GOODTIME GOSPEL SONGS WITH ELLEN BLOOM These are songs of hope and good news. Much of our popular music comes from the roots of gospel, blues, soul and country music. November 22nd, 1963 was the day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. We will be remembering JFK on November 22, 2025 when I lead the Plucking Strummers in […]
Hello all you Plucking Strummers. Once again, we are fortunate to have the many talented Cali Rose as our strum leader for the December 13th 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 […]
Happy New Year!! In addition to our weekly music jams we will be having a Swap Meet starting at 8:30 AM. Learn more here. “Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. then your love would also change.” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet The moon reminds us that life is ever changing, yet constantly […]
MARDI GRAS PARTY! JAN 24th! Grab your beads, wear your purple, green & gold, and come on down for a Plucking Strummers Mardi Gras Party! It’s time far Carnival! Celebrate the Social Season ukulele-style! We’re going off road with a custom PDF of sheet music. Gene posted the PDF in the featured section. Laissez Les […]
Some things never change in popular music – at least the themes stay the same, if not the chords or complexity. We are talking about Love and Heartbreak in the Songs of the 20th Century. Some are very easy. Some will challenge you beyond your comfort zone. And isn’t that what a good relationship does […]
“JUST LIKE MAGIC” “I believe that magic is art and that art, whether it be writing, music, sculpture, or any other form is literally magic”. Alan Moore I don’t believe in Ghouls or Goblins, Witches and Wizards or talking Birds, but I do feel that there is something ethereal and remarkable about making and bringing […]
Join us March 14th for a musical voyage through the “American Western Music” genre led by our dear friend (and one of our favorite guests) “Fred Sokolow”. Hey everybody, are you getting excited for Saturday? I sure am, Fred’s cowboy songs set list is fantastic. If you haven’t already listened to it, you should check […]
Join us March 28th for a musical voyage through the “American Jazz Era Music” genre led by our dear friend (and one of our favorite guests) “Ellen Bloom”. Ellen will be leading jazzy songs from the 1920s and ’30’s. Most of these songs will be familiar to you with some surprises thrown in! DOWNLOAD THE […]
Our first meetup in April is scheduled for April 11th. Return here that week for more information.
“Lights! Camera! Beatles!!!” THE PLUCKING STRUMMERS! PDF! FEB 25th! Lars will be leading us today. Join us Saturday April 25th for a Magical Musical Mystery Tour! I picked out a fun collection of songs from the Beatles official five movies. There’ll be some favorites and also a little off roading into some of their more unusual […]