...And so ends another Ukulele Festival in Cerritos.
This year the Jumpin Flea Circus Players of Los Angeles were asked to join 6 other clubs in performing for the largest Ukulele gathering in the nation.
After months of practices and preparation, the Fleas busted out a memorable performance which included:
"Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" - a Dean Martin standard
"One Meatball" - A crowd pleasing, sing-a-long, that included a medley of "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" which brought the crowd to applause
"I'm Satisfied With My Gal"- which included additional lyrics by Stacy
"Sea of Love" Medley with "Na Moku Eha" - another huge crowd pleaser including a mean Steel Guitar solo by Ali Lexa.
"26 Miles" to wrap up the set with crowd singing along
The fleas delivered in a big way. Emcee and organizer Tom Noble writes on fleamarketmusic.com:
"The Friday night Club Night has turned into a true highlight not to be missed. This year 7 delightful groups performed with enthusiasm and delight. Over 150 folks paraded onto the stage to share their best music to the excitement of a packed, attentive audience. What a great spirit. Every group was simply "the best" in their own right! I'm closely associated with several of the groups so don't want to show favorites, but I must say that Ali Lexa leading the "Jumping Flea Circus of Los Angeles" just blew me away....due to their quirky, fun, creative selection and performing of great tunes! But truly each group was wonderful and a blast was had by all."
Again, thanks for all who participated, and all who supported in spirit! If you want to see more photos from the event, check out the rest of Pamela Vanderway's Flickr photo album:
flickr.com/auntieom
Looking forward to the next gig!
Darren
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