Join us for our first meetup in November. The meeting theme is “Duets.” Songlist: Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better Summer Nights Side By Side Singing In The Bathtub Blue Monk https://ukuleleinthedark.com/filesUD/blue-monk.mp3 If I Were A Carpenter Our schedule: 9 AM to 9:45 AM we will start the meeting delving into the wonderful world […]
Hi all you Plucking Strummers, join Lauren and your fellow ukulele afficionados for a flashback Saturday morning filled with great songs from the 1980s! Get out your boombox and worn cassettes, put on your bangles and leg warmers, it’s the 80s! I thought hard about which songs would translate well to the ukulele, and which […]
Hello all you Plucking Strummers. Once again we are fortunate to have the many talented Cali Rose as our song leader for the December 14th meeting. Cali is a singer, keyboard and ukulele player, songwriter, recording artist and a teacher. In her own words, “I’m thrilled to be a professional musician and entertainer. It’s a […]
Jeff Burton has been playing ukulele for roughly 20 years. He has played professionally in a couple local bands, “True to the Universe” and “Aloha from Hell.” He is currently working on a project of punk and new wave ukulele covers with a few friends. He has led the Fullerton ukulele club, UkeFull, since its […]
Before our scheduled strum time, Ellen will be teaching us the Carter Scratch. This is a guitar technique named after Maybelle Carter of the Carter Family that we will apply to our Low G-stringed ukuleles. Many of our American Folk Songs will utilize this distinctive strum. At 10 am Ellen will be leading us […]
“If music be the food of love, play on!” “Never have I loved our home more than in these past couple of weeks, seeing our communities come together to kindle hope and cradle our neighbors in this, our city of dreams. Let’s get together and sing some songs that speak to dear Los Angeles, California. […]
Join us for our first meetup of the month. Take a look at the changes for 2025 here. Gene will be our strum leader today. Novelty songs date back to the late 1800s but achieved real popularity during the 1920s and 1930s. They had a resurgence of interest in the 50s and 60s but have […]