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Stuff aimed at our gigging contingent: special editions of songs, mostly.

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The gigs we have in the diary as of 12th October:

  • Saturday 17th October, evening: The Annual Celebrated Haynes Fish 'n' Chipper
  • Wednesday 28th October, 13:30: The Heather Club
  • Not a gig as such, but one for your diaries:
    Thursday 29th October from about 18:30: Christmas Party at The Mad Squirrel in Berko
  • Monday 16th November, 13:30: The Heather Club
  • Tuesday 1st December, evening: Whitchurch WI
  • Saturday 5th December, 12:00 to 14:00: Busking at Waitrose in Berko
  • Wednesday 9th December, 13:30: The Heather Club
  • Wednesday 9th December, evening: a Luton Ladies' Group Christmas bash, Church of St Anne, Crawley Green Road
  • Thursday 10th December, 10:45: Extra Time Christmas Party, Vicarage Road
  • Friday 11th December, afternoon: St Anthony's Care Home, Watford
  • Monday 14th December, 10:00: Luton WI in the church hall beside the casino
  • Monday 14th December, 14:00: Kettle's On, Woodhall Farm Community Centre, Hemel
  • Wednesday 10th March 2027!, 19:30: Potten End WI
  • Saturday 10th April 2027!, 19:00: Tring Lions' Senior Citizens' Entertainment Evening

Rehearsal Dates

  • Wednesday 16th September (Kevin's)
  • Monday 28th September (Kevin's)
  • Sunday 11th October (TBC, but probably not)

Haynes 2026 Stuff:

BURP_haynes_2026_setlist_v1.0 finalised (?) 11th October 2026
Play along with Jerusalem (capo II) here: Last Night of the Proms do Jerusalem

Boxmoor Stuff:

BURP_boxmoor_2026_set_v1.0 created 2nd September 2026

Rivetts Stuff:

(This is Dan's mates' party on Friday 4th September)
BURP set for Rivetts VERSION 2!! created 1st September 2026

Set v1.0 for the Luton Ukulele Festival:

BURP_ukimania_2026_set_v1.0 created 19th August 2026

The not-quite-so draft set list for Soulfest:

BURP_soulfest_2026_set_v0.2 updated 16th June 2026

Draft set v0.2 for Potten End WI in no particular order!!:

BURP_spring_2026_potten_end_wi_set_v0.2 created 7th May 2026

Jerusalem:

Jerusalem created 7th May 2026

Final set v1.0 for Cublington:

BURP_spring_2026_cublington_set_v1.0 updated 20th April 2026

Collated Gig Versions:

BURP_gigsters_consolidated_gig_edition_songs_v3 updated 3rd April 2026

Random Collection of Old Folks Songs and Children's Favourites:

BURP_random_old_folks_songs_june_2025_v0.3 updated 22nd February

Spring 2026 stuff::

BURP_spring_2026_john_laing_set_v1.0 Created 9th February 2026, being the John Laing Pension Fund Trustees set

BURP_spring_2026_v0.10 Updated 5th February 2026, with John Laing Pension Fund Trustees becoming less draft set list

Nash Mills Set V1.0 Created 24th January 2026

Bill Bailey Mudley created 18th January 2026

Autumn 2025 stuff::

My Old Man's a Dustman Created 25th November 2025

BURP_george_harrison_november_2025_v1.0.pdf George Harrison final set v1.0 updated 27th November in running order

BURP_leverstock_green_november_2025_v1.0.pdf JAC/Leverstock Green setlist updated 5th November

BURP_haynes_october_2025_v1.1.pdf Haynes setlist in the probable running order updated 15th October, the only change from v1.0 being the clarification of choreography at top of page 2 in Human

Play along with The Isleys (capo VII) here: Isleys: Harvest for the World

Wake Me Up When September Ends demo.mp4 created 3rd October 2025

Searchers Mudley_demo.mp4 created 3rd October 2025

beyond_the_sea_demo.mp4 created yonks ago

BURP_haynes_october_2025_v0.1.pdf early thoughts on the Haynes runners and riders created 15th September

including we_gotta_get_out_of_this_place.pdf created 15th September

Alison's Work Summer Party:

BURP_alisons_work_party_july_2025_v1.0.pdf created 29th July

Holmer Green:

BURP_holmer_green_july_2025_v0.3.pdf in plausible running order updated 9th July, to have Wagon Wheel in G

Keith and Maria's Wedding Party Runners and Riders:

BURP_keith_and_maria_june_2025_v0.2 updated 26th June

Abbott's Langley Summer Fete:

