February Meeting Recap

Well, we filled La Palapa with two hours of jam tunes on Sunday and literally took over the restaurant!
A welcome addition to the jam was percussionist Alec.

Here are the tunes we played:
Funky Kingston-Toots & The Maytals
You Are My Sunshine-Ray Charles
Blue Suede Shoes-Carl Perkins
Chains-The Beatles (The Cookies)
Matilda-Harry Belafonte
Careless Love-Trad.
Jug Band Music-Kweskin Jug Band
Another Saturday Night-Sam Cooke
First There Is A Mountain-Donovan
I Like It Like That-Dave Clark Five
Be Bop A Lula-Gene Vincent
Workin' In The Coal Mine-Lee Dorsey
All Together Now-The Beatles
Hit The Road Jack-Ray Charles

Next Meeting!

The next meeting of the Baywood Ukulele Social Club will be on Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3pm at La Palapa Mexican Restaurant on 2nd Street in downtown Baywood, California.  We had 50+ ukers at our January meeting and are looking for more!  Jose, our gracious host is turning the entire restaurant over to us that day so we'll have more room to strum and table service!  He'll also be offering some specials so bring your appetite and your ukulele.  More details to follow.

Jim D'Ville penned the cover story for this quarter's issue of James Hill's Ukulele Yes! eZine on the finer points of leading a ukulele jam.  "I like the article a lot," Jim recently said.

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Ukulele Lessons Now Available

Due to popular demand, Kala Ukulele endorsee Jim D'Ville will begin offering private ukulele lessons on the central California coast.  All levels of students will be accepted.  Focus will be on Jim's "play by ear" approach.

Jim is an internationally recognized ukulele educator, author of the Play Ukulele By Ear DVD series, and host of the Play Ukulele By Ear blog (http://playukulelebyear.blogspot.com).  To schedule a lesson or for more information contact Jim at dville@teleport.com or 503-200-9584.

Songs From 9th Gathering

We had a wonderful time meeting for the first time at our winter home, La Palapa Mexican Restaurant in downtown Baywood Park.  The next meeting will take place on Sunday, January 15, 2012 beginning at 3pm.  Tell your friends!

Song List for 12/11/11:

C Jam Blues-Duke Ellington

Three Little Birds-Bob Marley

Spanish Harlem-Ben E. King

I've Just Seen A Face-The Beatles

The Loco-motion-Little Eva

I Like It Like That-Dave Clark Five

Don't Let Go-Commander Cody

Down In The Valley-Traditional

Midnight Special-Lead Belly

Feliz Navidad-Jose Feliciano 

New Location For 9th Gathering

We will be meeting in a new location for the winter months.  La Palapa Mexican Cuisine has offered to host us.  They are located directly across the street from the Back Bay Cafe at 1346 2nd Street, Baywood.  


Our first meeting in this location will be 3:00pm on Sunday, December 11, 2011, or 12/11/11.

Songs From 8th Gathering

Inside a 1940's Martin Style O.

Song List for 11/13/11:


Songwriters of the Brill Building


Spoonful-Willie Dixon
Ruby Baby-Dion
Charlie Brown-The Coasters
Spanish Harlem-Ben E. King
Maybe Baby-Buddy Holly
Shaving Cream-Benny Bell
I've Just Seen A Face-The Beatles
The Loco-motion-Little Eva
Chapel of Love-The Dixie Cups
Peppermint Twist-Joey Dee & The Starlighters