Porch Stomp 2023! Free and Participatory Celebration of Folk Music and Dance on Governors Island Saturday, June 17th, 11am-6pm
I'll be playing with the NYC Uke Squad on Saturday, June 17th as part of the Brooklyn Ukulele Festival stage at the 2023 Porch Stomp music festival on Governor's Island in NYC! Come by to listen, sing along, or strum with us! You can even sign up for the Open Mic sessions!
The NYC Squad will play around noon and I'll be doing a solo set about 2 pm. Here we are last year:
Tentative Schedule - Brooklyn Uke Fest Stage
- 10:00am: Playalong I
- 10:30am: Open Mic I
- 11:00am: Shawtime Duo
- 11:30am: Paul Hennessee
- 12:00pm: NYC Uke Squad
- 12:30pm: Gwendolyn Fitz (who is organizing this stage and is also the creator and host of the Brooklyn Uke Fest!
- 1:00pm: Natalie Mack
- 1:30pm: Rachel Haymer
- 2:00pm: Jenny Selig (me! hi!)
- 2:30pm: Playalong II
- 3:00pm: Open Mic II
- 4:00pm: Head over to all-fest Jam! Each stage will lead a song. Our fearless leader Gwendolyn has chosen for our stage to lead "Stand By Me" (C, Am, F, G7), so lend an uke if you can!
See a list of the various stages.
Want to come jam with us? We're not sure exactly what we'll be playing yet, but we invite anyone to sing and/or play along. Download last year's songbook here (scroll down)! If I update it and post a new one, I will upload it here as an attachment to this post.
p.s. Last year it was unseasonably cold. Check your forecast!