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 23 June 2015 Do You Believe in Magic? "Do You Believe In Magic" is a song written by John Sebastian. It was first recorded and released by his group, The Lovin' Spoonful in 1965.
Songs 5 June 2015 This Land Is Your Land "This Land Is Your Land" is one of the United States' most famous folk songs. Its lyrics were written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie in 1940 based on an existing melody. A Canadian version was written and popularized by Canadian folk music group The Travellers in 1955.
Songs 4 June 2015 Canada Day Up Canada Way Charles Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors, OC (February 9, 1936 – March 6, 2013) was a Canadian country and folk singer-songwriter. Focusing his career exclusively on his native Canada, Connors is credited with writing more than 300 songs and has released four dozen albums.
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 First We Take Manhattan "First We Take Manhattan" is a song written by Leonard Cohen. It was originally recorded by Jennifer Warnes on her 1987 album Famous Blue Raincoat, which consisted entirely of songs written or co-written by Cohen.
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 28 May 2015 Black Day in July "Black Day In July" is from Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot's third studio album "Did She Mention My Name? released in 1968 on the United Artists label. The album marked Lightfoot's first use of orchestration.
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.
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 May 2015 Cruel To Be Kind "Cruel to Be Kind" is a 1979 single by Nick Lowe, co-written by Lowe and his former Brinsley Schwarz bandmate Ian Gomm, that peaked at No. 12 in both the UK and U.S. charts that summer.
Songs 3 May 2015 If I Were A Carpenter "If I Were a Carpenter" is a song written by Tim Hardin. Hardin's recording appeared on his 1967 album Tim Hardin 2. In 1970 a duet cover by Johnny Cash and June Carter went to number 2 on the country chart.
Songs 29 April 2015 Fish And Whistle "Fish And Whistle" is a song written by American folk singer-songwriter John Prine and released in 1978 on his fifth album, Bruised Orange.
Songs 2 April 2015 Attitude Of Gratitude The Swinging Belles, a JUNO award-winning swing band for kids from St. John’s, NL, are intent on getting both kids and adults to kick up their heels and have a swinging good time with the whole family!
Songs 1 March 2015 Two Sisters "The Two Sisters" is a murder ballad that recounts the tale of a girl drowned by her sister.
Songs 12 January 2015 Marvelous Toy, The "The Marvelous Toy" was written in 1961 by Tom Paxton an American folk singer and singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than fifty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Songs 11 January 2015 Renaissance DOWNLOAD SONGSHEETRenaissance (WORD) Renaissance (PDF) You can play along with Valdy in GCEA tuning if you put your capo on the 2nd fret! This is
Songs 9 January 2015 Atlantic City "Atlantic City" is a song recorded by Bruce Springsteen, (written by Bruce Springsteen), which first appeared on Springsteen's 1982 solo album Nebraska. Springsteen has often played the song in a full band arrangement in concert.
Songs 8 January 2015 Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream This 1950 folk classic "Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream" remains a powerful anti-war favourite. It is the most famous song written by U.S.-born, naturalized Canadian folk singer, Ed McCurdy.
Songs 8 January 2015 Mr. Bojangles "Mr. Bojangles" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker for his 1968 album of the same title. The song is notated in two time signatures: 3/4 and 6/8.
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 4 January 2015 Water Bill, The "The Water Bill" is a song from Canadian band Lake Of Stew's 2008 debut album, 'Ain't Tired Of Lovin'.
Songs 4 January 2015 Circle (All My Life’s a Circle) "Circle" is a Harry Chapin song released on the Sniper and Other Love Songs album in 1972. It became the song that he typically finished his concerts with. This song is also known as All My Life's a Circle and Circles.
Songs 4 December 2014 Present Face Garfunkel and Oates is an American comedy–folk duo operating out of Los Angeles, California, consisting of actresses and songwriters Riki Lindhome (Garfunkel) and Kate Micucci (Oates). The band name is derived from "two famous rock-and-roll second bananas", Art Garfunkel and John Oates.
