We tried “Will You Still Love Me” a few years ago. This is a new, improved version…maybe
Play along with this YouTube Shirelles version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cENNxOOdytM&list=RDcENNxOOdytM&start_radio=1
We Are Family is new to us-Play along with Sister Sledge with this YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBpYgpF1bqQ&list=RDeBpYgpF1bqQ&start_radio=1
See you tomorrow at 1:00!
Chord sheets available on Music 25 Page.
Hey all, thanks so much for a great showing Thursday at Lakeshore. What a great audience! And congrats to our “newbies” for experiencing their first outing with us!
This next Thursday (July 31) is our last time together until September, unless you are going to participate in the Ukulele classes in August, either as a newb or as a helper. If you’re a newbie and haven’t let me know you’re going to attend, please email or text me to confirm your spot. Also, let me know if you have your own ukulele or need to borrow one. If you’re a “vet” and want to help out, please let me know. We’re supposed to have 13 or more participants, so I can certainly use the help! We could also use some extra ukuleles to loan out.
If you’re a vet and don’t want to help, you have an opportunity to keep strumming together…..at a different location. Cyndy has offered to open the gallery at Mountain Valley Arts Council on Thursdays, at our regular time (1 pm), for anyone who wants to get together. The plan right now is to work on problem areas in songs, strumming patterns from the recent workshop, open mics, and sing-alongs.
The next performance scheduled is at the Albertville Farmers Market on Saturday, September 13, 9am-11am. There will be three rehearsals, July 31, September 4, and September 11, to prepare for this event. I encourage all to participate and also to consider doing an “open mic” during the event. The only other performance in September will be at Terrace Lake Senior Living Community. Date TBD
From Susan: Below is the menu needs list for the Greg Gent luncheon on Monday, September 8. Please let Susan know if you’re able to contribute any of the remaining items.
The alphabetical playlist for this week, July 24, is:
Questions? or concerns? Email or text me.
Jennifer
Hey Ukesters,
Thank you all for a great gathering last Thursday! Lots of good stuff going on.
This week we will NOT have a regular rehearsal at the library, as we’ll be performing at Lakeshore Sr Living, (behind CrawMama’s) 5000 Launch St, Guntersville. Please arrive by 1:30 to set up, take a pic, and be ready to play at 2:00. Ukesters shirts with jeans or shorts. Newbies, I encourage you to participate with us, even if you want to just come sing. You can wear a mostly solid, bright-colored top and will fit right in! It will be really laid back and no pressure, I promise. Or if you want to just come observe, that would be fine, too!
The playlist for Lakeshore is:
If there’s a title you don’t have, please let me know by Wednesday and I will have a copy for you.
Participants for Lakeshore:
Anyone else? We can take as many as we want; the more, the merrier! Let me know if you can join us.
Future event: We’re planning a Saturday morning gathering soon at Moody Brews in downtown Guntersville for those who want to play in an “open mic” situation. More info to come.
Thank you all for being a Ukester!
Questions? or concerns? Email or text me.
Jennifer
Hey Ukesters, thanks for another wonderful week of togetherness!Rehearsal was great Thursday! Welcome to new members Anne and Karen N! We hope you enjoyed your time with us and will continue to come play/sing with us.
Thanks to all of you who showed up today for the EAA breakfast! What an adventure, and a profitable one! We received $67 in tips, $30 from a generous EAA member who shared his 50/50 raffle $ with us, and will find out soon what we made in the shared profit from EAA. Based on the crowd, we should do pretty well. Thanks again, worker bees: you really knocked it out of the park. Thanks also to those of you who came to eat to support the cause!
This week will involve two events on Thursday:1) 16 of us will be playing for the MMC GoldCare at the Guntersville Rec Center at 11 and 2) regular rehearsal at 1:00 at the library.
A separate email will be sent to the MMC participants. The playlist below is for our rehearsal in preparation for the July 24 Lakeshore Senior Living event at 2 PM. I encourage EVERYONE(newbs included) to be a part of this event.
