A huge thank you to everyone who came out to our 3rd Annual World Play Your Ukulele Day! We may have all been playing in our houses but with people joining in from around the globe, the world felt just a little friendlier!
See you next year!
The one, the only, the original Saskatoon Ukulele Players Play Your Ukulele Day is BACK! Of course, things will be a bit different this year as this event is moving online but that just means we can invite more of our friends from around the world! Our event will be on Tuesday, February 2nd at 7pm. For more information and login details, email [email protected] There will be so many more events around the world so stay tuned for more announcements!
Songlist for 2021:
Hallelulele
This Land Is Your Land
Log Driver’s Waltz
Midnight Special
Sentimental Journey
Centerfield
King Of The Road
This Little Light Of Mine
I’m A Believer
Put A Little Love In Your Heart
This year’s setlist now available! Download below:
Play Your Ukulele Day is a worldwide celebration of the ukulele and the power of music. First celebrated in 2011, the mission of Play Your Ukulele Day is to “bring the world together, four strings at a time.”
The ukulele is thought to have originated from traditional Portuguese instruments such as the machete, cavaquinho, the timple, and the rajão. Portuguese immigrants brought these guitar-like instruments with them to Hawaii where, in the 1880’s, they eventually became the instrument we know and love today. In the Hawaiian language, ‘ukulele’ means ‘jumping flea’ as the fingers of ukulele masters seem to jump around the strings like fleas.
The modern ukulele spread to North America and around the world in the early 20th century and become a popular instrument during both World Wars. Starting in the 1960’s, the ukulele became the instrument of choice in many schools as an inexpensive way to teach kids music. While the ukulele faded somewhat in popularity, a steady revival of this wonderful little instrument has been slowly growing around the world since the 1990’s with clubs and jam sessions being held in pubs and coffee shops every day.
Play Your Ukulele Day is also sometimes celebrated on May 2nd and with an instrument so fun to play, why not have 2 days of the year to celebrate?! Visit us again or join our Meetup group to find out about upcoming jam session dates and events!
Thank you to everyone who made it out to our 2nd annual Play Your Ukulele Day!
This year’s Play Your Ukulele Day event will be on Sunday, February 2, 2020, at the Saskatoon Farmers Market ( 2600 Koyl Ave) from 11 am -noon. The setlist can be found below after the introduction.
Play Your Ukulele Day – Sunday, February 2, 2020
Three Little Birds (Closer) – Bob Marley
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
Hey, Hey Good Lookin – Hank Williams
King Of The Road – Roger Miller
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – The Beatles
Take Me Home Country Roads – John Denver
Put A Little Love In Your Heart (Closer)
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Thank you to everyone who came out to our Play Your Ukulele Day event at the Saskatoon Farmers Market on February 2nd, 2019!
Here’s the list of songs we played on Feb 2nd, 2019 (in no particular order)
Put A Little Love In Your Heart (Closer)
Three Little Birds (Closer) – Bob Marley
Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue – Jazz Standard
Home On The Range – Traditional Folk Song
King Of The Road – Roger Miller
Let It Be – The Beatles
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – The Beatles
This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie (Canadian Lyrics by The Travellers)