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  • Mockingbird hill

    Gordon Thomas posted on September 07, 2011 19:50
    Mockkingbird hill
    Posted in: September 2011 (0 Comments)
  • Don't be cruel

    Gordon Thomas posted on September 07, 2011 19:41
    Don't be cruel
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  • Marie's the name

    Gordon Thomas posted on September 07, 2011 19:37
    Maries the name
    Posted in: September 2011 (0 Comments)
  • Downtown

    Gordon Thomas posted on September 07, 2011 19:27
    Downtown
    Posted in: September 2011 (0 Comments)
  • Harvest Moon

    Sue Rogers posted on September 05, 2011 22:02
    You can play along with the video below! Music website Classic Rock Review named Harvest Moon, from which this song is taken, its album of the...
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  • Shine on Harvest Moon

    Sue Rogers posted on September 05, 2011 21:47
    "Shine On, Harvest Moon" is a popular early-1900s song credited to the married vaudeville team Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. It was one of a...
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  • Autumn Leaves

    Sue Rogers posted on September 05, 2011 20:30
    3 video versions - Nat King Cole (awesome), one by Eva Cassidy that that blew me away, and a neat instrumental jazzy one for you more advanced uke pla...
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    Posted in: Individual Songs, Spooktacular BUG Jam - Oct 2015, Oct 2016 BUG Spooktacular, October 2017, October 2018, October 2019 (1 Comments)
  • Zamboni Machine

    Sue Rogers posted on September 05, 2011 17:45
    With fall we're back into skating season - hockey and figure skating lessons, etc! Written by Martin Zellar who is the former frontman for the ...
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  • California Dreamin'

    Sue Rogers posted on September 05, 2011 17:20
    "California Dreamin'" is a song written by John and Michelle Phillips in 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire. However, the best kno...
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  • Science Fiction Double Feature

    Sue Rogers posted on September 05, 2011 17:01
    You can play along with the video! The Rocky Horror Show is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to the...
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  • Monster Mash

    Sue Rogers posted on September 05, 2011 15:28
    You can play along with the videos in GCEA tuning! In the bridge, if you like you can do add a Db chord (1114) into the mix if you wish. It mimics ...
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  • Time Warp

    Sue Rogers posted on September 05, 2011 15:21
      You can play along with the video! The Rocky Horror Show is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous trib...
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  • CHORD Progressions

    Sue Rogers posted on September 04, 2011 14:09
    This article is sponsored by Bytown Instruments.  Please support those that keep this site alive and browse through the fantastic selection of ha...
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  • Message from James Hill about his brand new album and website!

    Sue Rogers posted on September 03, 2011 15:23
    I can't think of a better way to celebrate my 31st birthday than to officially launch Man With a Love Song, my brand-new album!  And as...
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  • Guinness Book of Records BUG Trip Song

    Mike Cox posted on August 30, 2011 13:01
    We have talked about this BUG adventure several times lately so I thought it might be fun to sing it as a group, it is an easy song and brings back a ...
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    Posted in: Individual Songs, BUG Audio Tracks, BUG Videos, June 2015 - Canada eh!?, Canada is Cool BUG Jam! June 15, 2016 (0 Comments)
  • Sundown

    rajiv kalsi posted on August 23, 2011 09:38
    You can play along in the same key as the video - some instrumentals have been left out for the group! "Sundown" is a song by Canadian fo...
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  • Ring of Fire

    Sue Rogers posted on August 22, 2011 18:28
    For BUG we'll do this version similar to Johnny Cash's version, which is the one many are familiar with. The strum for the song is a fast one ...
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  • I've Just Seen A Face

    Sue Rogers posted on August 22, 2011 15:48
    You can play along with the Beatles in GCEA tuning! "I've Just Seen a Face" was written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–M...
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  • I'll Fly Away

    Sue Rogers posted on August 22, 2011 15:44
    For the BUG Jam, we'll be using the chord version, but if you'd like to work on your harmony bits you can check out the sheet music! "...
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  • Hey Good Lookin'

    Sue Rogers posted on August 22, 2011 15:40
    YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE FIRST VIDEO IN GCEA TUNING! "Hey, Good Lookin'" is a 1951 song written and recorded by Hank Williams, and...
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  • Four Strong Winds

    Sue Rogers posted on August 22, 2011 15:38
    This is the original version as recorded by Ian and Sylvia in 1963. "Four Strong Winds" is a song written by Ian Tyson in the early 1960s...
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  • Come Rain or Come Shine

    Sue Rogers posted on August 22, 2011 15:32
    YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE 1ST VIDEO (MINUS THE INSTRUMENTAL) IN GCEA TUNING, IF YOU PUT YOUR CAPO ON THE 3RD FRET! This song is from David France...
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    Posted in: Individual Songs, Aug-2011 Folk Festival Songs, Ottawa Folk Festival 2011, February 2014 - Love, Canada is Cool BUG Jam! June 15, 2016, February 2017 - What's Love Got To Do With It, June 2019 (0 Comments)
  • Another Saturday Night

    Sue Rogers posted on August 22, 2011 15:29
    "Another Saturday Night" is the title of a 1963 hit single by Sam Cooke from the album Ain't That Good News. It reached number ten on th...
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  • You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

    Mike Cox posted on August 22, 2011 15:27
    "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1967 in Woodstock, New York, during the self-imposed exile from public a...
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  • Will The Circle Be Unbroken?

