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CANCELED Halloween 2020:
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It's still snowing Friday afternoon, not warming, and the frost and snow is expected to stick to the grass all day Sat. Look to next year!
The last Winchester Farmers Market https://www.winchesterfarmersmarket.org/ of the season is October 31st, at the parking lot between Town Hall and the Jenks Center. Park at the Jenks Center (enter via Skillings Rd, NOT BY Mt Vernon St). We are playing 10am to noon, but don't feel obligated to stay the entire time if you have other commitments: come by and play what you want. If you have an amp let me know ahead of time so I can help you get set up before 10am. |
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Most of these are free to join (some encourage using the tip jar) - there are about 25 different groups that are running most days of the week, so find one that fits your schedule and mood, and what you want to play. The list is updated weekly, so bookmark it and check in periodically:
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August 1st, Sat - at Norma's from the sidewalk |
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10am we will play some songs for Norma from the sidewalk. Camille will keep things under control from the porch. Near the corner of Playstead and Main St in West Medford. Let me know if you can make it (shukong@gmail.com) and I'll send the address separately -- we will use the RAoM songbook from below.
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July 5th, Sunday 3-5pm |
Weather permitting: Socially Distanced Playalong on my patio. Wear a mask please. I'll put chairs out at least six feet apart. Park at high school lot or Holland Street. If you need to use my driveway let me know (entry on Spruce ). Use the songbook below.
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MVH June 11th 2020Next: Thursday June 11th, 2020 at MVH - the song book is ready if you want to play along. Even better let me know if you want to play at a safely socially distanced location. We have many opportunities now that the weather is better.
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2020-05-28 Susan and Arlene at the flagpole in the garden at MVH.
<--- Shukong with Karen and Denis on the back patio. --> |
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Playing a little ukulele and singing at the Mount Vernon House from the outside.
Maybe we can get some more days when the weather gets better. 5/3 Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7ocrE0tlpoB14it5VyXr8Vai4yDojPrX 5/12 Tuesday: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7ocrE0tlpoBjdIGimgm40JK0r9pNBAs6 |
May 2, 2020. Experimenting with videos played separately to a baseline; combined after to make a performance.
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How to participate:
1) play one of the videos (write down which one) with headphones on. 2) record your voice/ instrument on a separate phone/tablet/ camera 3) send it to me and I'll try to edit them together - the more contributors the better. [transfernow or wetransfer can send larger video files from your phone or tablet] NOTE: a) shoot in landscape (wider than taller) b) keep camera at or near eye level (don't look up or down at it) c) center yourself in the picture |
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Blowin In the Wind
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Im Into Something Good (something tells me)
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We'll Meet Again |
Looking for additional tracks for this one!
The first clip to the right is a baseline, the next with an additional voice; looking for more instruments and voices! |
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Be a part of the show!
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from the notes in YT page:
VIRTUAL SONG AROUND THE WOLD GUIDELINES: During Clarence's performance of "Stand By Me," he will leave a verse and chorus open for you to sing, rap, play your instrument and/or dance. Please film yourself performing (using the best video/audio possible) and email it to us at participate@playingforchange.com by Saturday, April 4th at 11:59pm PT for your chance to be in a special video. A few notes: - Film yourself horizontally (landscape) - Make sure you're in a well-lit room - We suggest using a separate device such as a computer/iPad with headphones to listen to Clarence and using your phone to record yourself so that we only hear your audio - Submit your final video to participate@playingforchange.com with the subject line "SBM - Virtual Song Around The World" and include your name and location in the body of the email - Remember, the better the quality you send us, the more likely we can use it - HAVE FUN!!! |
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If you have a piano (or keyboard) and a disinfecting wipe, youj can play this!
