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Ukes for UNICEF - our annual Ukulele Festival.

Pictures
of some events

Videos
A few random (sic) YouTubes

Links
...to other local clubs, ukulele sites, whatever...

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What to buy, where to buy it...

The performers' pages
Stuff aimed at our gigging contingent: special editions of songs, mostly.

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BURP Gigsters Stuff

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The gigs we have in the diary as of 28th May:

Sunday 7th May, from 10:30 to noon: Great Missenden High Street
Friday 12th May: a 60th Birthday Party, Langleybury Children's Farm
Thursday 18th May, from 11:15: Douglas Gardens Young at Heart, Berko
Saturday 20th May, 12:00 to 13:30: Hemel Lions: Rainbow Stage, Marlowes, Hemel
Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th May, Berkhamsted Art Society, Civic Centre
Wednesday 7th June, 14:30: Ashlyns Care Home
Saturday 10th June: Abbott’s Langley Carnival; most of the afternoon
Tuesday 13th June, 11:15: St. Albans & Harpenden Stroke Club
Wednesday 21st June: Towersey Horseshoes Morris reunion. The Hampden Arms, Gt. Hampden HP16 0RQ
24th June 12-3: Samaritans Cycle event
Tuesday 4th July: a birthday party on a narrow boat somewhere near Apsley. An hour or so between 14:00 and 18:00
Leverstock Green Village Fete Sat July 8th afternoon probably 2 pm to 5pm with 3 sets
Tuesday 11th July, 14:00: Say It With a Smile, St Luke's Watford
Music on the Common, Holmer Green, Saturday 15th July
Lark in the Park, Gadebridge Park, Hemel, Sunday 23rd July; midday to 17:00, (now confirmed)
Tuesday 10th October, 14:00: Say It With a Smile, St Luke's Watford
Tuesday 17th October, 14:00: Say It With a Smile, St Luke's Watford
Saturday 21st October: Just A Capella gig at Leverstock Green
Saturday 28th October: Haynes
Tuesday 21st November, 14:00: Say It With a Smile, St Luke's Watford
Tuesday 12th December, 13:30, Carers in the Park, Hemel, Christmas Bash #1
Friday 15th December, 13:30, Carers in the Park, Hemel, Christmas Bash #2

Rehearsal Dates

Wednesday 12th April, probably at Kevin's
And Monday 17th April, Kevin's

Douglas Gardens, May 2023:

BURP's selection from a Eukrythmics set

Stuff for Kim's 60th on Friday 12th May:

BURP_may_2023_set_list_langleybury_v0.2.pdf updated 10th May

Sixth and Final Full Set for Clifton Son-of-Haynes on 22nd April:

BURP_april_2023_set_clifton_v0.6.pdf Updated again on Wednesday 19th April

Version for projection of the Sixth and Final Full Set for Clifton Son-of-Haynes on 22nd April:

BURP_april_2023_set_clifton_for_projection.pdf Created on Saturday 22nd April

Final(-ish) Set for Croxley Guild Bowls Club on 1st April:

BURP_april_2023_set_croxley_v1.0.pdf Updated 29th March

Runners and Riders for Friday Friends on 17th March:

Stef's Set:

BURP_Leighton_Buzzard_25_February_2023_v0.2.1.pdf added Happy Birthday 22nd February

Stanborough Set:

BURP_stanborough_feb_2023.pdf created Sunday 12th February

Wiggo set:

BURP_2023_january_set_list_wiggington_v1.0.pdf updated Tuesday 10th January

Christmas 2022 Special Editions:

burp_christmas_specials_v0.2.pdf

BURP_Christmas_fifth_edition_v4.pdf

Autumn stuff (draft Bovingdon Bowls and Civic Centre sets):

burp_autumn_2022_v0.5.pdf - updated later on on 11th November (significant changes)

BURP_november_2022_set_list_bovingdon_running_order.pdf - created on 12th November

Haynes 2022 stuff:

