Ok - More information about the Uke Jam performance That Rick has been talking about at the meetings.  We will be performing at a Senior Citizens center, and interactive perfromacne and sing along.  Should be a lot of fun, and based on the date, Rick has chosen an Irish-St Patty's day theme.  So we can dress in green and sing a few Irish ballads. 
(Fun Fact - Note that the background photo on the blog is a shot of the Cliffs of Moher, Western coast of Ireland) 

If you are interested - Please email and say YES -

n.raleigh.uke.jam@gmail.com

 Then I will keep you in the loop on developments and details as we get closer - Like the address and maybe directions to the place.  Maybe we will develop a  set list for example and send out some songs.

This posting is also going to go on Facebook

Here are the basics:

Date - 3/8/14  
Time - 2:00PM (get there at 1:30) to 3:00PMish
Place - Gardens of Wakefield Plantation
             12800 Spruce Tree Way (off New Falls of Neuse Rd)
              Raleigh

Uniform -  St. Patties Day greenery (we are ukeing Irish style).    Dress casual, this will be a fun, interactive time (these folks love interaction).  We will perform some, sing-along some, talk some.  If you know any Irish jokes, or Irish trivia, bring them (I have a good one about the Blarney Stone).  We may be up front sometimes, walking around strumming sometimes.  Whatever works.  

We can try a few Irish songs at next uke jam (03-06-14)

Strumming Workshop (Keoni Lagunero) scheduled for the next Uke Jam 02/20/14

The Jam on last Thursday was a lot of fun.  We handed out the new North Raleigh Uke Jam t-shirts to everyone that ordered, so now we can all dress alike and spread the word about the Jam.  Also we had a tremendous turnout - 24 folks attended, including four brand new Uke-ers,  and we had a great time.  We had a couple of new songs brought in, including the Tennessee Waltz which was a lot of fun to play and sing.  We actually had so many folks that now we are worried about having enough space, especially for the next Jam on February 20th ...and that brings me to our next bit of news.

The big news for the next Jam:   here is a message written by Rick, he sent it out by email to everyone on the list.  I also had Juliet post it on the Facebook page.  Be sure to show up next time for this great event.  


"Aloha everyone, I am happy to announce that on Feb. 20th during our usual 3rd Thursday Uke Jam we are privileged to have Keoni Lagunero present a ukulele workshop covering strumming patterns as well as picking techniques, both of which will add variety to your ukulele playing enjoyment. He will also provide handouts and an optional CD recording that you can purchase and take home to practice. I have been lucky enough to be in a couple of his workshops and always come away with new things to incorporate in my uke playing "arsenal". 
Keoni is a wealth of ukulele experience and he loves to share his passion with others! 
In return, all he asks is a love donation to cover his time and gas (which we all know these days "ain't cheap"!) I hope you will be able to make this great workshop, I know you won't be disappointed! 

Tell your uke friends as well, we want a big turnout for this special occasion! -Rick"