Cerritos of Anaheim, aka the Souther California Ukulele Festival

The Fleas are on the bill! We're playing the Southern California Ukulele Festival in Anaheim on Sept 24 at 4pm. We'd LOVE to have you in our numbers. Our set list will include the following songs. If you need a copy, email Clay poste-haste! If you need Clay's email, it's on right side of this page. If you don't know who Clay is or how email works, there are a lot of other great ukulele groups out there for you! ;)

Start practicin! Rehearsals to be scheduled soon.

SOUND OF SILENCE

STEALIN - w solos

HIGH HOPES

THIS TRAIN

HELP ME RHONDA

DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE

STAY A LITTLE LONGER

ONE MEATBALL

Hastings Library a Smashing Success!

Many thanks to all who participated. We sounded twice as good as we looked! A link to the performance will be posted soon. Stay tuned!

And thanks to the Goffman's for the photos!

The Fleas at Performance Speed!

Minds, hearts exploding

Rebecca inspires the Fleas of tomorrow

Natasha in post-show glow.

Clay and Big Ray ham it up

YUM! Thanks Cory!

NO MEETING JULY 7

Due to a travel situation that will be extremely good for this Flea's soul, our meeting on the 7th of July is cancelled. The fleas will ride again on the 21st of July!

Gig at the Hastings Library!

The Fleas are headed out into the world with a performance at the Hastings Library in Pasadena. The date is June 11th (sorry Ed and Judy :( ) and the time is still TBD, though it will likely be in the middle morning. We played this library last year and had a blast doing it. We drew a sizable crowd of about 30 folks, with a good mix of kids and adults. I'm really looking forward to playing again.

As with all Jumpin Fleas performances, participation is voluntary and open to all members. The only catch is that we hold a few practices outside the club, usually lasting an hour or so, and your presence is required. But fun, as always, is guaranteed!

The set list is as follows (but not in order):

SOUND OF SILENCE

ON A COCONUT ISLAND

WALKING MY BABY BACK HOME

SPLISH SPLASH!

SWINGING ON A STAR

I WANNA BE LIKE YOU

CALIFORNIA STARS

HANO HANO

ONE MEATBALL

SINGING IN THE BATHTUB

I'M A BELIEVER

If you need any of these songs, email me immediately. I'm happy to send them your way!

Thanks Ian!

Ian is always a treat to see. He stopped by our last meeting and gave us a brief history of his impact on the ukulele revival - he's been at it since the late 60s! - as well as some talk on theory. He led a nice sing-a-long out of his new book and we all transcended time and space and were pure beings of love, joy and harmony, just as I predicted would happen. See also, below.

Ian plays one from his endless catalogue of songs.


Teach hams it up after learning the Formby strum.


Ian's visit also marked an anniversary for the club. His visit in 2005 (also on St. Patricks Day, weirdsville!) was in the very early days of the club, and marked the starting point for two of our long-standing members, John Arnold and David Watkins.

Thanks to Bob for all the photos!

Ian shows us that fancy strummin! Still working on it!


Awarded one of Darren's famous plaques!


Croonin just for the Fleas! What a treat!

Ian Whitcomb On the Way

The foremost Tin Pan Alley man of our time is stopping by the club this Thursday! What a treat! Ian's not only a recording legend with a #1 hit to his name, but he's also the man behind the music in the ukulele cinema classic "Stanely's Gig." (Note: He also appears as "Smilin' Jack" in the film.)

He's got a great new book of music and it'll be a treat to hear him play and sing some songs with him. Be sure to come on by!

Li'l Rev stops by!

What a night, what a treat! Li'l Rev stopped by and taught the gang a sweet little chord melody version of Freight Train and then dazzled the crowd with some incredible strumming and signature songwriting. It was a terrific night. Huge thanks to Rev and all who participated.




Lookit em learning!


Rev strummin at the speed of light!


Rev's daughter has an eye for quality ukes!


Next up: Ian Whitcomb and Ali Lexa! Stay tuned!