Start from the low keys, and wipe right to the top, and back down again. Thanks to Susan for sharing this. |
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Mt Vernon House (canceled)
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2020-03-08 Sunday 3:30 to 4:30 at Mount Vernon House.
http://www.wmvh.org/ is the location
https://goo.gl/maps/Kpfn5ZxkdUdJ4ku69
there ar a couple of parking spaces on Kendall st near the door, otherwise just look for on street parking nearby.
http://www.wmvh.org/ is the location
https://goo.gl/maps/Kpfn5ZxkdUdJ4ku69
there ar a couple of parking spaces on Kendall st near the door, otherwise just look for on street parking nearby.
2019 Holiday Play-and-Sing AlongWe will use last year's red kettle program, and try playing night of silence along with silent night at the same time
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2019 Indoor Farmers Market Saturday November 23, 2019 at Jenks Center-start @noon. |
BEATLES
1. I Saw Her Standing There 2. With a Little Help from my Friends 3. All My Loving 4. Eight Days a Week 5. I Feel Fine 6. Ob-La Di, Ob-La-Da ->>change to G 7. Octopus's Garden 8. When I'm Sixty Four 9. Yellow Submarine FAVORITES and FARMER'S MARKET FOOD SONGS 1. Do You Hear the People Sing ? 2. Blowing in the Wind --> Where have all the flowers gone ? <-- 3. If I Had a Hammer 4. Country Roads 5. I Love this Market ( This Land is your Land ) 6. That's AMORE 7. One Meatball 8. Banana Boat Song 9. Tiny Bubbles |
Song sheets coming soon.. Keep an eye out on this spot !
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2019 CCAE uke-along on Brattle St Cambridge |
https://www.meetup.com/BostonUke/events/263868197/
from Danno's post: DetailsOur annual hullabaloo. Let's make a public spectacle of ourselves as we work through a few dozen ukulele favorites. Open to all players, all friends, and, well, just all. We'll have paper song-sheets available day-of, and a PDF download ahead of time (coming soon). NEW! Pre-Jam Mini-Class for Brand New Beginners Danno sez: I completely forgot that CCAE had suggested this and I agreed -- if you need a little encouragement and a few ukulele basics, this is a 30 minute quick intro so you can play along -- NO EXCUSES NOW! [4:00, just before the jam. Register here: https://ccae.org/classes/offering/2668/pre-jam-uke-lesson-for-beginners] |
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PORCHFEST 2019 - June th
If you know you are coming on Saturday but cannot make Thursday practice please let us know and we will make adjustments. INFORMATION FOR PORCHFEST: The following is the information to send to all potential PorchFest participants. I am especially hopeful that there will be one or more vocalists who could stand in front of us facing the audience. I have more music stands, if need be. ArlingtonPorchFest.org for more information and to feel the excitement. Shukulele is performing next Saturday, June 8, from noon until 1pm. at 60 Bartlett Ave., Arlington. The street next to Whole Foods is Bartlett Ave. Our location will be on the asphalt of Windermere Lane adjacent to 60 Bartlett Ave. If you arrive at or before 11:30pm, before we set up chairs, there will be five parking spaces available on the lane. |
SONG LIST . The final song list is:
1. I Saw Her Standing There 2. Jamaica Farewell 3. Walk Right In 4. Wagon Wheel 5. Ghost Riders in the Sky 6. Sweet Amarillo 7. (Yakity Yak) 8. Under the Boardwalk 9. This Little Light 10. If I Had a Hammer 11. One Meatball 12. Charlie on the MTA 13. You're Sixteen 14. Rock Around the Clock 15. Stand By Me |
2019 Town Day June 1st at Sanborn House 1-2pm |
We plan to play at the Sanborn House on June 1st, 1-2pm, for Town Day festivities. See song book at right, we can always add or update the list, but these are "favorites" that we should try to play without depending on the sheet music.
