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Meetup – Mardi Gras Party – February 22, 2025
“MARDI GRAS PARTY!” with THE PLUCKING STRUMMERS! With Lars Gruber.
Grab your beads, wear your purple, green & gold, and come on down for a Plucking Strummers Mardi Gras Party! It’s time to Carnival! Celebrate the Social Season ukulele-style! We’re going off road with a custom PDF of sheet music. Click on the link below, download the sheet music, and Laissez Les Bons Temps Roulez!
Before I go any further, I’d like to thank Gene for an awesome novelty song presentation. We had a great turnout. I’d also like to than Honey B for keeping on track and to Larry for documenting and posting highlights of the day. Now if I could just lose those ear worms.
For this upcoming meeting, I selected some of my favorites of the Mardi Gras season. Some are traditional Mardi Gras songs. Some are more modern interpretations, plus I included a small tribute to New Orleans’ own, Fats Domino. You’ll even find my contribution to the Social Season. Check below for Youtube links.
The set list:
Iko Iko
Mardi Gras King Cake
Stagger Lee
Hey Pocky A-Way
But I Do
Mardi Gras Mambo
Down Home Girl
Walkin’ to New Orleans
I’m in Love Again
My Girl Josephine
When The Saints Go Marching In
Here are some handy song links.
Iko Iko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5GzVZjd0iI
Stagger Lee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCPutYaGFlE
Hey Pocky A-Way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGVVkQhruBI
Mardi Gras Mambo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7hxqp2reVc
But I do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbfJ3t3CwBc
Down Home Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfXrf2ReO9Y
Walking to New Orleans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-eWAuFmjN0
I’m in Love Again
My Girl Josephine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tDplC7jRQk
When the Saints go Marching In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USpYJB6rdRs
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