BURP_haynes_2022_v1.0.pdf - updated 21st October (but a trivial change)

burp_haynes_2022_projection_set_v0.3.pdf - updated 14th October

Specials for Rosie's Party:

all_star_concert_edition.pdf
come_on_eileen_concert_edition.pdf. Now with improved colours. YOu may have to press refresh to get it!
havana_concert_edition.pdf think this is going to be too hard, but here's an early draft: prove me wrong! (note it requires two "Camilas" on the verse and they overlap, as indicated by the asterisks on the [Gm] chords
shoop_shoop_song_concert_edition.pdf
shoop_shoop_song_in_the_key_of_a_concert_edition.pdf
that_man_concert_edition.pdf

And, from the thrash book, we will do several of the following:

Taylor Swift: Love Story
Beach Boys: Sloop John B; Help Me, Rhonda; I Can Hear Music; Good Vibrations
Train: Hey, Soul Sister
Katy Perry: Hot ’n’ Cold, Roar
Pink: So What?
Ricky Martin: Living La Vida Loca
Hey Baby – DJ Otzi / Bruce Channel
Sweet Caroline
Wagon Wheel
Shotgun – George Ezra
Valerie – The Zutons / Amy Winehouse
Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie
Material Girl - Madonna
Hey There, Delilah – Plain White Tees
It’s a Sin – Pet Shop Boys
Let Her Go - Passenger
Make You Feel My Love – Adele
Love Shine a Light _ Katrina and the Waves
Price Tag – Jessie J
This is the Life – Amy Macdonald

Holmer Green V1.0 (updated 14th July):

BURP_Holmer_Green_Set_List_July_2022_v1.0.pdf

Jubilee Set-list V1.0 (updated 3rd June):

BURP_Jubilee_Set_List_June_2022_v1.0.pdf

Rosemary's Retired Group Set V1.0 (updated 10th April):

BURP_april_2022_rosemarys_set_v1.0.pdf

John Laing Pension Group Set V1.0 (updated 4th April):

BURP_at_John_Laing_Set_List_April_2022_v1.0.pdf

Beyond the Sea

Some tweaks to the published version. Here: beyond_the_sea.pdf

...and a demo: beyond_the_sea_demo.mp4

Here Comes the Sun

Here's a new demo, mostly for Nick and his bass parctice: here_comes_the_sun_demo.MP3

And now here's the official BURP transcription: Here Comes the Sun - concert edition now at version 2, 14th February, including hints on timings and George solo/Beatles annotation.

Play along with George and the lads here: Here Comes the Sun on Youtube. Put your capo on the second fret to play along.

And here's some more tab for the twiddly stuff: here-comes-the-sun-ukulele-1501431

And a quick tutorial/rehearsal space for the tricky middle bit: here_comes_the_sun_tutorial.MOV

Version 2.0 of the full set list for the WI gig on 4th March:

BURP_march_2022_wi_full_set_v2.pdf updated 3rd March

BURP_march_2022_wi_runners_and_riders.docx created 29th January. All these songs are in the following two songbooks:

Songs for January Rehearsal

Draft set for the Civic Centre gig

00_BURP_civic_centre_december_2021_full_set_v1.0.pdf created 2nd December

Draft set for Kevin's Big Birthday Bash

BURP_kevins_big_birthday_bash_set_november_2021_v1.0.pdf updated 25th November

03_human_concert.pdf with revised Oo-oo stuff

Other runners and riders:

00_BURP_concert_edition_holding_area_songs_v0.7.pdf updated 26th October; now including Rasputin, Time Warp, With a Little Help & Maxweel's. (And Shotgun (and updated Chariots (and Castle on the Hill, some Christmas stuff and a few r'n'r numbers)))

BURP at Haynes Final Set v1.1 October 2021 now with extra verse in Cotton Mill Girls and missing Slide Away back!!!

