Thanks for another great rehearsal. This week we’ll be concentrating on our April performances.
Playlist for this week:
Come Sing With Us Chapel of Love- Could I Have This Dance More Today Than Yesterday Hello Mary Lou I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing Coney Island Washboard Eight Days a Week Everyday People Garden Song Get Together in A Johnny B Goode My Boyfriend’s Back Calendar Girl Rock Around the Clock Sing Your Way Home
Hope to see you all Thursday at 1:00 pm at the Guntersville Sr Center,
Hey Ukesters, At rehearsal last Thursday, I posed two questions to you:
1) Would you be available and want to participate in a Ukesters group for the Ukes on the Mountainevent (on Monte Santo) on Saturday, May 23? I need a Yes or No answer from each Ukester.
2) Would you be available and want to participate in a Ukesters group at the Albertville Farmers Market? Proposed dates are May 30 or June 6.
I need a Yes or No answer from each Ukester with a preference of dates if you say Yes. Please respond to both questions by Wednesday, March 11. I have to let the Albertville Farmers Market know something by Thursday
if we have enough to participate and about our date choice.
Alphabetical playlist for this Thursday’s rehearsal:
Wednesday, March 18 – 1:00 pm-Guntersville Sr Center
Hope to see you all Thursday, March 12, at the Guntersville Sr Center at 1:00 pm. Please email or text with any questions or if there’s a title listed above that you need for me to print for you.
8. God Bless the USA – NEW SONG(attached) The first verse words have been modified; all the rest are the same. Play along with a modified Lee G version with this link:
9. I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing –play along with our Play Music on the Porch Day version August 2025. Please ignore the random hammering in the background.
13. Just Over in Gloryland – play along with Webb-Tigert
14. Love Ya Love Ya Love Ya- play along with Webb-Tigert
15.Ode/Happy Birthday
16. Sing Your Way Home
Discussions at rehearsal for this week:
1.Playing at the Albertville Farmers Market-May 30 or June 6 or not at all?
2. Participation in Ukes on the Mountain (Monte Sano) on Saturday, May 23 Check your calendars and see if you’re available and want to participate in the above should we choose to participate.
If there’s a title listed above that you don’t have, please let me know so I can have copies available at rehearsal. Thank you for being a Ukester! See you Thursday at 1:00 at the Guntersville Sr Center,
Thanks so much for a great rehearsal last Thursday and welcome to new member Jimmy!
We’ve got lots of stuff happening so please take a moment to read the rest of the email.
Four new playing dates to add:
Tuesday, March 24-Gilliam Springs Baptist Church, Arab,11:30am – Encore Sr Adult Lunch
Signup took place at rehearsal Thursday. Please let me know if your plans have changed so that alternates can be notified.
If you are interested in being a part of the above but missed the sign-up, please email me to be added to the alternate list. Alternates are notified in order of sign-up as soon I am notified that there is an opening.
Thursday, April 30-MMC Volunteer Luncheon at Guntersville State Park Time TBA – 11-ish
Sign-up with take place at rehearsal in March
Tuesday, May 12 – The Fellowship – picnic lunch with “Oldies but Goodies” – music and dress of the 50s and 60s
Sign-up will take place at rehearsal in April
Thursday, May 21 – MMC Sr Health Fair at Civitan Park
Sign-up will take place at rehearsal in April
Previously mentioned events
Friday, March 27, 6-9 pm – Nashville Taproom with the Webb-Tigert Duo Please let me know if your plans have changed so that alternates can be notified. Also, if you aren’t on the list but would like to be on the alternate list, please let me know that too.
Saturday, April 11 Civitan Park benefit concert with Foster and Sand Mountain Jazz-
There’s no limit to the number of participants. Sign-up started last Thursday and will continue through March
Happy birthday to our members with birthdays in March:
1 Jimmy (our newest member!)
7 Colleen
22 Regina
24 Anne
30 Goodie
31 Carla
I found this video that might be helpful to those of you who have a love/hate relationship with the dreaded Bb.
6. God Bless the USA – NEW SONG(attached) The first verse words have been modified; all the rest are the same. Play along with a modified Lee G version with this link:
Hey Ukesters, we did it! Three performances in February….all in one week! Whew! Thanks to all who participated.
