On the third Thursday in August 2025, put on your swimming suits and meet us in Zoom for songs about swimming and water. The date is Thursday 21st August 2025 at 3 PM EDT. We’ve hosted songs about the beach and water but not one specifically on swimming. If you have swum as much as I have, you’ll know why we’re gathering for this theme. Join us in Zoom for this free 3 Chord Thursday event, a few days before the annual ukulele boat cruise “Shippin’ Up to Boston” which was sold out in 24 hours.
Song Suggestions
Visit our previous song sessions of related themes for ideas.
- 2024 Boston Harbor Boat Cruise Song book
- 2024 Relaxation
- 2022 Cruise
- 2022 Beach Boys near naked beach party
- 2021 To the beach
- 2021 On the water
Warm-Up Lesson
Adding percussion to your strumming – application in Cecilia in G [3] (1-page PDF)
The Hawaiian vamp formula to use as instrumental introducton and interlude and modulation in Hawaiian songs
Special Guest
Andrea Gaudette, author of the ukulele books (available on Amazon)
The Line-Up
- The Swimming Song in G [4] – Jeannie (MA) (2-page PDF) (1-page PDF in G then A)
- 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) in C [6] – Sherri (OR)
- White Sandy Beach in F [5] (1-page PDF) ; modulate to G [5] (1-page PDF) – Anne (MA)
- Ferry Cross the Mersey in D [8] – ukulele playalong to solo guitar by Scott Hacker
- Crawdads Song in C [4] – ukulele playalong video with song sheet in Nashville numbers – Paul (GA) (1-page PDF from page 17 of the book)
Request to perform
We welcome subscribers to perform at this virtual stage by requesting songs in advance, via this Request to Perform Form
Subscribe to participate
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Time
- Doors open at 2:45 PM EDT for sound and visual checks
- 3 PM EDT Warm-up lesson (recording starts)
- 3:10 PM EDT Group photo pose with sunglasses and ukuleles
- 3:15 PM EDT The Line-Up
- 4:00 PM EDT End
Equivalent times:
- 20:00 BST
- 14:00 Atlantic Time
- Noon PDT (West Coast USA)
- 9:00 AM HST (Hawaii does not observe daylight savings)
Don’t forget your sunglasses! See you in Zoom for an hour of fun!