burp_haynes_full_set__v1.1.pdf

BURP at Hemel Lions Full probably final Set October 2021

BURP_at_Hemel_Lions_Set_October_2021_v0.5.pdf

Haynes Set-list:

draft_set_list_for_haynes_v2.pdf

Specials

castle_on_the_hill_concert_edition.pdf

The Beer Festival Set version 1.0:

BURP_at_Berko_Beer_Festival_Comedy_Night_Full_Set_September_2021_v1.0.pdf

The only change from Version 0.2 is that I've reverted Livin' La Vida Loca to a two-page version, because everyone - especially me - was getting confused trying to follow the one-page version

Draft set lists:

BURP_at_Hemel_Lions_Set_List_October_2021_v0.2.pdf

Full set for the Homer Green gig version 4, with revised Sweet Caroline and Rasputin in clearer font:

BURP_holmer_green_july_2021_full_set_v4.pdf

And a demo of Mardy Bum: Mardy Bum demo

Working papers for U4U10

running_task_schedule_U4U10_4.docx added 26th February 2021 at 22.20
u4u10_running_order_15.xlsx updated 26th February 2021 at 18.29
U4U10_tech_rehearsal_retrospective.docx added 13th February 2021
U4U10_tech_rehearsal_briefing_notes_v1.0.docx version 0.1, updated 12th February 2021
U4U10_zoom_meetings_roles_and_responsibilities.docx created 31st January 2021
U4U10_tech_rehearsal_briefing_notes_v0.1.docx version 0.1, created 9th February 2021

Notes on using Zoom for musical collaboration:

U4U10 tech page

Dylan night:

Gerry: Like a Rolling Stone created 29th May 2020
Nick: Bob Dylan's Dream created 29th May 2020
Dan: Mighty Quinn. See thrash book
Sue: Mr Tambourine Man new version created 1st June 2020
Sue: Every Grain of Sand created 6th June 2020
Martin: A Simple Twist of Fate created 5th June 2020
Kevin: Mr Bojangles created 9th June 2020
Alison: To Make You Feel My Love created 10th June 2020
Nigel: You Angel, You both created 31st May 2020
Nigel: You're No Good created 1st June 2020
Roger: I'll Be Your Baby Tonight created 6th June 2020
Hamish: All Along the Watchtower updeated 5th June 2020

Specials for the Beatles night:

Across the Universe created way back in 2013!
All My Loving with Keith's - unless I mean George's - solo, added 17th September 2017
Here Comes the Sun created 24/05/20
Hey Jude in G created 25/05/20
In My Life created 23/05/20
Lady Madonna created 24/05/20
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds created 25/05/20
Michelle 17 November 2015
Twist and Shout created 27/03/20
We Can Work It Out created 23/05/20

Random (sic) new stuff:

Tidied up version of Lady Luck (V2) created created 17/05/20
Peaceful, Easy Feeling revisited, created 26/04/20
Shotgun in C created created 17/05/20
Something created created 17/05/20
Teach Your Children revisited, updated 17/05/20
Times Like These created 14/05/20

Rock 'n' Roll evening scratch pad:

Work in progress:

Apache created 04/05/20
step-by-step tutorial
complete tutorial
The Shadows rather better version
At the Hop updated to V2 01/04/20
Blue Suede Shoes updated to V2 01/04/20
Be Bop a Lula created 30/03/20
Crocodile Rock created 27/03/20
Donna created 22/04/20
Every Day V2 created 16/06/20
Heartbreak Hotel updated to version 2 on 13/04/20
Hound Dog updated to version 2 on 13/04/20
Johnny B Goode working papers, created 27/03/20
Gerry's version of Johnny B Goode in D added 10/04/20. Play along with the embedded linked version by Coldplay and Michael J Fox with capo VII, or with Chuck it's capo VIII!!!
Or play along with Gerry's demo version (same key)
Let's Twist Again created 27/03/20
Let's Twist Again in C! created 28/04/20
No Particular Place to Go created 27/03/20
Roll Over Beethoven created 29/03/20
Summertime Blues updated to version 2 on 13/04/20
That'll Be the Day created 27/03/20
That's Alright, Mama created 27/03/20
Tutti Frutti created 30/03/20
Twist and Shout created 27/03/20