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GROUP 1. FAVORITES 1. AIn't She Sweet 2. I Saw Her Standing There 3. Tonight You Belong to Me 4. If I had a Hammer 5. Fly Me to the Moon 6. Rainbow Connection 7. This Little Light 8. You're Sixteen 9. TIny Bubbles 10. EIdelweiss 11. America the Beautiful GROUP 2. COWBOY, LOVE, MOTION 1. Wagon Wheel 2. Rawhide 3. Sweet Amarillo 4. Ghost Riders 5. Drift Away 6. The Book of Love 7. WIll You Still Love me Tomorrow ? 8. That's Amore 9. One Meatball 10. Rock Around the Clock 11. Under the Boardwalk 12. Walk Right In 13. Stand By Me | ||
2018 Red Kettle for Salvation Army Bell Ringing - Dec 8th, 12:30-1:30
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We are booked for Sat Dec 8th, 12:30-1:30 out in front of the starbucks -- see https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080948aba928aa8-bell4 for details
if the weather is nice we can play and sing if the weather is too cold or wet (snowy?) we will just sing some carols - I'll bring a boombox or something -- if you have a battery powered boombox and/or CD player that might be a great option - if you have a singalong holiday CD I will try to get the words printed for handouts (for us and passers by). I will post the list of songs from the attached songbook | ||
Farmers Market Nov 17, 2018To view the video directly on YT use this link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFi55xWa_Sc It's rolling up to Thanksgiving again, and we shall play the indoor market on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. We probably won't have time to play the entire list, but we will start at the beginning and do as many as we can.
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June 16, Arlington Feast of the East
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1. Eidelweiss
2. Banana Boat Song 3. Jamaica Farewell 4. Side by Side 5. I Saw Her Standing There 6. Rock Around the Clock 7. Sing a Song 8. Tiny Bubbles 9. That's Amore 10. One Meatball 11. Red Red Robin 12. Stand by Me 13. This Little Light 14. My Country ''tis of Thee ( America) 15. God Save the Queen 16. This Land is your Land 17. If I had a Hammer 18. Charlie on the MTA 19. King of the Road 20. Wagon Wheel 21. Under the Boardwalk 22. By the light of the Silvery Moon 23. You're Sixteen 24. What a Day for a Daydream 25. Good Night Sweetheart |
Winchester Town Day, June 2, 2018
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Dont Forget: Town Day is the first Saturday in June -- June 2, 2018. We usually start at 1pm in the Music Room. Set up starting noon.
Playlist on YT: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7ocrE0tlpoBdP5ZehtrSc_SoOfZ0j--r | ||
Magnolia Park May 2, 2018 - 5:00pm (maybe 5:30) |
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Dec 17, last one for 2017
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December 9th 2017
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Outside in front of Starbucks in downtown.
Let''s use the same songbook we used last year.
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November 18, Indoor Farmers Market at the hall behind the Unitarian Church |
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The last Winchester Farmers Market is the Indoor Market at the Unitarian church- the song list and a new version of "Sing A Song" can be downloaded at the right.
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Sunday Sept 10th fundraiser at Wright Locke Farm - Rick Marks /ALS
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The playbook for 4/23 is --> download and practice !!
Meet up for the practice on Sunday to get ready ! We need THE EXTREMES ! The Gig will be on Sunday, April 23 , 3:00 pm at the Leonard Florence Center for Learning 165 Captains Row <-- CLICK HERE FOR MAP Chelsea Ma 02150 <-- CLICK HERE FOR MAP We can coordinate a car pool on Sunday Strum on |
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Getting ready for spring --
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Happy Holidays to All You Strummers and Singers Out There |
December 21, Wednesday 6pm we will sing happy 102nd birthday to Stella.
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If you don't already have the location send me an email at hello@shukulele.com - we have sung happy birthday since she was a young 99. The PDF to the left shows you how to play Happy Birthday in many keys. There are three chords, and depending on the range of your singers, you should adapt and play along. If you can remember the C-G7-F and G-D7-C combinations, you should be all set for almost any audience and celebration.
