In spite of high winds and thunderstorms the Ukes played on the West End Stage at the Crawford County Fair on Tuesday, August 22. Other groups bowed out or got rained out but the stalwart ukulele players prevailed and had a bunch of fun, as always.

Our next general get together is on Wednesday, September 13, Hope to see you there.

My apologies for my negligence in updating this site, it’s summer…..

August ukulele night will happen on August 9th at Chatlie’s Pub and Eatery in Edinboro. Hope to see you there.

Here’s a list of songs to be played:
Bottle of Wine
When You’re Smiling
The Lion Sleeps tonight
Wagon Wheel
Don’t Worry Be Happy (with kazoo)
Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)
Just Because
King of the Road
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Paradise
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
San Francisco Bay Blues
When I’m 64
Don’t Think Twice
Five Foot Two Medley

Hi All,

Ukulele Night = June 14, Wednesday

Here’s a tentative list of songs we will try on Wednesday:

5 ft 2 medley
A world of our own
Nowhere man
Back in the Saddle
Don’t Worry Be Happy (with Kazoo part)
Battle of New Orleans
Bring Me Sunshine
Enjoy Yourself
Friends in Low Places
Hound Dog
King of the Road
Wagon Wheel
I wanna Be a Dog/Cat

As usual we’ll warm up on easy stuff and move on, open mic, then player’s choice. Anyone is welcome to try an open mic song, so give it some thought. There must be something that you’ve practiced.

Preforming with the group! We are asked several time each year to perform some event or another. It works best if we have at least ten players to perform, that way unless everybody makes a mistake at the same time, nobody will ever notice. If you haven’t tried performing with our fun loving group, give it serious thought. All of ;you are skilled enough to perform and we do easy tunes.

Dates to keep in mind for performances:

August 22 = Crawford County Fair, Tuesday at 5:00(ish) pm
Sept 9th = Waterford Fair Saturday at 4:00 pm
Sept 16 = Warren, Saturday (I forget the details but will have them soon)

I will soon send a link to a survey where you can express your desire to perform or not perform in the above events.

See you all on the 14th,
Keep strumming,

Drew

+++++++ IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS +++++++++

Ukulele Night at Charlie’s Pub and Eatery will be moving to the second
Wednesday of the Month starting with our June Get Together on June 14. We do this each year to accommodate Charlie’s Car Cruise Nights which fall onTuesdays.

Please be sure to mark your calendar with the following dates:

June 14
July 12
August 9
September 12

I hope to see as many of you as possible on our Summer Wednesday Ukulele Nights. We will be back to the second Tuesday in October.

Something to think about. NWPA Ukuleles will be performing at the Crawford County Fair on the West End Stage on Tuesday, August 22 from 5:20 – 6:20. This will be the fifth year in a row for this performance. You admission to the fair will be free and you get preferred parking. I would like each of you to consider participating in this show. It has been fun for all in the past and will b great again this year. Details will follow soon.

It was another great time playing ukulele with friends. Kid’s songs for the kids, Elvis songs for everyone & some amazing open mic performances. If this was any more fun it would be illegal. Bunches of picture thanks to Judy Dalaba.

May Ukulele Night will be on Tuesday, May 9 from 6:30 – 9:00 at Charlie’s Pub and Eatery IN Edinboro.

Our theme for this month will be songs from ELVIS!

The following songs are on our song lists at nwpaukuleles.com:

Hound Dog
Love Me Tender
Hawaiian Wedding Song
Jailhouse Rock

In addition we will play the following which will soon be available on the website:

Don’t Be Cruel
Blue Suede Shoes
Can’t Help Falling in Love
Good Luck Charm
Just Because
Return to Sender

We always start with a few easy 2 or 3 chord songs before moving on to the more difficult tunes. Open mic time give players a chance to show new tunes that they have learned and we usually finish with player choice songs from the list.

Come out early and have dinner, the place fills up quickly.

April Ukulele Night will be Tuesday, April 11 at Charlie’s Pub and eatery in Edinboro, 6:30 – 9:00 pm.

We will as usual start with some easy warm up songs and then try out this list:

You are My Sunshine
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
A World of Our Own
Bring Me Sunshine
Wagon Wheel
The Cat Came Back
Country Road
What a Day for A Day Dream
I Wanna Be A Dog
Inch by Inch
Its Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini
Sunny Side of the Street
Red River Valley

There’ll be and open mic time and time for you to pick your favorites for the group to play.

Mark Pacileo asked me to let you know about a “Ukulele Church Service” that you can participate in (just like we did at Christmas).  May 7 at the Crossroads Church in McLane  Please email Mark if you are interested in participating, it’ll be fun and God’ll love you more for doing it. 🙂  There’ll probably be a rehearsal prior the the date.
markpacileo@gmail.com