Concert editions which already exist:

Every Day
Let the Good Times Roll gig in A
Mustang Sally
One Night With You
Three Steps to Heaven

Thrash songs which already exist:

Bad Moon Rising
Blueberry Hill
Crying in the Rain
Dream
Every Day
Folsom Prison Blues
Help Me Rhonda
It Doesn't Matter Any More
Locomotion, The
Louie, Louie
Memphis, Tennessee
Only Fools Rush In
Proud Mary
Ring of Fire
Singin' the Blues
Time Warp, The

"Obsolete" Thrash songs which already exist:

Rock Around the Clock
You're The One That I Want

Still Aspirational:
- Good Golly Miss Molly
- Great Balls of Fire
- Jailhouse Rock
Submitted:
- Chuck Berry Mudley
- I Saw Her Standing There

Suggested:
- C'mon everybody
- Move It
- Rock and Roll Music
- Something Else
- Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

2020 repertoire additions:

Island of Dreams - special concert edition in C added 10 February 2020
Black Velvet Band added 14 January 2020
Danny Boy added 14 January 2020
Fields of Athenry, The added 14 January 2020
Leaving of Liverpool, The added 14 January 2020
Mountains of Mourne, The added 14 January 2020
Paddy McGinty's Goat added 14 January 2020
(It's a Long Way to) Tipperary added 14 January 2020
You Are My Sunshine recreated and added especially for Nick 04 February 2020

2019 repertoire additions:

Space Oddity version 2 updated 25 November 2019
Calypso Carol added 25th November 2019
Deck the Halls added 5th December 2019
Ding Dong! Merrily on High added 5th December 2019
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen added 20th November 2019
Good King Wenceslas added 5th December 2019
I Saw Three Ships added 21st November 2019
The Sussex Carol added 20th November 2019
We Three Kings added 20th November 2019
Stay Alive added 30th September 2019
Hushabye Mountain/Chitty Chitty Bang Bang created 20th August 2019
Springtime in the Rockies created 16th August 2019
When You're Smiling / Hello, Dolly created 16th August 2019
Hall of Fame updated 13th August 2019
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head (concert edition) created 6th August 2019
It's My Party (concert edition) created 6th August 2019
Beyond the Sea (PDF) updated 31 August 2019
Play along here: Beyond the Sea Youtube
Demo! Beyond the Sea Backing Vocal demo created 31 August 2019
Lovely Day (PDF) updated to version 2 on 5th August 2019

2018 repertoire additions:

Games People Play created 28th March 2018
Human updated 9th July 2018
If created 28th March 2018
If Paradise is Half as Nice created 12th April 2019
With a Little Help from my Friends created 28th March 2018
Love of the Common People added 10th July 2018
Rockin' All Over the World created 14th August 2018
This Is Me third draft updated 9th July 2018

Random new ones:

Lava updated 17th January 2018
Right Said Fred created 21st August 2017
Que Sera, Sera created 13th September 2017
It's Now or Never created 17th September 2017
One Night With You added 17th September 2017
All My Loving with Keith's - unless I mean George's - solo, added 17th September 2017

Nuther Christmas one:

A Spaceman Came Travelling - published 5th November 2018
Play along: A Spaceman Came Travelling youtube; you'll need to capo on V
White Christmas created 22nd November 2018

Special Christmas songs for Waterside gig:

Blue Christmas, created 19th December 2017
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Scorpex edition, borrowed 19th December 2017

Special for the Shendish wedding:

Evergreen, Will Young's original key created 14th July 2017
Evergreen, transposed to G for gigging created 14th July 2017

Specials for summer 2017:

California Dreaming V2, updated 1st May 2017
Golden Vanity created 23rd July 2017
Hold Back the River James Bay, teensy-weensy tweak, 1st May 2017
I Shall Be Released uploaded, 1st May 2017
Karma Chameleon, minor but useful changes, 1st May 2017
Three Steps to Heaven, almost Roger's original uploaded 28 April

