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Carrot Cake, my wayward song

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Anne Ku

Moist carrot cake recipe needs not sugar but the natural sweetness of raisins, dried cranberries, and finely grated carrots. The cream cheese with powder sugar frosting is optional. Orange zest gives a nice color and taste to the frosting. Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursday: NO THEME a.k.a. ANYTHING GOES!

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Anne Ku

Finally a no theme song session on 17th June 2021. Three Chord Thursday is a weekly song session with a different theme each time. Continue reading →

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Feng Yang Hua Gu (flower drum song) for ukulele

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Anne Ku

Feng Yang Hua Gu, also known as the Flower Drum Song, is a Chinese folk song that can be played on the ukulele. Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursday: Christmas and holiday songs

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Anne Ku

While you can sing oldies and pop songs any time of the year, Christmas and other holidays songs seem appropriately festive in December. On 10th December 2020 we explore the numerous three chord songs in this category. The final line-up … Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursday: eight days a week

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Anne Ku

Now in our last month of the year, don’t you wonder how we managed to get this far with only seven days a week? Join us in Zoom for an hour of singing and playing three chord songs about days … Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursday: animals and pets

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Anne Ku

For 19th November 2020, we explore three chord songs about animals and pets. As this is such a popular tune, we will schedule Part 2 at a later date. Did you know that “A Horse With No Name” can be … Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursday: colour my world

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 5th November 2020 at 3 pm EST, we will sing and play three chord songs that colour our worlds and wear solid colours in Zoom. Because of the popularity of this theme, we will do part 2 at … Continue reading →

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Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Anne Ku

For participants in my half-hour workshop at Port Townsend virtual ukulele festival 2020, I gave a 14-page slide presentation of the hit song “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” from the movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”. It won … Continue reading →

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Moonshadow

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Anne Ku

For participants who attended my half-hour workshop at Port Townsend virtual ukulele festival today, I gave a 15-page slide presentation on how to create and play the arrangement for song Moonshadow by Cat Stevens, who released it as a single … Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursday: nonlexical vocables

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Anne Ku

In this Three Chord Thursday song session, we aim to sing and play songs that make extensive use of so-called nonlexical vocables, syllables chosen for their sound rather than meaning. Continue reading →

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