Alabama Ukefest 2019
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The UkeQUESTors
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Sept. 6 & 7 — 10 am to 5 pm
Lake Guntersville, AL
Additional details: Alabama Uke Festival 2019
New == >
Friday's
Share & Strum (as of Sept. 6)
<== New
Kirk Jones Workshop Music
(TVUC 2-Line Format)
Pete_McCarty - The_Alabama_Uke_Fest Singalone Book for 2019
Pete's Alabama Uke Fest Singalong Book in the two-line format
Strumalong Playlist UF19
Ukefest 2019 Handbook
Alabama Ukulele Festival 2019 Home Page
Sponsored by the Ukulele Band of Alabama (Facebook)
August 30th Update
Keith Fukumitsu of the TVUC has completed the two-line reformat of The Alabama Uke Fest Singalong Book.
A separate web page has been created with links to individual song sheets in both the one-line and two-line formats, plus links to YouTube performances of these songs, and a few notes: The Alabama Uke Fest Singalong Book.
August 27th Update
Pete McCarty's The_Alabama_Uke_Fest Singalone Book for 2019 has been posted. Also see this web page with individual song sheet links, links to YouTube, and a few notes:
August 26th Update
It was determined that we sing "I Am A Pilgrim" better in the key of G than in the key of C. So, Keith have provided us with a new song sheet: I Am a Pilgrim-UF19-v4 (August 25, 2019).
A reminder that we've taken the "Whoa" out of the last verse of "What A Wonderful Life." No new sheet music needed, just a pen or pencil.
For the picnic on Thursday, Sept. 5, there are NO chairs, NO music stands, and NO PA system, so we will have to bring our own chairs and music stands, and sing LOUD! Also, we'll want our music in protective sheets in a binder. Finally, we'll also play "Sitting on Top of the World."
Also, please wear your name tag as well as your "school colors," a UkeQuestor T-shirt, or a Hawaiian shirt or muumuu (as opposed to a "mumu," a ghost or monster in Philippine mythology, according to Wikipedia).
The notice in the last LQ Newsletter provide some additional details, and there are notes about the venue at the bottom of this page.
For Ukefest:
Bring your own chairs, food, water and soft drinks, instruments, instrument stands, & music.
Bring appropriate rain gear - though a covering is available, we will be outside.
August 25th Update
Keith has provided our versions of the two RSVP Ukesters songs and a version of Kirk Jones' Proud Mary music with chord diagrams and some added play notes.
August 16th Update
Keith has updated Saturday's "Strumming In the Round" songs to change the ending of "All Shook Up" to match the UBA page.
He has also converted the two play along songs for UBA to our format: Ukulele Band of Alabama Music-UF19-TVUC.
August 11th update:
We will be performing a "Dress Rehearsal" of our Alabama Uke Fest_2019 Playlist on September 5 at the Learning Quest picnic in the Pavilion at the Green Mountain Nature Trail Park. The picnic begins at 11 am; we are scheduled to play at 11:45. There are additional details below.
July 28th update:
Because of a rules change, our Playlist has been trimmed to five songs (plus one backup). The five songs will be, in order:
Playlist for the Alabama Ukulele Festival, Sept. 7
|
Name |
Key |
YouTube Links |
| UQ-Playlist_UF19 | ||
| Anytime, Eddy Arnold | ||
|
I Am A Pilgrim, Merle Travis (1947) I Am A Pilgrim, Merle Travis (1971) I Am A Pilgrim, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band I Am A Pilgrim, The Byrds |
||
|
C |
Rock And Roll Music, Chuck Berry | |
|
What A Wonderful World (It Would Be), Sam Cooke (1960) |
||
| Volcano, Jimmy Buffett | ||
|
G |
Sitting On Top Of The World, Doc Watson |
Here are all the songs that we will be playing for the Alabama Ukulele Festival on September 7th at Lake Guntersville: Alabama Uke Fest_2019 (Version 4 in PDF, August 25, 2019). A gentle reminder that home practice is essential if we're going to sound our best. Just 15 minutes a day will keep those fingers, strings, and voices ready for the performance.
We will not meet on September 1 or September 8. As of August 26, there is just last "dress rehearsal" before the Ukefest:
- September 5 (LQ Football Kickoff Picnic)
The songs that didn't make the cut have been added to the Individual Songs webpage.
Music is available for the Friday Night Share and Strum and for the Saturday Strumming In The Round. See the Alabama Uke Fest Music web page and the links below.
Share and Strum
There are now 24 songs posted at the Uke Fest 2019 website for Friday night's event. All the songs plus YouTube links are on a new page for this event: Share & Strum (as of Sept. 6).
Strumming In The Round
Ukulele Group Music
This year, Ukulele groups are invited to send music to the Alabama Ukulele Club of if they would like to have members of the audience play along with them. This is the music posted as of August 14:
Ukulele Band of Alabama Music-UF19 (in TVUC Format)
The individual song sheets:
RSVP_Ukesters_Music-UF19 (in TVUC Format) <== New
The individual song sheets:
Workshops
Petey Mack - The_Alabama_Uke_Fest Singalone Book for 2019 <== New
Kirk Jones - Proud Mary (in TVUC Format) <== New
If any new songs are added, a note will be published on our Facebook page letting everyone know.
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These are the notes from the most recent LQ newsletter.
LQ Football Kickoff Picnic
Thursday, September 5
Madison County Park / Green Mountain Pavilion, 11 am to 1 pm.
Wear your team colors and enjoy a morning of good food, fellowship and fun in the great outdoors.
Bring canned goods, to be donated to a local non-profit, and place them in either the Auburn, Alabama, or "Neither of Those" box. We'll tally the total of goods in each box and the box with the most will be deemed the winner. The competition winners earn a year's bragging rights for their school. Let the competition begin!
Menu:
Your choice of barbecue pulled pork (PP) or barbecue pulled turkey (PT). Lunch includes potato salad, vinegar coleslaw, iced tea/water and dessert.
Vegetarian (V) option: baked potato, green salad, sides above, iced tea/water and dessert.
Cost:
The Band eats for free.
But Keith needs to know that you are coming.Based on my personal experience with an Army Band,
this will give the LearningQUEST leadership a new understanding of what is meant by
"a plague of locusts."Guests, accompanied by a member, are welcome.
LearningQUEST members $10; nonmembers $12
Please wear your name tag.
Reservations, including payment, are due no later than August 25th. Your check is your reservation.
Clip and send the completed form with your check payable to LearningQUEST by August 25 to: LearningQUEST, PO Box 693, Huntsville, AL 35804, or drop by the LQ office. Check must be received by August 25.
Link to form:
https://files.constantcontact.com/d91efc62301/01c5301d-d9b1-4598-bed8-59d7877fc553.pdf¯¯¯
Green Mountain Nature Trail Park, Huntsville.
The Green Mountain Nature Trail Park, 5000 Nature Trail Rd SE, Huntsville, AL, is located approximately 12 miles southeast of downtown Huntsville. The park includes the 17-acre Sky Lake, a 1.5 mile walking trail, pavilion, chapel, outdoor classroom, picnic tables, covered bridge, and accessible restrooms. The park is also known as the "Madison County Nature Trail."
Directions to the Park:
From South Memorial Parkway take Weatherly Road east, right on Bailey Cove Road, left on Green Mountain Road, right on South Shawdee Road, in 1.3 miles turn right on Nature Trail Rd SE.
Source: Green Mountain Nature Trail, Madison County, AL website.
Additional information is available at a Wikipedia page, Madison County Nature Trail.
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