BURP_abbotts_langley_june_2025_v0.2 plausible set, created 10th June

Random Nick nomination:

High Hopes added 4th June

Stuff for March/April/May gigs:

BURP_tring_thing_runners_and_riders_may_2025_v1.0 finalised (?) 29th May

BURP_dunton_runners_and_riders_may_2025_v1.0 updated 8th May

BURP_ve_day_runners_and_riders_may_2025_v0.2 updated 7th May

BURP_later_gigs_runners_and_riders_february_2025_v1.1 updated 19th March

big_daves_ve_day_songs created 29th April

Christmas Thrash Book:

BURP_Christmas_fifth_edition_v7 updated on the 14th December

DENS Sleepout:

BURP_DENS_2024_v1.0 finalised on the 17th November

New stuff for Haynes:

BURP_haynes_2024_songsheets_v1.0 updated on the 24th October

BURP_haynes_2024_songsheets_v1.1 also a version updated on the 25th October which isn't essential if you've got v1.0 because all it has that's different is a page break has moved in Cold Heart

And here's a demo of The Rose with me and Bette:

the_rose_demo.MP3 created on the 18th September

Bsus Festival:

BURP_bsus_festival_august_2024_v1.0 updated on the 1st August

Drift Away (in C) demo

https://hamishcurrie.me.uk/demos/drift_away_in_c_demo.mp4 which is a little growly for me but, hey!

Lorraine's Friends Evening at Bovingdon Bowls Club:

BURP_bovingdon_bowls_set_june_2024_v1.1 updated on the 21st June

Abbott's Langley Carnival:

BURP_abbotts_langley_june_2024_v0.1 created on the 29th May

Tring Lions Senior Citizens Entertainment Evening:

BURP_tring_lions_senior_citizens_may_2024_v1.0 created on the 9th May

May Runners and Riders:

BURP Mayor's Jamboree plus the shortlist of Runners and Riders for Tring Lions updated on the 5th May

Alison's Floaty-Boaty Pa.a.a.a.arty Songbook:

alison_party_songbook_v0.4 updated on the 27th April

Ain't She Dredging the Barrel:

BURP_aint_she_sweet_et_cetera_2024 created on the 5th April

Cublington Church Set V1.1:

BURP_cublington_march_2024_v1.1 updated on the 21st March

Dan's 60th Birthday Party Set:

BURP_dans_party_march_2024_v1.2 revised on the 12th March

BURP_croxley_green_march_2024_v1.0

BURP_croxley_green_march_2024_v1.0 created on the 28th February

Guide Track(s):

Can't Take My Eyes Off (of?) You created on the 20th February

A New England recreated on the 22nd February. It's almost certainly fit for purpose. Probably

Some late Christmas extras:

driving_home_for_christmas.pdf

2000_miles.pdf

Some special editions of Christmas material:

burp_christmas_specials_v3.pdf

Haynes 2023:

BURP_haynes_2023_final_set_v1.0.pdf created on 25th October

BURP_haynes_2023_projection_set_v1.0.pdf created on 26th October

Leverstock Green 2023:

BURP_leverstock_green_set_oct_2023_v1.1.pdf updated on the evening of 19th October

Homer Green Music on the Common, Holmer Green, July 2023:

BURP_music_on_the_common_July_2023_v0.1.pdf created 13th July

Leverstock Green Village Fete, and Lark in the Park, July 2023:

BURP_leverstock_green_full_set_v0.3.pdf updated 10th July

Abbott's Langley Summer Fair, June 2023:

BURP_abbotts_langely_set_june_2023.pdf

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:

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

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

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


Set for the Northchurch Harvest Festival on Saturday 1st October

440_BURP_harvest_festival_northchurch_october_2022_v1.1.pdf


V1.1 of the Set List for Alison's Work Party

alisons_setlist_aug_2022_v1.1.pdf


Folk Songs primarilly for Towersey Morris thing at The Rising Sun

BURP_random_folk_songs_july_2022_v0.2.pdf


Specials for Rosie's Party:

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

Notes on using Zoom for musical collaboration:

U4U10 tech page

Dylan night:

Specials for the Beatles night:

Random (sic) new stuff:

Rock 'n' Roll evening scratch pad:

2020 repertoire additions:

2019 repertoire additions:

2018 repertoire additions:

Random new ones:

Nuther Christmas one:

Special Christmas songs for Waterside gig:

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:

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

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:

Gig versions from 2nd April for the Chesham gig:

New gig versions from 27th March 2016

Gig versions from 4th November 2015

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...

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:

pluckin

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