TRAVIS PICKING WITH ELLEN BLOOM Ellen will be showing us two versions of Travis Picking for the Ukulele on June 14th. One is Gary’s method, the other is Ellen’s. Merle Travis invented this type of picking for the guitar. It is a syncopated style of fingerpicking rooted in ragtime music in which alternating chords and […]
Mitch will follow up on his presentation from last year of doing songs in common chord progressions, but this time he will focus on 12-bar blues patterns in popular songs. No song list to be printed because we are going to learn specific progressions and then play along to popular recordings. He will add some […]
Our 1st meetup of the month is on July 12th. We are honored and very excited to welcome Fred Sokolow to the Plucking Strummers. Fred Sokolow is best known as the author of a library of instructional books and DVDs for ukulele, guitar, banjo, Dobro, mandolin and lap steel. There are currently over a hundred […]
Our 2nd meetup of the month is on July 26th. Lars Gruber will be leading us in a Creedence Clearwater revival. DON’T LOOK NOW, it’s a morning of John Fogerty! July 26th! Join us as we travel thru some of his hits we’ve never or rarely played. Songs not in the Beloff books. Some of […]
Our 1st meetup of the month is on August 9th. Jeff Burton retains to lead us in songs from to ’80s. It’s a great pleasure to once again have Jeff Burton as our strum leader. Jeff always brings a wonderful assortment of songs that we don’t usually get a chance to sing and play. This […]
Our 2nd meetup of the month is on August 23rd. Your humble director is going to take Center Stage and lead you on a dreamy trip from 1864 to 1995. All songs about dreams and dreaming and dreaming about the one you love. It’s a variety of styles and tempos. I assume most of the […]
September 13rd at 9:00am “Happy Songs with HoneyB” Come on and get happy! Sometimes you just need to Look on the Bright Side of Life Join us Saturday September 9th as HoneyB leads the group with songs that will make you smile, tap your toes, play your ukulele, and sing your heart out! Click here […]
September 27th at 9:00am “OH, BABY!” Your humble director is going to take Center Stage “again” and lead you on a fun excursion through a string of songs around OH, BABY! There is no exact count of songs with the word “Baby” in the title, but there are tens of thousands, if not hundreds of […]
Our first meetup in October is on the 11th. Ellen Bloom will start us off at 9am with a short workshop on Ukulele Frills and Flourishes in the 9am hour. Her materials can be downloaded here. Lars Gruber will follow Ellen with a selection of Rolling Stones songs. Return here that week song sheets. Join […]
Join us October 25th for a “Howling” good time with our good friend and fellow Plucking Strummer, Jadrian Johnson. Jadrian has assembled a fantastic list of spooky themed music for your enjoyment. Most of these songs are very familiar and he has picked music with just a few easy chords, so I am looking forward […]