Consolidated Current Repertoire latest versions as of 8th May 2017:

Ain't She Sweet Mudley
BURP_Blitz_Songs - 21st July 2014
Budapest - gig edition - PDF
build_me_up_buttercup_concert_page_1.jpg
build_me_up_buttercup_concert_page_2.jpg
Closing Time in C
Cockney Singalong
Dreaming of You The Coral, final version 12 May 2016
Play along The Coral - YouTube capo II
Half the World Away Oasis, slight tweak to phrasing, 17 May 2016
Play along Oasis - YouTube same key!!!
Hey Baby formatting updated 17 February 2016
I Predict a Riot 8 February 2016
Let Her Go - special gig edition - 28th July 2014
Let the Good Times Roll gig in A.
The Living Years ***I need to update this to match the scribbles on the gig books copies***
Mustang Sally 9 February 2016
Only You (Platters)
Only You (Yazoo)
Slide Away Noel Gallagher, 6 May 2016
Play along Noel Gallagher - YouTube capo IV
Space Oddity 8 February 2016 ***now superseded***
Sweet Dreams - final updated 16 February 2016
Turn, Turn, Turn - draft, 12th Sept
Time After Time Special girlie edition in C Cyndi Lauper, 17 May 2016
Walking in Memphis corrections made 01/04/2015
Who Killed Cock Robin? 2 April 2016
...and BURP's very own WWI Medley

The summer 2017 set list focusses on these songs:

2, 4, 6, 8 Motorway
Another One Bites the Dust
Boys of Summer
Budapest
California Dreaming
Chasing Cars
City of New Orleans
Closing Time
Creep
Delilah
Dreaming of You
Half the World Away
Hang On, Sloopy
Hey Baby
Hey There Delilah
Hi Ho Silver Lining
Hold Back the River
Hot 'n' Cold
I Predict a Riot
I Shall Be Released
It Must Be Love
It's Friday I'm in Love
Karma Chameleon
Let Her Go
Let It Be
Let the Good Times Roll
Lightning Bolt
Living Years, The
Mustang Sally
Only You (Yazoo)
Rasputin
Sit Down
Slide Away
Space Oddity
Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore, The
Sweet Dreams
Teenage Dirtbag
Three Steps to Heaven
Time After Time Special girlie edition in C
Time Warp, The
Tub Thumping
Wagon Wheel
Walking in Memphis

Random so-called archive of other previous stuff which, you never know, might come in handy sometime...

Special songs for David and Monique's

Kids' Songs for LGCE School

Gig versions for the Peterborough wedding:

All Together Now The Farm, now in key of C, 17 May 2016
Lookin' Out My Back Door Creedence Clearwater Revival, slight tweak 8th June 2016
Play along Creedence - YouTube capo III
My Hero Foo Fighters, DRAFT! 10 May 2016
Play along Foo Fighters - YouTube capo IV
Park Life Blur, slight tweak 8th June 2016
Play along Blur - YouTube capo II

Gig versions from 2nd April for the Chesham gig:

The Water is Wide 2 April 2016
Hard Times 2 April 2016
Round the Corner Sally 28 March 2016
Crossing Muddy Waters draft, 31 March 2016. Girls only. As per this version by Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan
You and Me 15th April 2016. As per this version by Sara Watkins

New gig versions from 27th March 2016

Black is the Colour draft, 27 March 2016
Crossing Muddy Waters draft, 31 March 2016
It's Ower 01 April 2016
Round the Corner Sally 28 March 2016
You and Me draft, 31 March 2016

