Hey neophytte, I have never ever heard that song before, but I have to say, it was one of your best performances yet! You nailed it vocally and instrumentally and you owned it. Well done 
601 2023-03-16 22:45:41
Re: MARCH 2023 FSOTM - WORDS CHOSEN BY CHORDIE MEMBERS (10 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
602 2023-03-16 22:38:40
Re: Posting pictures on Chordie (28 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
TIGLJK wrote:
Fantastic pics Jan
You look fabulous !
Love that little electric uke in the photo.Mekidsmom (Amy) taught me how to post pics on chordie - wish she was still on here.
She had a golden voice like you as well Jan.You are so considerate - I would never have thought about background people
Graham - Link did not work for me either.
Jim
Thanks Jim, very kind of you.
Yeah, that little uke is my favorite out of my collection of ukes and is the one I play the most. Funny how you get your favorites isn't it. I do have a few different ones and get them out from time to time but always end up going back to that one
Yes, it's a shame Amy stopped joining in here, she was such a valuable contributor here and I agree, she had a lovely voice and I always enjoyed listening to her music. She and her hubby were great at hosting Chordie get togethers at their house every year.
603 2023-03-16 22:33:04
Re: Posting pictures on Chordie (28 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Peatle Jville wrote:
Jan their good pics of you thank you for sharing. Growing up as a kid my Mum use to love playing and singing with her ukulele it was a happy part of my growing up. With the ukulele making a big comeback with groups popping up all over the world like the one that you and Easy beat were in makes me think it should be taught as an instrument to kids in schools due to it being not too expensive an instrument to start on. I remember hearing J 'ukeville playing together upstairs at the 1841 it was good to see you all having a good time with it and putting out a good sound.
Thanks, Peatle for the lovely comment. We have actually met a few times as you know, so you and Brian know me anyway, but most of the others on here don't, so thought I better send my mug shot and join in with the request
Yes, you would have good memories with your mum and her ukulele sing alongs. I too have great family memories of ukuleles, guitars and on occasion if in a house, piano, where family would get together for some occasion, or holiday and out would come the instruments and a merry assortment of songs would be played and sung by those present. Very fond memories as a child growing up. Sadly, doesn't seem to happen as much these days.
I do know some schools are teaching children the ukulele and have classes after school for them. One of the guys I know and who I used to go to his ukulele group, he teaches the ukulele at school's full time now and also runs holiday programs for the kids as well for ukulele lessons. When I used to be involved with a couple of ukulele groups, we would go busking and make enough money to buy and then donate a good number of ukuleles to different schools each year.
604 2023-03-08 09:19:53
Re: Posting pictures on Chordie (28 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hey great to see pics of some of you, awesome. Grah1, I still couldn't see your ones though, the link you posted won't open for me. Hey easybeat, good to see you back on here, pic please? I have forgotten what you look like 
lol
Here are a couple of me, I actually had a hard time to find any ukulele pics of me without other people in, as they might not like me posting pics of them on here. So, one of me with ukulele and one just relaxing on a camping holiday. I found some of you and I easybeat from J 'ukeville days but had other people in the pic's.
605 2023-03-08 09:01:56
Re: MARCH 2023 FSOTM - WORDS CHOSEN BY CHORDIE MEMBERS (10 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Wow, have to say, I am struggling to find a song for this month. Any suggestions?
606 2023-03-02 05:23:50
Re: FSOTM Submissions (66 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
NOVEMBER 2022 FSOTM – ANYTHING TO DO WITH WATER
easybeat: https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/boy … last-night
Peatle Jville https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWr-E3-1rxQ
TIGLJK: Walking On Water by Jim Kenyon -Original song written by TIGLJK (see the link)
https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=38624
Jets60: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/what-its-all-about-1
Jets60: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPy_iuxuVLY
neophytte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0CNQku0O7s
neophytte: https://soundcloud.com/neophytte1/storm
neophytte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Daf-iyOSoMA
neophytte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhtA7e34wBY
neophytte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO9VUoP … p;index=19
Jandle: https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/have- … n-the-rain
Jandle: https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/my-so … e-you-seen
Phill Williams: https://soundcloud.com/iphillfine/rain?
607 2023-03-02 05:00:58
Re: FSOTM Submissions (66 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
OCTOBER 2022 FSOTM - DREAMING, PICTURE, ELECTRONIC, REMEMBER
easybeat: https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/dreaming
Jandle: (wrote a poem) ELECTRONIC Poem
I been thinking about songs
Using the word ~electronic~
It had me bamboozled
Something chronic.
I tried to make it harmonic
Something iconic
But nothing came to me
My ideas very embryonic.
