Elliott Brood to play Halifax @ the Paragon

Elliott Brood is a band from somewhere in Ontario that plays great “death country” (or folk rock) music on traditional instruments (eg. banjo, guitar, and simple drum kit). Some (or a lot) of their tunes feature ukuleles. Their videos have been featured on UkuleleHunt.com a number of times. On Nov. 13 they are scheduled to play at the Paragon (Gottingen St.?). If I lived in the city I’d definitely take in this show. Search Youtube for their tune called “Valley Town” for a taste of their uke-tinged tunes (Q TV channel = Jian Gomeshi = features this song). Otherwise check out their web sites to decide for yourself: http://www.elliottbrood.ca and http://www.myspace.com/elliottbrood

Their latest album was nominated for this year’s Polaris Music Prize if that means anything.

 

Next HUG – Monday, November 2

From Rev Hank (Mike)…

Here is the list of tunes we’ll be playing on Monday’s HUG gathering (Nov 2, 7-9pm, Celtic Corner across from Alderney Gate).  I thought we’d focus on getting 10 tunes down pat, rather than playing new stuff.  We can work on some strumming techniques as well.

These Songs:

• Will the Circle Be Unbroken
• Ring of Fire
• Oh You Beautiful Doll
• Help Me Rhonda
• All My Loving
• Crazy G

Plus the following:

• Joy to the World
• Sweet Georgia Brown
• Karma Chameleon

Plus the following:

• Urban Spaceman

Please have a copy of the songs with you.

Uke On!!!

Mike

Full lyrics to “The Littlest Hobo” theme song

Here are the full lyrics:

Maybe Tomorrow – Terry Bush

- The theme from “The Littlest Hobo” (1979)

[whistling intro]

There’s a voice that keeps on calling me
Down the road is where I’ll always be

Every stop I make, I’ll make a new friend
Can’t stay for long, just turn around and I’m gone again.

Maybe tomorrow, I’ll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, I’ll just keep moving on.

Down this road, that never seems to end,
Where new adventure, lies just around the bend.

So if you want to join me for a while
Just grab your hat, come travel light – that’s hobo style.

Maybe tomorrow, I’ll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, the whole world is my home.

So if you want to join me for a while
Just grab your hat, come travel light – that’s hobo style.

Maybe tomorrow, I’ll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, I’ll just keep moving on.

[Instrumental Bridge]

Maybe tomorrow, I’ll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, I’ll just keep moving on.

There’s a world, that’s waiting to unfold,
A brand new tale, no one has ever told,

We’ve journey’d far but, you know it won’t be long,
We’re almost there and we’ve paid our fare, with the hobo song.

Maybe tomorrow, I’ll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, I’ll just keep moving on.

So if you want to join me for a while
Just grab your hat, come travel light – that’s hobo style.

Maybe tomorrow, I’ll find what I call home
Until tomorrow, you know I’m free to roam.

And here is a link to a site where you can link to the Spanish and French versions as well as the CTV site to watch reruns!

http://elvidge.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!D5DE188EEC9DF556!973.entry

new John Kavanagh CD soon to be released

I have heard that the new CD, called “Small Rooms”, is in press. Mary McFarlane (wife of JK) is hoping to have it ready for the Ceilidh later this month.

Songs for October Uke Gathering

Here are the songs. I will try to bring some copies, but we never seem to have enough to go around.  I make no guarantees that these will sound good on the uke – but it never hurts to try them out (except for maybe Barbie Girl).

• Littlest Hobo Theme
• Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
• Sweet City Woman – The Stampeders
• Joy to the World – Three Dog Night
• Singin’ in the Rain
• Rehab – Amy Whitehouse
• I kissed a girl – Katy Perry
• Feelin’ Groovy - Paul Simon
• Let Me Call You Sweetheart
• Sweet Georgia Brown
• Take Me Home Country Road
• Tonight You Belong to Me
• The Charleston
• Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

Next HUG Nite – Monday, October 5

Hi folks… Just a reminder that uke night is this Monday, October 5 from 7-9 at Celtic Corner.

I plan to post some music on the this site by the weekend at the latest. When I have it loaded, I’ll send out a follow up message.

See you there!