Gig versions from 4th November 2015

Michelle 17 November 2015
Fairy Tale of New York Very slightly new version (last bar only!) 04 November 2015
Little_Donkey_gig.pdf 04 November 2015
Christmas is All Around 04 November 2015 and on YouTube
Let It Snow 04 November 2015
walking_in_the_air_orchestral_interlude_suggested_fingering.pdf
Rocking Around the Christmas Tree.
Santa Baby. 20 October 2015 Now 'the Marilyn Monroe' version. As per Marilyn's version
Walking in the Air. 20 October 2015. As per Walking in the Air, film version, YouTube
Jingle Bell Rock and on YouTube
It Mek - full arrangement. Still following the Reet, Petite and Gone version.
Holding Out for a Hero (gig-ready version as of Friday 25th Sept at 22.52)
C'mon Baby Let The Good Times Roll. Listen at Harry Nilsson's version on YouTube
Happy Feet
Tears of a Clown
Dancing in the Street
River Deep, Mountain High
Walk Away, Renee
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight. With Hamish's idiosyncrasies.
It Mek. Following the Reet, Petite and Gone version.
Seven Nation Army. Pretty much as per The White Stripes original. Sort of. But they're in Em and this is in Am.
Towersey 2015 Beginner's Workbook
Towersey 2015 Improver's Workbook
Towersey 2015 Advanced Workbook
Towersey 2015 Jam Song Book
Every Day corrections made 01/04/2015
Morning Has Broken
Over the Rainbow
You'll Never Walk Alone

Ukes for UNICEF 2015 Stuff

Earlier gig versions

Here's a so-called archive of some of our so-called arrangements. With any luck new material might be added to a new section in the fullness of...

L'chaim: To Life (04 July 2013)
Itchycoo Park (11 May 2013)
One Day Like This (11 May 2013)
Honolulu Rock-a Roll-a (4 May 2013)
Lay Down Your Weary Tune - now with added F+5 (5th May 2013)
Across the Great Divide (minor edits 4 May 2013)
Friday I'm in Love (28 April 2013)
The version of Sit Down is currently the thrash version: Sit Down (28 April 2013)
Lady Luck (no version date)
Don't You Want Me? - our sheet music, for Dave's birthday party. Now transposed to Em, despite it needing an E major. Note@ this time E7 won't do. Do the E up on the fourth fret with the little finger on the seventh fret of the first string. You can then slide down two to the D...
The Cure - Friday I'm in Love - YouTube
Friday I'm in Love - our sheet music
The Eagles: Peaceful, Easy Feeling - YouTube
Peaceful Easy Feeling - our sheet music
Young 'Uns - Sit Down - in E - YouTube
James - Sit Down - in F# - YouTube
Our song sheet: Sit Down - our sheet music. Our version is more like The Young 'Uns version, but the "down, down, down..." bit is more like the James original
Wild World - our sheet music

Thrash songs that we do...

Tub Thumping
Rasputin
The Time Warp
Teenage Dirtbag

Other stuff:

Jet Plane
Wagon Wheel
Muddy Water
I'll Fly Away
Dixie
Tennessee Waltz - updated 22/04/2012
Shady Grove
Dixie
Drunkards
Bring Me Sunshine
Creep
After the Goldrush - updated 22/04/2012
Caledonia - gig edition added 22/04/2012, and minor edit 24/04/2012
Chasing Cars
Foolish You
Mary Don't You Weep
Dirty Old Town
Hey There, Delilah
If I Had a Hammer
This Wheel's on Fire, minor edit 24/04/2012
Swimming Song - updated 22/04/2012, and minor edit 24/04/2012

Christmas Songs:

Chariots 15 December 2014
Mele Kalikimaka In F. Use this one!
Do They Know It's Christmas?
Stop the Cavalry
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 28 November 2014 - Based on This Frank Sinatra version. (Capo on I)
Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord New version 26 November 2013 - Try The Boney M version.
I Wish it Could be Christmas Every Day
Feliz Navidad - New version 26 November 2013 - try the Jose Feliciano version, or any number of uke covers
I Saw Three Ships
Mele Kalikimaka In G. DO NOT use this one!!!!
Belleau Woods
I Believe in Father Christmas
It'll Be Lonely This Christmas
Jingle Bells
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Twelve Says of Christmas
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Christmas Song

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