So, I sat down and visualised it
It had to be symphonic
Pictured it all lit up
All ~electronic~
Then the word faded
As I sipped my gin and tonic
Oh well, I will go watch my Panasonic.
neophytte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzNis_m-rVE
neophytte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IGVbo34E7E
neophytte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LsLUSMF1PU
608 2023-03-02 04:26:01
Topic: SUGGESTIONS: APRIL 2023 - SEE THE WORDS IN THE TOPIC FOR THIS MONTH (4 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
SUGGESTIONS for APRIL 2023 looking for SONGS with the following WORDS in them.
PRELUDE
SOLITUDE
JUKEBOX
DESPATCHERS
WOWSER
CATER
As usual, you can SUGGEST any SONGS from any ARTIST or BAND that you like or you can SUGGEST an ORIGINAL SONG you have written as long as it has the above WORDS in it somewhere.
So, write your SONGS SUGGESTIONS down below for everyone to see, and or your ORIGINAL SONG SUGGESTIONS for everyone to try and COVER in APRIL 2023.
READY ... SET ... GO!!!
609 2023-03-02 03:53:36
Topic: MARCH 2023 FSOTM - WORDS CHOSEN BY CHORDIE MEMBERS (10 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Ok, for MARCH 2023 FSOTM we have some WORDS and an ORIGINAL POEM/SONG and another SONG from some MEMBERS of CHORDIE.
Here they are . . .
From Phill:
Is the world falling apart
Or is that my broken heart?
I felt my soul being captured
By the tongue of a giant aardvark
Far away a pangolin
Played songs on his violin
Aboard an old West stagecoach
Accompanied by a mandolin
Apples pears and grapes were peeled
While spacemen threw away their seeds
Upon a giant rocket ship
No human meant to see
From TIGJKL:
On The Wings of Morning Doves (Original by Jim Kenyon)
See the lyrics and Chords for this here: https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=38752
From Grah1:
Aardvark (a word Grah1 highlighted from Phills poem/song starter)
Cyclotron
From neophytte:
Lucky
Outrage
Again
Ok everyone, these are WORDS, SONGS for this month's FSOTM, let's see what you all come up with.
READY ... SET ... GO!!!
610 2023-02-28 22:40:30
Re: SUGGESTIONS: MARCH 2023 - YOU THE MEMBERS CHOOSE THE WORDS (15 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Grah1 lol now there's another challenge cyclotron 
I will be closing this off tomorrow and creating the next FSOTM with the above words etc. So anymore words before then, post them before I close this
611 2023-02-28 22:37:05
Re: NO WAY OUT. (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill, wow, sad story for that 90+ old man, who has survived to that great age only to be taken out by a young lad doing something stupid. A really sad situation. You have written this song really well Phill, as I am sure that is exactly how that young lad felt after fleeing the scene of the accident, feeling trapped with no way out. Reality is, the only way out is to face the music and get his punishment and hopefully come out the other side of it and still have a future ahead of him, unlike the old man. Otherwise, the young lad will be spending the rest of his life on the run and hiding. Look forward to hearing how you perform this one.
612 2023-02-28 22:30:41
Re: FEBRUARY 2023 FSOTM - FRUIT, ANIMALS or VEHICLES (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Grah1 wrote:
Two good songs Jan well done
Thanks, Grah1, its fun getting back into it again. My biggest problem at the moment is getting the time to play and sing.
613 2023-02-28 09:27:09
Re: FEBRUARY 2023 FSOTM - FRUIT, ANIMALS or VEHICLES (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
TIGLJK wrote:
Jan
Stray Cat Strut was incredibly well done. Voice is great and instrumental part was excellent! Perfect song choice. I loved the " meow!" you nailed it ! One of the best songs you have performed !Yellow bird was well done as well.
Thanks for sharing. Jim
Thanks Jim for your awesome feedback on both songs Stray Cats is a fun song to do and one I enjoy singing.
614 2023-02-28 09:24:31
Re: FEBRUARY 2023 FSOTM - FRUIT, ANIMALS or VEHICLES (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Phill Williams wrote:
Jan I enjoyed both recordings. Stray cats was by a band called stray cats, coincidence? Great rendition by the way. Yellow bird if I remember correctly was by MIcky and Griff?. The only part I thought was too high was the outro. I normally find that when I sing in the house I tend to restrict my voice so as not to cause neibours earache! Best way to record your voice is to stand up ànd forget the locals.
As for my recordings I play all the instruments myself, the horns are from the horn section on my keyboard. Thanks.
Thanks, Phill, for having a listen and the feedback. I used to let rip a bit more with the vocals as the neighbors all worked, so it wasn't a problem. However, these days, both my neighbors are home during the day, so I am a bit more aware of them being able to hear me, so I don't feel as free to sing loudly and openly as I used too lol
615 2023-02-28 09:19:31
Re: Recording of " Feeling Helpless: on soundcloud (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I totally agree with you Peatle, TIG you are an amazing song writer, I really wish I had that ability! I hope to get time to ATTEMPT to cover it for you, and I mean ATTEMPT ...... it's not always easy to cover someone original songs but listening to you, I get to hear the direction you want it to go.