Songs from the September Uke Gathering

Here are the songs we attempted in September. Let us never speak of Barbie Girl again.

• Sesame Street – Joe Raposo
• Sesame Street (Simplified) – Joe Raposo
• East Bound and Down (Smokey and the Bandit Theme) – Jerry Reed
• Word Up – Cameo
• Space Oddity – Davd Bowie
• Barbie Girl – Aqua
• Hotel California – Eagles
• Honey Pie – The Beatles
• Your Heart – Matt Mays
• Build Me Up, Buttercup – The Foundations
• I Wanna Be Like You – from The Jungle Book
• I Wanna Hold Your Hand – The Beatles

Song Packages from Previous Uke Gatherings

For the last few months we’ve been working off of a few main collections of songs and we never seem to have enough copies to go around.

So here they are…

 

The Shook Me All Night Long Package:

• You Shook Me All Night Long
• Wipeout (Tab)
• In the Jailhouse Now
• Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
• All I Have to Do is Dream
• Mack the Knife (from the Santa Cruz Ukulele Club’s Play Along Songbook)
• Mister Sandman (from the SUSA collection)
• Sh Boom
• Something – The Beatles
• When I’m Cleaning Windows – George Formby
• All of Me (from the Santa Cruz Ukulele Club’s Play Along Songbook)
• 500 Miles – The Proclaimers
• Always Look on the Bright Side of Life – Monty Python
• Eight Days a Week – The Beatles
• City of New Orleans – Arlo Guthrie (from the Santa Cruz Ukulele Club’s Play Along Songbook)
• Five Foot Two
• Crocodile Rock – Elton John
• You’ve Got a Friend in Me – Randy Newman
• Centerfold – J Geils Band

 

The Urban Spaceman Package:

• I’m the Urban Spaceman – Bonzo Dog Band
• Blitzkeig Bop – The Ramones (from the  Hull Ukulele Group Songbook – yes… another HUG)
• I Wanna Be Like You – Jungle Book (from the  Hull Ukulele Group Songbook)
• I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash (from the  Hull Ukulele Group Songbook)
• You are My Sunshine (from the  Hull Ukulele Group Songbook)
• Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash (from the  Hull Ukulele Group Songbook)
• Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles (from the  Hull Ukulele Group Songbook)
• Eight Days a Week – The Beatles (from the  Hull Ukulele Group Songbook)
• I’m Looking Through You – The Beatles (from the  Hull Ukulele Group Songbook)
• I’ve Been Everywhere – Hank Snow
• When I’m Cleaning Windows – George Formby
• King of the Road – Roger Miller(from the SUSA collection)
• I’ll See You in My Dreams(from the SUSA collection)
• Ain’t Misbehavin’(from the SUSA collection)
• I Don’t Like Mondays – Boomtown Rats
• Stray Cat Strut – Stray Cats
• What a Day for a Daydream – Lovin’ Spoonful (from the SUSA collection)
• Rock Me Gently – Andy Kim
• Old French Song (Tab) – Tchaikovsky (TEF file)
• In the Hall of the Mountain King (tab) – Grieg
• Mission Impossible (Tab)

 

The Mull of Kintyre Package:

• Mull of Kintyre – Paul McCartney
• Rock and Roll All Night – Kiss
• Nowhere With You – Joel Plaskett
• Why Don’t You Get a Job – The Offspring

Next HUG Night – Monday, September 14

The next gathering of the Halifax Ukulele Gang is Monday, September 14 from 7-9 pm at the Celtic Corner pub on Alderney Drive in Dartmouth.

Our summer turnout was great and we hope to see everyone back for the fall season, along with many newcomers. Remember, if you have a uke, bring it. If you don’t have a uke, someone likely will have one you can borrow.

See you on September 14th!

HUG accompanies Matt Mays at Canoe ‘09 concert

HUG members made a showing at the World Canoe Championships at Banook Lake in Dartmouth, accompanying Matt Mays on “Your Heart” at the Canoe ‘09 concert on Saturday, August 14. Eight ukes joined Matt on the song. Matt was planning to strum along with us, but at the last minute, he was not able to get “Jenny” back in tune, so he sang while HUG took over the strings.

A great time was had by all.