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Saturday Dec 10th, 12:30pm to 1:30pm Salvation Army Bell Ringing for the Red Kettle 2016 - in front of Starbucks
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Hello, Shukulele UkuleleBand!
This message confirms that you signed up on the form "Bell Ringing in Winchester 2016." DATE: 12/10/2016 (Sat 12:30PM - 1:30PM EST) LOCATION: Starbucks in Winchester Center SIGNED UP FOR: Ringer (1)
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November 5th in Wayland
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November 5th 2016 at 6pm-7pm, Fundraiser for homeless families: see http://www.familypromisemetrowest.org/ at Temple Shir Tikva at 141 Boston Post Road, in Wayland.
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==UKULELE FAVORITES
You're Sixteen Ain't She Sweet Tonight You Belong to Me Rainbow Connection What a Day for a Daydream Hallelujah Ukulele Lady ==BEATLES I Saw her Standing There When I'm Sixty Four Eight Days a Week Octopuses Garden Yellow Submarine Maxwells Silver Hammer |
==FOLK AND COUNTRY
This Little Light Wagon Wheel Folk Set in G Freight Train Four Strong Winds Leaving on a Jet Plane Country Roads If I Had a Hammer This Land is your Land |
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Sept 1, 6:30 CCAE Uke Play Along |
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Danno Sullivan's annual play along.
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Town Day 2016 - June 4th |
At the Sanborn House in Winchester, home of the Winchester Historical Society, Shukulele will be playing from 1pm to 2pm, Songbook to the right.
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The 3rd annual February Follies (not always held in February) at the Jenks Center, featured seven strummers strumming, great audience participation, and a fun night. |
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Stella's birthday:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvP8kohYwJY
Kevin's mom is celebrating another birthday. Let's sing it up. Look at calendar for updates - for now, Dec 21st (Monday night) 6pm. Everybody memorize this: [C]Happy birthday to [G7]you [G7]Happy birthday to [C]you [C]Happy birthday dear [F]Stella [C]Happy birthday [G7]to [C]you Alternating C and G7, except for one change to F at the end of line3. | ||
Salvation Army Kettle Bell Ringing Saturday Dec 19th, 4-5pm 2015
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Come to play or sing with us while we ring the bell and strum the ukes and sing along with holiday and Christmas songs between 4 and 5pm, in front of the Starbucks downtown. This is an expanded booklet from the one for Monday night 12/21. Bring jingle bells, I will bring a tambourine. I will bring extra song books to encourage audience members to join us.
http://shukulele.blogspot.com/2015/12/blog-post.html | ||
Farmers Market Nov 21st, 2015 at Wright Locke Farm
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see the video on the blog / youtube 11am to noon, come play some tunes. | ||
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June 6 Town Day 2015 at the Sanborn House |
Thanks to Susan for pulling the list together, and Bill for getting the pages lined up. Note this is 9.5 megabytes and 33 pages for the entire program.
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2015 Hi-Jenks at Jenks Center
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See calendar. Dress rehearsal if you can make it 4pm Wednesday 4/22.
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October 3-4 on Cape Cod Sixth year --
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A ukulele cabaret in Orleans, if you're interested send an email to me at shukong @ gmail.com.
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! CANCELED! At Artist Reception for Jim Keefe March 29th1-4pm in place of regular practice
Marran Gallery, Lesley University 34 Mellen Street, Cambridge MAP |
---tentative song list--- * work on playing free of sheet music*
1....You Are my Sunshine 2....Ain't She Sweet 3....Bicycle Built for Two 4....She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain 5....Amazing Grace 6....Rainbow Connection 7....Tonight You Belong to Me 8....Greensleeves 9....You're Sixteen 10...Tip Toe Through the Tulips 11...Red Red Robin 12...This Land is Your Land 13...America the Beautiful |
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The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at Jordan Hall on Friday January 16th. See http://www.ukuleleorchestra.com/ for more information. And http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukulele_Orchestra_of_Great_Britain
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Dec 21st, 2014 Sunday at 11am.