616 2023-02-27 08:03:57
Re: Feeling Helpless ( Song ) (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Tig, another good song from you. You and Jets seem to both be able to keep them flowing and make it look easy, which for most it's not. Natural song writing talent, both of you.
617 2023-02-27 07:56:18
Re: Apple Cake in the Oven (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Well done, Jets, you seem to have the ability to write about anything and everything easily, a natural talent. Nicely done. P.S., if you get the chance have a listen to my 2 entries for this month's FSOTM, cheers.
618 2023-02-27 07:47:35
Re: FEBRUARY 2023 FSOTM - FRUIT, ANIMALS or VEHICLES (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Thanks, neo appreciate the honest feedback, particularly in regard to Yellow Bird as I knew the chords were too high for me
As far as Stray Cats and the shaker. I did it myself as I played, I don't have the technical know-how with multi-tracking, nor did I have anyone to help me, so using kiwi ingenuity I came up with the idea of tapping my foot on ...........
619 2023-02-27 07:35:34
Re: SUGGESTIONS: MARCH 2023 - YOU THE MEMBERS CHOOSE THE WORDS (15 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Cool, anymore Words you would like to suggest before this gets closed off?
620 2023-02-26 07:50:56
Re: FEBRUARY 2023 FSOTM - FRUIT, ANIMALS or VEHICLES (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/stray-cats
and
https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/yellow-bird
These are my entries both about animals and one has banana tree in it. Rushed both to try and get an entry in this month as I didn't get time to enter the last 2 months in December or January. To be honest, Yellow Bird, I should have changed the chords as a bit high for me.
621 2023-02-23 03:17:38
Re: Ghost blues Graham Windle at the Skipton Sound bar (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Good performance Grah1, your vocals sound fine to me.
622 2023-02-23 03:09:16
Re: Cyclone Gabrielle (8 replies, posted in Poems)
Peatle, thats a good bit of writing there, really good. "The agnostic on the roof. Water rising, he calls to God." So true, when tough scary life-threatening things happen, everyone calls out to God. Interesting information to Peatle on the name Gabrielle.
It's been pretty serious here, particularly up Napier, Wairoa and Gisborne area`s. Also, further up north Whitianga way. Quite a lot of people and animals have died and more to be expected once they are found. Sadly, many are still buried in the mud, and they are finding people in buried cars etc. Sadly, there has been looting taking place there and many without power etc. Locals are complaining of not enough help being sent in by the Govt.
I went to listen to your musical version of your poem, but you have taken it down already, so I missed it 
623 2023-02-23 02:56:38
Re: FEBRUARY 2023 FSOTM - FRUIT, ANIMALS or VEHICLES (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Grah1 wrote:
This one is a cover of a Greek song I did with The Cretan band Everdie it's called asimina sfika which means silver wasp .I hope this counts as an animal I'm on guitar ,the vids a bit dark but it was filmed in the rehearsal room and we'd had a few talks at this point. Enjoy https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XpP_DGa3oLY
Grah1, lol well I think a wasp is an insect but it`s a living creature, it moves and since you decided to join in this month, we will let it in lol Yep it was a bit dark in the video, so hard to see the performers but then I guess some bands do that anyway when they perform don't they. I found it a bit hard to hear the lyrics in places if I am honest with you, but maybe it's just my hearing, it would be interesting to hear what others on here thought about that. The music was good, you all played well.
624 2023-02-23 02:00:55
Re: FEBRUARY 2023 FSOTM - FRUIT, ANIMALS or VEHICLES (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Phill Williams wrote:
here is my entry for FSOM it's called Caribbean Dream it's reggae and I've just finished recording it, it's a full recording not stripped down. It has fruit and a mode of transport in it. Hope you (the members) like it. ta.
Loved this one Phill, a great dance along piece of music, a great feel to it. Awesome
625 2023-02-23 01:52:26
Re: FEBRUARY 2023 FSOTM - FRUIT, ANIMALS or VEHICLES (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
neophytte wrote:
Jandle wrote:I played it fairly fast to make it a bit different as I couldn't match Neils guitar skills or even try to copy him.
https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/captain-kennedyThat sounds pretty good, was very impressed with the way it sounded!
All sorts of animals in this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhtA7e34wBY - yes, I used it in another FSoTM (just trying to get this thread more active!)
Cheers
Richard
That was a very appropriate song for this month neo, had lots of animals in it, so good choice of song. Hey nice bit of reverb on this one by the sounds. Looks like you perform at that place quite a lot.