Uke hOOt — Edinburgh's weekly ukulele jam

30 Jan - Uke Hoot at The White Horse

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We’re back again on Wednesday night - a-ukin’ and a-hootin’ at The White Horse, Canongate, Embra.

And if you are looking for something to celebrate:

On this very day in 1961, The Shirelles made it to number one in the USA with “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIP6FSYx0LQ

This haunting song was composed by Carole King (and Gerry Goffin) when they were working in the Brill Building in New York - then the centre of “Tin Pan Alley”, home of the music publishing industry. A decade later Carole King was to record her own version on the best selling “Tapestry” album….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8KlYc0xG80