Holiday and Birthday Singalong at Winchester Rehab <-- click here for map or the old fashioned way: 223 Swanton St, Winchester, MA 01890 -- and here we are at the right --> |
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December 8th, LIVE broadcast from WinCAM studios, holiday program from 7pm to 7:30pm.
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December 1st, 7pm-8pm at Stone Hearth Pizza in downtown.
Holiday melodies.
Holiday melodies.
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Saturday Nov 22, at the Indoor Farmers Market, Church of the Epiphany - in the hall. Shukulele starts about 12noon after the Winchester Community Music School performances are done. Songs --> http://shukulele.blogspot.com/2014/11/2014-indoor-farmers-market-playlist.html
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Thursday Feb 13, Chamber of Commerce Business Expo event at Sons of Italy.
Saturday Feb 22, February Follies at the Jenks Center
Saturday Feb 22, February Follies at the Jenks Center
January 10, 31, 2014, Fridays follow on at Jenks Senior Center –
February 14 and 28
March, April, and May: First and Last Fridays
Noon to 1pm (led by John J)
February 14 and 28
March, April, and May: First and Last Fridays
Noon to 1pm (led by John J)
December 13, 20, 27 2013 -- Fridays
at Jenks Senior Center –sign up at front desk at the Center. The Jenks will offer a pilot program of ukulele lessons taught by a local resident on Fridays, December 13, 20, and 27 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. The ukulele is easy to learn and it is a very “accessible” instrument, with a large portion of popular music based on learning four basic chords. Look at the following video online to see an example of the four chords making up many popular songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I .
There will be no charge for these classes and the instructors will bring extra ukuleles to the first class for people to try and see which instrument size and type is right for them. So come join us to play and sing, learn something new while having fun.
Check out the following videos online to see a performance of the local ukulele players at the Winchester Farmer’s Market in July and October: Fourth of July patriotic sing along and October tribute to John Lennon.
at Jenks Senior Center –sign up at front desk at the Center. The Jenks will offer a pilot program of ukulele lessons taught by a local resident on Fridays, December 13, 20, and 27 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. The ukulele is easy to learn and it is a very “accessible” instrument, with a large portion of popular music based on learning four basic chords. Look at the following video online to see an example of the four chords making up many popular songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I .
There will be no charge for these classes and the instructors will bring extra ukuleles to the first class for people to try and see which instrument size and type is right for them. So come join us to play and sing, learn something new while having fun.
Check out the following videos online to see a performance of the local ukulele players at the Winchester Farmer’s Market in July and October: Fourth of July patriotic sing along and October tribute to John Lennon.
December 7, 2013 (Saturday) Noon-1pm, weather permitting. Christmas carols and happy songs for the Salvation Army kettle bell ringing, at the Starbucks downtown.
542 Main Street Winchester, MA 018902913
542 Main Street Winchester, MA 018902913
December 2, 2013 (Monday) 7pm-9pm Midnight Madness at
Winchester Wine and Spirits
632 Main Street, Winchester 7pm-9pm, Christmas and holiday music
Winchester Wine and Spirits
632 Main Street, Winchester 7pm-9pm, Christmas and holiday music
November 23, 2013 (Saturday) Indoor Farmers Market
at Church of the Epiphany Church St, Winchester, 12:30-1:30pm
to close out the last market of the year, with some Christmas and holiday music
at Church of the Epiphany Church St, Winchester, 12:30-1:30pm
to close out the last market of the year, with some Christmas and holiday music
November 22, 2013 (Friday) Winchester Democratic Town Committee Fundraiser
Sanborn House, High Street, Winchester,
Fun and Patriotic songs Song Book
Sanborn House, High Street, Winchester,
Fun and Patriotic songs Song Book