The next two weeks we’re going to take it slow and revisit some more of our old stuff and try a new song or two. We’ll also be preparing for our March 27 Nashville Taproom performance, so some regular rehearsals in March may be shortened to 1-2:15 so that the Taproom participants will have some rehearsal time 2:15-3-15 on just the songs for that event. We’ll take it week by week to decide. SAVE THE DATE:
Friday, March 27, 6-9 pm – Nashville Taproom with the Webb-Tigert Duo Please let me know if your plans have changed so that alternates can be notified. Also, if you aren’t on the list but would like to be on the alternate list, please let me know that too.
Taproom participants:
Betty B Jennifer
Karen B Ted
Marsha Paul
Goodie Kim
Mike Cyndy
Krystal Jacee
Delores Marilyn
Saturday, April 11-Civitan Park, late afternoon
This is a joint fund-raiser sponsored by MVAC with Foster and Sand Mountain Jazz in the line-up. The proceeds will benefit area school instrumental programs.
There is no limit. Sign-up will start this Thursday at rehearsal.
Saturday, May 23-Ukes on the Mountain (Monte Santo)
We’ll discuss this Thursday to decide about participation.
Thursday, June 11, 10 am – Albertville Library kids’ summer reading program – to be held at the Albertville Depot. Theme is dinosaurs.
Thursday, June 18 – Guntersville Museum – America 250 – The Ukesters will present The American Songbook – details coming soon
Friday-Sunday, October 9-11 – Uketoberfest – Riverview Campground and Civitan Park
If there’s a title you don’t have, please check our FB page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/theukesters) under files, or our website- (Ukesters.org )under practice. If you can’t find it at either of these places, text or email by Wednesday and I will make sure to have copies for you.
Please email or text with questions. See you Thursday at 1:00 at the G’ville Sr Center.
Hey Ukesters, thanks for a great rehearsal Thursday! Lots of LOVE going on. Remember, there will be no regular rehearsal for next Thursday, February 12. If you are not participating with the group at Lakeshore, you are welcome to gather at the Senior Center and jam at our regular time. If you are playing at Lakeshore, below is the info you need to know about Thursday’s event:
Meet at Lakeshore Sr Living, 5000 Launch St, Guntersville, at 1:30. Parking is on the far side of the building.
Wear RED over dark pants/jeans.
We’ll set up, take a pic, then play. at 2:00. I’ll have chairs set up for 18 and will need 8 of you to stand to play.
If your plans have changed, please let me know.
Our playlist for Thursday at Lakeshore:
It’s So Easy-Omit 2nd Kazoo section and the chorus that follows it; finish with the tag
L-O-V-E (key of C)-audio recording will be sent later today
Cupid Key of G-Omit 1st chorus after V2
Chapel of Love
Could I Have This Dance?-omit 1st chorus after V2
Sugartime
Love Potion #9
Never Ending Love for You-no intro; I’ll start with the three G7s (I’ve, Got, A); you join in strumming on the C (Never)
There’s a Kind of Hush
Happy Together
Happy Birthday (If needed. Always keep this in your folder)
Please take a little time before Thursday to run through the songs, keeping in mind the adjustments we made. We talked briefly about handing out valentines to the residents at Lakeshore. If any of you want to, feel free. They could be from “The Ukesters” or from you, personally. We can discuss it Tuesday at Fellowship.
Emails will be sent separately for each event for next week, as playlist and participant list will change for each event. Please email or text with any questions or concerns.
Please add this event to your calendar:Thursday, June 11- morning Albertville Library’s Kids program (Dinosaur theme) at the Train Depot
Thank you all for being a part of the Ukesters! Together, we make a great team!Jennifer
Song Sheets and Youtube links for Chains, L-O-V-E and Somethin’ Stupid have been added to the Music 26 page.
From Jennifer…
Hey all,
This week we’ll have our regular gathering at 1:00 at the Guntersville Senior Center at 1:00 for rehearsal in preparation for our upcoming Valentine’s Day programs. Please take a little time this week to run over the playlist.
Welcome to new member Carla! and Happy Birthday to our members with February birthdays:
Cyndy S 17
Nancy 20
Our alphabetical playlist for rehearsal this Thursday is:
The Ukesters 