Alphabetical playlist for rehearsal Thursday, July 17:
There will be copies available at the library if you don’t have access to a printer.
Hope to see you all Thursday,
Jennifer
Hey Ukesters,
This week’s rehearsal will be spent working towards our July performances.
Alphabetical playlist for rehearsal:
- Amazing Grace
- Chapel of Love
- Come Sing With Us
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Eight Days a Week
- Hello Mary Lou
- I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing
- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (attached-newly revised)
- Love Medley Elvis
- Making Our Dreams Come True
- Ode/Happy Birthday
- Sing Your Way Home
- Sweet Caroline (attached-new key of D)
- Thank You for Being a Friend
- We’re the Ukesters
If you don’t have access to a printer to print your own copy, there are extra copies at our Thursday rehearsals.You can find lots of our music files on both the Ukesters FB page
https://www.facebook.com/groups/theukesters and our website: https://ukesters.net/. On the FB page, you can find pics and videos from the past few years under the “Media,” then “Albums” tabs and our music under the “Files” tab. On the website, you can find our music by clicking on the “Music25” tab for the music we’re currently working on or “Practice” for recordings you can play along with.
We have 9 people signed up for the beginning ukulele class that starts August 7. Several of them will be attending our rehearsal this Thursday to hang out with us and see what a great bunch of people you all are. If you have an extra uke you’d be willing to loan out, please let me know. I think there are 3 or 4 who are in need. I will need a few volunteers to help with the class in August so that everyone gets some individual help during the class. Let me know if you’re available.
Cyndy has offered to open the MVAC gallery in August on Thursdays, our regular time, for anyone who is not helping with the beginner class and wants to get together with other Ukesters to play. The plan right now is to work on problem areas in songs, strumming patterns from the recent workshop, open mics, and sing-alongs. Email Cyndy to let her know you’ll be attending.
EAA breakfast is Saturday, July 12 Arrive at 7:30 am
***For those not cooking, please wear your Ukester shirt.
Breakfast will be served from 9-10:30.
Cost is $9.00 per plate.
If you’re not one of the workers, come out and eat if you possibly can! We split the proceeds with the EAA after the food is paid for.
Looking forward to seeing you all at rehearsal Thursday, July 10, at 1:00 at the Guntersville Public Library. Email, text, or call if you have any questions.
Jennifer
Hey all, just a few things:
Hope to see you all at rehearsal Thursday, July 11! A playlist will be sent out Sunday.
Jennifer
Hey Ukesters,
Wow! What a month it was! June certainly was full of activity for us and I thank you all for being so giving of your time and talents to make all of our performance commitments a success. But I promise to never ever book that many events in one month again.
Thanks to Betty for leading the pack with the Calico project and Town Hall concert last Thursday and thanks to all of you who helped her make it run smoothly. I heard you outdid yourselves in hosting the workshop, refreshments afterwards, performing at Town Hall, and all the other tasks that were put before you. Major thanks to Mike and all who helped him with the sound system! I listened to all of the performances (thanks to Ted and Steve for videoing) and was so impressed with the sound from all the artists, including the Ukesters. Thanks also to Susan and Steve for housing David, the bass player for Webb-Tigert. I have put all the videos and pics from the day on our Ukesters FB page. If you would like me to send them directly to you, please let me know. I didn’t want to clog everyone’s email up by sending them out to all.
July brings us a much needed rest from rehearsal (July 3), regular rehearsals on July 10 and 31, the EAA Breakfast on July 12, and performances on July 17 and July 24. I will send out an email next week with a playlist for the 10th rehearsal.
Happy birthday to our members with July birthdays!
16 Bonnie
21 Johnny
25 Gail
30 Linda
30 Ted
As for the EAA breakfast, thanks to all who have volunteered to help out. Betty still needs a few more spots filled. If you are able to help in any of those jobs, please email Betty.
