ANDREWS STRUMMERS CHRISTMAS PARTY

SANTA MEETS HOSTESS AND STRUMMERS DIRECTOR SHARON

BIG CHRISTMAS HUG

THE KITCHEN STAFF DID MORE THAN JUSTICE ÅGAIN IN BRINGING GREAT FOODS TO THE PARTY AND SANTA HAD GIFTS FOR EVERYONE

OUR FAVORITE VIOLIN PLAYER MARION BOYCE IS READY TO PLAY EVERY TUNE

   HEARTZ AND DELLA AT THE REA DY.     ALWAYS RINGING THE BELLS 

          THE LINE UP OF STRUMMERS AT THE READY

           PIANO VIRTUOSO ANN KEEPING TRACK OF THE FUN

 

SMUG SPECTACULAR CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE AT ANDREWS OF STRATFORD

DIRECTOR KELLY GALLOWAY BROUGHT SMUG TO A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE AND FILLED THE HALL ON TUESDAY DEC 12TH WITH A TURNOUT OF OVER 20 SMUGGERS WELL REHEARSED AND PROUD TO GIVE ANDREW'S RESIDENTS AND STAFF A ROUSING HOUR OF SOME OF THE BEST CHRISTMAS MUSIC EVER HEARD. THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS CAN BE ENLARGENED BY CLICKING ON THEM. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND A HAPPY AND VERY PROSPEROUS 2024 .OUR THANKS TO OUR HOSTESS SHARON FOR ALWAYS WELCOMING HER PERFORMERS AND BEING THERE TO ALWAYS MAKE GREAT REMARKS TO BOTH THE RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THE PERFORMERS.

 

 

WINESING DOES CHRISTMAS AT ANDREWS OF STRATFORD

WINESING PERFORMED AN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GATHERING WITH THE RESIDENTS OF ANDREWS OF STRATFORD WHO WERE DANCING AND SINGING ON THE FLOOR WITH ANN AND SHARON. ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE AT ANDREWS

                      ANN CAMPBELL.    DIRECTOR AND BOSS

                                              MOLLY WHITE

                                              MARY WEEKS

     ROB MCCONNELL AND SHARON WOODS-BRYENTON

PRINCE EDWARD HOME AT CHRISTMAS 2023

Here are some pictures from today. SMUG was very well received by an enthusiastic group of residents who sang along and were very complimentary. Kelly thought everyone did a great job and sounded great. 

Even the staff were bopping and bopping, singing and clapping. 

They've indicated they would love to have us back again soon. 

YOU WILL NEED TO DOUBLE CLICK THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE

 

RETURN TO ANDREWS OF STRATFORD

 

SMUG returned to Andrews of Stratford today after a three year layoff, mostly 

due to COVID. Director Kelly Galloway put together a collection of new and 

old songs which were all enjoyed by the many residents who turned out to enjoy

the music. They all showed appreciation  for the fine performance by both new                                         and old members  of SMUG, many who have been performing at Andrews  

since 2009.   SMUG is now in its fifteenth year as pointed out by Sharon,Woods-

Bryenton the wonderful Activity Director at Andrews of Stratford.

                                               

Heartz  Godkin was present at the performance. He is a well known Island Bass Player who

has been playing with Island groups for over 50 years and now a resident at Andrews.

Heartz plays with The Andrews Strummers every Wednesday morning.

NEW UKULELE FRIENDS FROM DOWN UNDER

 This morning at SMUG we were privileged to have new ukulele friends from New Zealand who are here in Canada for an extended stay as they tour the maritimes, visit a son in Alberta and carry on to Vancouver. Jan sent us a note a week ago asking if they could come to our weekly gathering and join in ........it was just great to meet them. Jim and Jan Gillanders live in Nelson, New Zealand and are members of Nelson's Plinkers Ukulele Group. As we rehearsed for our presentation at Hillsborough Hospital next Monday JAN AND JIM joined us for the morning. We would love  to have them with us for that presentation but unfortunately they are off to Nova Scotia right away. Just great to meet these two and hope they one day might return, but in the meantime we wish them safe travels and Happy Ukuleleing!

Thanks for dropping by.....HAPPY CANADA DAY!

                                        JIM AND JAN GILLANDERS

THE HILLSBORO QUINTET CATCHING UP

Here we are in the Circle May 3,2023

                          THE HILLSBORO QUINTET

This morning SMUG had a rather small turnout to our proposed "In The Circle " program, so we formed a small group we will call The HILLSBORO QUINTET. It was quite obvious as Kelly and Iain were away on a holiday in Germany that we were not able to attract Smuggers to fill the 18 chairs we put out.. but those of us in the Quintet enjoyed coffee and cookies in the kitchen and managed to get away a bit early. Although we had a laugh or two and sung vigorously we decided to disband the Quintet for the future.

                                CENTRAL QUEENS 2011

                                Click on photos to enlarge

CORONATION DAY AT SMUG

            

                                         KELLY DOING THE DIRECTING OF "SUNDOWN"

Saturday, May 6, 2023 was Coronation Day in The Commonwealth. The first Coronation in 70 years for King Charles III .It's also the week that Gordon Lightfoot , a famous Canadian  and well-known music composer in this country passed away. Kelly brought three of his best known tunes along for SMUG this morning , making a statement  about our deep respect for this well thought of Canadian. Gordon Lightfoot was 84. 

Attached are some photos we took that are much less than perfect, but after many hours it was the best I could come up with. My Mac does not lend itself to allowing a Blog to be presented in a normal way.....at least the writer can't seem to make it work properly.

 DOUBLE CLICK ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGEN

KELLY GOES TO AUSTIN

KELLY AND IAIN

KELLY WITH THE LADIES FROM GALVESTON UKULELE GROUP

 Kelly and Iain Joined up with The Austin Ukulele Society in Austin Texas two weeks ago when Kelly 

taught the 125-150 ukulele players to play and sing  THE LOG DRIVER'S WALTZ. What an experience 

that must have been for Kelly. She brought lots of photos back with her and we hope she will download them here on the SMUG blog. You can look this up on You Tube and see the whole performance.

ENJOY! CLICK ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE.