Charlotte Uke Jam

NEXT JAM-- OCTOBER 2

2010-09-30T14:56:00.000-07:00

COME ONE COME ALL!

And of course, bring 8-10 copies of your favorite music. (3 or more songs if possible). We will have Ukulele Question and Answer and Uke 101 brought to you by Robby from 2:30-3:00. This is great for beginners, or people who want to work together to refine their technique, or come and share your skills!!! Then at 3 we jam!!! I can't wait to see you guys! SOOO excited for this one!!!

2 September Jams!

2010-09-01T19:54:00.001-07:00

Hey guys!

Half the peeps could come on Labor Day weekend and half could come the week after. So we are going to do 2!!! Robby will be there over labor day and the first 30-45 minutes will be Uke 101. I will be at the 2nd Saturday Jam and it is just strait jam. So bring as many songs as you can find and I will gather some as well! Bring 10 copies!

See ya there! Well, Robby will see you at the first and I will see you at the 2nd!

video

2010-08-17T18:29:00.001-07:00

real live people on video playing their ukes!

2010-08-17T17:27:00.000-07:00

our cover of a bruce springsteen classic (that i had never heard of put play now for my kids!).

robby

last pics of august jam

2010-08-17T17:17:00.001-07:00

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mahalo!

robby

why oh why do they limit me to 5 pics a post....?

2010-08-17T17:09:00.001-07:00

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mahalo!

robby

even more pics

2010-08-17T17:04:00.000-07:00

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mahalo!

robby

more pics

2010-08-17T17:00:00.000-07:00

New Pics from the August Jam

2010-08-17T16:48:00.000-07:00

hey everyone--robby here! we had a great time at the august jam!

and we have the pics to prove it.

that "charlotte kanikapila" one is my attempt to get the group's name into our thoughts. is "charlotte uke jam" all good? can we get our accumulated thoughts together to go with something else? "kanikapila" is hawaiian for "to get together to play music." it's what they call a jam session. pronounced kan-ee-kah-pee-lah. but give it some thought folks. if we like "charlotte uke jam," then ok. if we want to think of something else, let's talk about it.

more pics to come!

click on the pics for a larger version.

mahalo!

robby

JULY JAM IS THE 2ND SATURDAY! - JULY 10

2010-06-30T21:30:00.001-07:00

Due to the 4th of July Holiday... do not come and jam with us on the 3rd...
JAM WITH US ON THE 10th!!!

3-5!

The last one was a lot of fun and we got through a lot of songs. Just bring your self, your uke, or whatever... we have welcomed a trumpet, guitars, and basses before! Just come and jam with us!

Bring about 8-10 copies of a few songs you want to share! Any genre or style! We did everything from Buffet to Metallica last time! A treat too if you want! I will bring the popcorn ;)

Hope to see ya there!

NEXT JAM JUNE 5, 2010

2010-06-02T19:23:00.000-07:00

OK OK! I am WAY behind! But the Jam is STILL ON!!!
Bring about 10 copies of some songs to share!

Last Jam we were sounding so good! It is so fun to watch the group grow!
All skill levels welcome!

Spread the word if you know someone who you think might be interested!

NEXT JAM MAY 1, 2010!

2010-04-26T15:22:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have not updated the blog lately. It has been one of those busy months for us here! But I am looking forward to the next Jam! Last one was so much fun!

As always we will probably see a lot of old and new faces! Anyone is welcome to come! Beginners to experts!

Bring 10 copies of a few songs you would like to share. I can make copies. But I love it when you already have copies because then I have more time to jam. I do have a copy/printer here though if needed. 1 copy is better than none!

I forgot my camera last time. Luckily a high school photography student came in and took some awesome shots for her class and shared them with us. So, here are some pictures from our last jam. I will make sure I take some video for this next one!

See you there!

Next Uke Jam - April 3!!!

2010-03-20T18:31:00.000-07:00

Come with your self, your uke, and about 10 copies of any songs you would like to share. We have a printer and copier here if need be! Let us know if you have any questions!

Uke Jam March 6, 2010

2010-03-06T19:26:00.000-08:00

Thanks everyone for coming out! We had a great time! Here is our group picture and 2 clips I took during the jam. I will try to remember to bring my better video camera next time! So good to meet everyone... UKE ON!!!

Mim's Choice

2010-02-22T12:11:00.000-08:00

Tip-toe through the Tulips
by Tiny Tim

Yes, Yes... I know this is can be one of the most annoying songs of all time. But...
It did make the Uke famous.
And if you play Ukulele, people always ask if you can play this one.
Also, if you get past Tiny Tim's warbling falsetto... it is really cute song!

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.guitaretab.com/t/tiny-tim/163653.html?1944-06-06=always&transpose=&tuning=GCEA

Tiny Tim Singing it On Laugh-In

A few videos to prove this song is great without the falsetto.

Chico's Choice

2010-02-22T12:03:00.000-08:00

Soul Sister
by Train

This is a great choice. It is current and is in fact a song that features the Uke.

* In looking for the chords for this song, I found about 4 different versions.
I will post links to 3 different options:

(1) The chords that match the Train performance
http://www.ukulele-tabs.com/uke-songs/train/hey-soul-sister-uke-tab-12658.html

(2) Chico's chords that were taught to him
Verse: F C Dm Bflat
Chorus: Bflat C F C

(3) A simplified version
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/t/train/hey_soul_sister_ver2_crd.htm

And here is a live performance of just voice and uke... good stuff!

Some orders of business...

2010-02-08T14:30:00.000-08:00

If you have a song you would like to share at the next jam... please e-mail me (alohasnowllc (at) aol (dot) com) or just comment here with a link to the chords you want to use. Also, if there is a youtube video of someone doing a version of the song that you like, send us a link to that too! I will list all the songs, tabs, and videos on the blog. That way those coming can be prepared on a few of the songs we play. Let's mix it up a bit... so all types of songs accepted. If there are chords for it... we can play it!!!

Also, if you want to put a picture or avatar of yourself in the sidebar... e-mail me a pic. I would love to have a picture of all the regular jammers on the blog! Also, any sites you found helpful for Uke players, let me know and I will add those to the Ukulele links!

Any other ideas for the blog?... let me know!

Thanks guys!
I am looking forward to the next one.
Charlotte, Uke, Jam, Ukulele

1st Uke Jam

2010-02-08T14:07:00.000-08:00

We had about 6 Ukes, 2 Guitar, 1 Trumpet and a lot of fun!

Interested in joining us? E-mail us: AlohaSnowLLC (at) aol (dot) com