    Timothy Blinks posted on August 22, 2011 15:21
    "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" is a popular Christian hymn written in 1907 by Ada R. Habershon with music by Charles H. Gabriel. There is...
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  • Lion Sleeps Tonight, The

    Sue Rogers posted on August 22, 2011 12:45
    "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", also known as "Wimoweh", "Wimba Way" or "Awimbawe", is a song written and recorded ...
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  • Something to Sing About

    Sue Rogers posted on August 22, 2011 11:46
      "Something to Sing About" is a patriotic song written by American folk singer Oscar Brand that sings the praises of the many dif...
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  • She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain

    Sue Rogers posted on August 20, 2011 17:02
    "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" (also sometimes called simply "Coming 'Round the Mountain") is a traditional fo...
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  • FRENCH - Alouette

    Sue Rogers posted on August 20, 2011 00:34
       
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  • FRENCH - V'la l'bon vent

    Sue Rogers posted on August 20, 2011 00:32
    'V'là l'bon vent!' Folksong on the theme of the 'trois canards' or three ducks, of which there are some 100 variants. Among th...
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  • FRENCH - Un Canadien Errant

    Sue Rogers posted on August 20, 2011 00:30
    "Un Canadien errant" ("A Wandering Canadian") is a song written in 1842 by Antoine Gérin-Lajoie after the Lower Can...
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  • Cum on Feel the Noize

    Sue Rogers posted on August 16, 2011 20:57
    We'll do this song LUCKY UKE style! You can play along with the video! Yippee! Lucky Uke are the fellas BUG played on stage with at the Montreal J...
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  • BUG on CBC Radio One!

    Sue Rogers posted on August 12, 2011 22:55
           
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  • Song List for the Ottawa Folk Festival Aug 27 and 28, 2011!

    Sue Rogers posted on August 07, 2011 22:04
    Below under "Download the Lyrics and the Chords" is a file you can open with Microsoft Excel. It is a list of the songs we will have in the ...
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  • Down on the Corner

    Sue Rogers posted on August 07, 2011 18:01
      The sheet music is in the same key as the video but has been revised for BUG! *****REVISED AND REFORMATTED 2015 - SR****
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  • Oh Susanna

    Sue Rogers posted on August 07, 2011 17:31
       
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  • Johnny B. Goode

    Sue Rogers posted on August 07, 2011 13:52
    You can play along with the first video in GCEA if you put your capo on the 1st fret BUT I've left out the instrumentals. "Johnny B. Goode...
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  • Blowing in the Wind

    Gordon Thomas posted on August 03, 2011 23:22
    Bob Dylan
    Posted in: Individual Songs, Aug-2011 Folk Festival Songs, Ottawa Folk Festival 2011, November 2012 - Bob Dylan, Neil Young & more., Sept 2019 (1 Comments)
  • BUG was on stage with Lucky Uke and made a new Guinness World Record!!

    Sue Rogers posted on July 30, 2011 13:03
    What a blast! We did it!
    Posted in: BUG Videos, Other BUG gatherings (0 Comments)
  • Hey Soul Sister

    Sue Rogers posted on July 24, 2011 11:59
      You can play along with the video in GCEA tuning if you put your capo on the 4th fret! "Hey, Soul Sister" is a song by the US r...
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  • BLUES - How to play the blues

    Sue Rogers posted on July 24, 2011 00:29
    Click on "read more..." to link to internet site with info about playing the blues! Thanks Harry!    
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  • 06 This land is your land 1

    Bytown Ukulele Group posted on July 19, 2011 09:27
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  • 03 Swing on a star 1

    Bytown Ukulele Group posted on July 19, 2011 09:27
    Swinging on a star from first session
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  • For No One

    Sue Rogers posted on July 16, 2011 18:30
    "For No One" is a song by  the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. It was written by Paul McCartney, and credited to Lennon–M...
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  • Hey Jude

    Sue Rogers posted on July 16, 2011 15:15
    "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The ballad evol...
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  • 08 Rockin robin 1

    Bytown Ukulele Group posted on July 14, 2011 00:24
    Rockin Robin song number 8 from the first set at Saunder's Farm
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  • 05 Polly wolly doodle 1

    Bytown Ukulele Group posted on July 14, 2011 00:24
    Polly wolly doodle from the first set at Saunders Farm
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  • 04 Working on the railroad 1

    Bytown Ukulele Group posted on July 14, 2011 00:24
    Working on the railroad from first set
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  • 11 sing a rainbow 1

    Bytown Ukulele Group posted on July 14, 2011 00:19
    Sing a rainbow from first session
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  • 10 The lion sleeps tonight 1

    Bytown Ukulele Group posted on July 14, 2011 00:11
    The Lion Sleeps tonight from first session
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