We still need workers for the following:
***For those not cooking, please wear your Ukester shirt.
Breakfast will be served from 9-10:30.
Cost is $9.00 per plate.
Please come out and eat if you possibly can! We split the proceeds with the EAA after the food is paid for.
August will be a month of rest from regular rehearsals and all performances. I, along with some of you helping, will be getting our newbies started/caught up so that when we resume in September, we’ll have a fuller house! I’m so proud of the newbs that hung out with us in June, despite all the craziness. I think we’re about to have 8-10 in our August beginner sessions. Veteran members are welcome to come help with our adventures-each Thursday in August, 1-2:30 at the Guntersville Public Library. Let me know if you’re available to help.
I hope you all have a relaxing week celebrating Independence Day and enjoying time with your family and (other) friends.
I appreciate you all!
Jennifer
Hey Ukesters,
Thanks for another great week of performances!
We had a wonderful showing at the Sardis Community Center, playing for their senior adults. They were a very interactive group and were complimentary of our presentation. And we got a “tip” for playing-a donation of $45!
And what a group for the Trash Panda game! Thanks to all who participated. You looked and sounded great and I really appreciated all who sent me pics and videos of the event. I’ve added them to the Ukesters FB page under Media, then Albums, then June 2025 performances. If you have more pics or vids you’d like to share, send them my way.
Thanks so much to Goodie for spearheading an impromptu jam session last Thursday while many were on their way to Huntsville for the TP game! I heard they had a good time!
This week is another eventful one! Thursday at 1:00 we’ll meet at the Guntersville Library for a private workshop presented by Calico for just our group. You will need the song “Sway” that I sent out last week. Copies will be available at the workshop if you don’t have access to a printer. You’ll also need Just Over in Glory Land, Come Sing With Us, and Hello Mary Lou. Following the workshop, we will have refreshments and get to know our guests. Please bring your favorite snack food/dessert to share with the group if you can. Paper products and bottled water will be provided.
Betty needs to get a pre-count of tickets sold so that Town Hall can be adequately set up. Please send her an email by Monday stating how many tickets you have sold. (It would be wonderful if all the tickets have been sold by now!) She will need all unsold tickets and the $ for the sold tickets turned in Thursday before the workshop starts. Bonus points for having your ticket $ and unsold tickets in an envelope with your name on it.
Thursday evening, please be at Town Hall by 6:00 (Ukesters shirt/jeans) to get settled in before the Ukesters open the concert at 7:00, followed by the Webb-Tigert Duo (Ukesters play Just Over in Gloryland with them), and then Calico will close out the concert. In order to plan, I need to know if you Do or Do Not intend to participate Thursday night. It would be great to have every member there…including the newest members. Please email or text me by Monday to let me know of your intentions.
Upcoming:
July 3-NO REHEARSAL? This can be discussed Thursday to decide
July 10-Regular rehearsal at 1:00 to prepare for our July 17 and 24 events
July 17-MMC Goldcare luncheon-limited number of participants, sign-up will take place this Thursday before the workshop starts
July 24-Lakeshore Sr Living – 2:00 – No limit on participants; the more the merrier. No regular rehearsal that day
July 31– Regular rehearsal at 1:00
August 7, 14, 21, & 28 – Beginner/Intermediate-this month will be devoted to catching our newbies up and giving ourselves a little break from the past few months’ rigorous schedule. If you have family or friends who wish to join us, August is the time! All members are invited to participate in the sessions, but keep in mind we will not be going at our regular pace.
The next offering of beginning/intermediate sessions will be in January. Cyndy has offered the Mountain Valley Arts Council building as a meeting space for those who want to continue playing/jamming in August.
I hope I haven’t forgotten anything, but I probably have….
Email me with your Thursday intentions and email Betty for your ticket selling progress.
Hope to see you all Thursday at 1:00!
Jennifer
The Ukesters 