Spa Strummers name and identity.
Be aware that there is only one SPA STRUMMERS ukulele group. Another group has used a very similar a name in an attempt to mislead the public, with an obvious attempt to plaguerise our name and thereby gain credibility on the back of all our hard work and reputation we have built up over 7 years. Be aware the the upcoming Whitnash Fun Day programme has misleadingly used 2 of our pictures on the front of their programme.
ZOOM meeting Thursday 18th/25th June 8pm
Songs submitted so far:-
Song to follow - Dave & Pam
Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp - Ian (O C Smith)
Play me that Honky Tonk Music - Keith
Carey - Laura (Joni Mitchell)
Laura sent notes on Carey: I've added chords to the words sheet I use. I've used a number code because there can be 2 ways of playing this: bog standard C, G7, F or you can 'boldly go' into a different tuning that opens up all kinds of possibilities for noodling around by simply sliding up and down strings 2 and 3.
Called Slack Key or Drop G tuning, all you have to do is get string 1 (nearest the floor) tuned down to be the same as string 4 (nearest the nose).
As here for low G:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9_M7GL9ZtE
and here for high G:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKuPwUyR57o
If you are not on our Strummers email group and therefore do not have the details and would like to sit in - email dave@spa-strummers.co.uk
Next Zoom is Thursday August 6th 2020 8 PM
You can come in early, it will be open from 7.45pm for checking audio and video.
Thanks to all who joined in last week - very enjoyable with a wide range of songs and styles.
Ian was great at co-hosting and the chat room worked well. We had about 25 participants.
Pls send me any songs you would like circulated before Thursday. Ian will again co-host and we can share on screen any songsheets you care to submit on the night,
If you have an Ipad you see a few along the top of the screen which you scroll back and forth to view all.
On a (tablet ?) laptop or PC up to 49 people can be displayed at once if you have ticked the right settings box.
(25 are displayed with just normal settings). You then need to select 'Gallery View'
When in the meeting, if you hover or touch top left of screen, this should display 'Original Sound' and you can toggle this.. it needs to be ON, otherwise your instrument may be suppressed.
Songs so far are shown on the RHS of this page.
02/07/20 Songs submitted so far
Laura
and by special request Carey (from last week)
Tony C
Cheryl
Killing Me Softly (no sheet) Roberta Flack
Jim
John A
Vicky
Ian (Harry
Dora
Richard
Dave
Pam
(to follow)
Geoff
Kelvin
Eric
Val R
Others - put in on the night
If you are not on our Strummers email group and therefore do not have the details and would like to sit in - email dave@spa-strummers.co.uk
09/07/20 Songs submitted so far
Any other songs put in Chatbox and Ian will share
We will start off with one of our standards
Dave
Tony C
Cheryl
John A
Dora
Geoff
Karen
Sheila
Richard
Eric
Ian
Jim
Kelvin
Keith
Vicky
Others - put in Chatbox and Ian wil share
If you are not on our Strummers email group and therefore do not have the details and would like to sit in - email dave@spa-strummers.co.uk
16/07/20 Zoom session
As requested, as well as individuals submitting and playing songs, we'll put in 2 or 3 of the Strummers standards so we can all play and sing along with well known and feel good numbers.
This week: -
Strummers standard No.1 : Hi Ho Silver Lining (from songs page)
Strummers standard No.2 : San Francisco Bay Blues (from songs page)
Strummers standard No.3 : I Recall a Gypsy Woman (from songs page)
Songs submitted so far
Dave
I'll See You In My Dreams (Joe Brown) no sheet
Pam
Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend (Marilyn) (no sheet)
Richard
Kelvin
Dora
Ian
Streets of London (Ralph McTell) no sheet
and 1 other TBA no sheet
Burt
Joanna (John Allen) no sheet
Perhaps Love (John Denver) no sheet
Tony C
Keith
Now I'm Easy (Eric Bogle) (no sheet)
Black Velvet Band (from songs page)
Jim
Ain't It Funny How Time Slips Away (no sheet)
Karen
Vicky
Geoff
...more to come
Others on the night- put in Chatbox and Ian wil share
If you are not on our Strummers email group and therefore do not have the details and would like to sit in - email dave@spa-strummers.co.uk
30/07/20 Zoom session
Songs so far.....
Dave TBC
Pam TBC
David W
Cheryl
Ain't Misbehavin
It's 5 O'clock Somewhere
Dora
Can't Smile Without You (Barry Manilow)
Laura
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
I'll See You In My Dreams
Richard
Karen
Tony C
Cut Across Shorty (Eddie Cochrane)
Another TBA
Keith
Jim
Back Home Again (John Denver)
Ian
Ain't No Pleasin' You (from our list)
OR Combine Harvester (from our list0
.....more to come
If you are not on our Strummers email group and therefore do not have the details and would like to sit in - email dave@spa-strummers.co.uk
23/07/20 Zoom session
Songs so far.....
Dave
When I'm Cleaning Windows
Pam
TBA
Gabriela
TBA
Tony C
TBA
Sheila
John A
Keith
Dora
Me and Bobby McGee (no sheet)
Jim
As Usual (Brenda Lee) no sheet
Laura
Voices In The Sky (Moody Blues) no sheet
Geoff
Ian
Lycra (comp by Tony C / Ian)
Richard (away this week)
Others on the night- put in Chatbox and Ian will share
If you are not on our Strummers email group and therefore do not have the details and would like to sit in - email dave@spa-strummers.co.uk
06/08/20 Zoom session
Songs so far.....
Dave / Pam
The Puppy Song in D (Harry Nilsson)
Back home Again (John Denver)
Dora
One Day at a Time
Take Me To the Mardi Gras
Jim
Karen
John A
3 below are for future reference only at the mo
Geoff
Sound of Loneliness (John Prine)
Sway (Dean Martin)
Kelvin
Laura
Fortune (Laura Marling)
Richard
The Glory of Love
(one other)
Ian
TBA
Gabriela
TBA
.....more to come
If you are not on our Strummers email group and therefore do not have the details and would like to sit in - email dave@spa-strummers.co.uk
