29 November 2022 Calling To Say "Calling To Say" was written and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter, Serena Ryder, and released as a single in 2007.
Songs 28 November 2022 A Children's Winter "A Children's Winter" was written and recorded by Dermot O'Reilly, a well-known member of Ryan's Fancy, in the mid-1970's.
Songs 27 November 2022 Til It All Comes 'Round Again (Solstice Song) This beautiful song, 'Til It All Comes 'Round Again (Solstice Song), was written and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter, Kate Ferris, in 2019 to honour the Winter Solstice, and the coming of Light.
Songs 26 November 2022 Solstice Carole "Solstice Carole" was written by Kim Baryluk, and released on The Wyrd Sisters now discontinued cassette "Leave A Little Light" in 1993.
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 6 July 2022 Ahead By A Century "Ahead by a Century" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, Trouble at the Henhouse.
Songs 9 February 2022 Love Bug "Love Bug" is a song from the highly anticipated 2014 album of the same name which marked Raffi’s first new album of original material in over a decade.
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 7 December 2021 Little Skidoo "Little Skidoo" was written by Canadian Bert Collins in 1967, but not recorded until 1977.
Songs 26 November 2021 River "River" is a song by Canadian singer songwriter Joni Mitchell, from her 1971 album Blue.
