Campfire Songs

 

I have attached a little project I have been working on. I have complied a book of kids and scouting campfire songs along with the ukulele chords (for C6 tuning). Please feel free to use and modify as needed.

• Campfire Song Book (MS Word)
• Campfire Song Book (PDF)

I don’t claim this is perfect, but it should keep you going for a bit the next time you find yourself around the campfire. You will likely find many of these songs familiar.

I have tried to post the songs as accurately as possible, but I am sure there are still many errors (I am picking up more and more as I go through it song by song). If you have any corrections or additions of songs that should be there, please let me know and I will look at those changes the next time I sit down to edit it (who knows when that might be).

The document has been created in MS Word 2003 using the booklet layout (each page is the size of a half sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper). There is a table of contents at the end. I have used a monospaced font (Bitstream Vera Sans Mono) for the song text to allow for copying and pasting into applications like Tab Transposer and Ukilizer. As well, the chord boxes were generated using the Chordette fonts from Uke Farm.

I will try to post another copy without the booklet formatting at a later date.

Next HUG – Monday, July 6

The next HUG gathering is Monday, July 6 from 7-9 at Celtic Corner Pub.

Please bring copies of any music that you think might be fun for the uke.

See you there!

John Kavanagh Memorial Concert

Here is the info from the Facebook  site regarding the memorial concert for John Kavanagh. The date of the concert is Saturday, June 13 and takes place at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. Click HERE for directions.

Here is a tentative set list. TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE ONLY. A BIG list will be posted at Ross Creek on Saturday.

Times(approx.) Performer(s)/Event
2:00 Baroque Ensemble
2:15 Anna-Maria Galante
2:30 Tristan Mostovac
2:45 Matt McFarlane
3:00 Donna-Lynne Holmes
3:15 Ben Friesen
3:30 South Shore Ukulele Ensemble
3:45 Marcie Clowry
4:00 t@b
4:15 The Valley Ukulele Group
4:30 Andy and Mary Kavanagh & Friends
4:45 Swing 42: Nick Tipney, J.P. Huang & Peter Williams, Jack McDonald
5:00 Maury Meisner
5:15 Darren Arsenault
5:30 Ukulele Mike
5:45 Maurice Gave
6:00 SUPPER BREAK
6:30 Matt McFarlane & Ben McFarlane
6:45 Heidi & Rob Litke
7:00 Megan Lickley
7:15 James Hill
7:30 Rick McNab
7:45 Hope Gillis
8:00 Heather Kelday & Friends
8:15 Jam

 Check the Facebook pages for details on the Supper Break. The plan is to do pot luck. Also, if the weather is favourable, the concert will take place outdoors, so bring a blanket and lawnchair.

Here is a link to John doing Urban Spaceman.

Next HUG Gathering – Monday June 1

The next Halifax Ukulele Gang (HUG) gathering is Monday, June 1 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at Celtic Corner pub on Alderney Drive in Dartmouth (across from the Dartmouth Ferry Terminal / Alderney Landing). Bring a friend. You know you have one. Bring a uke. You know you have several.

The purpose of Halifax Ukulele Gang (H.U.G.) is to have fun, learn how to play ukulele, and grow as musicians. The Halifax Ukulele Gang meets at the Celtic Corner pub on Alderney Drive in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. There is no cost to attend a meeting. So whether you’re an ‘Uker’ or not, please come join us for one of our meetings. There will be at least one extra ukulele on hand, so if you own more than one ukulele (and you don’t mind sharing), bring your extras so that everyone can join in on the strum/sing alongs.

Next HUG – Monday, May 4

See you on Monday, May 4 at the Celtic Corner (7-9 pm).

Bring a uke, a friend and copies of any music you wish to share.

A Bunch of Songs from Rev Hank

Rev Hank (Mike) has sent along a bunch of songs that we have been playing regularly at the last batch of HUG gatherings. Print them off and bring them with you!

Next HUG Gathering – Monday, April 6

HUG meets again on Monday, April 6 from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Celtic Corner Pub.

Bring a uke. Bring a friend. If you don’t have a uke, there are always spares.

We are looking for song requests for this month. If there is anything special that you would like to play at our next gathering, please post your request as a comment and we will add it to our repitoire!

Next HUG Gathering – Monday, March 2

HUG meets again on Monday, March 2 from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Celtic Corner Pub.

We had a great turnout at last month’s birthday bash and we’d like to see everyone again and maybe add a few more.

Bring a uke. Bring a friend. (Don’t worry if you can’t find one, come along anyway. We usually have a few spares lying around.)

FREE music downloads of nine Doane Ukulele Albums

Chalmers Doane has posted all nine of the classic ukulele albums on his site FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! These are a body of work spanning from 1972 - 1982.

You can access these materials HERE.

HUG Featured on CBC’s Living Halifax

HUG was lucky enough to be featured on the February 16 episode of CBC’s Living Halifax with Heidi Petracek. Check out the episode here.