Pre-Fest

Months ago, I wrote about how I was all excited to go to Philadelphia Folk Fest.  I wrote about how I wanted to learn 50 songs in time for PFF's 50th festival.  I did not reach my goal.  It was a high goal for a new-ish ukulelist with a lot going on.  I am not deeply disappointed to only know about twenty-five songs.

In March, I wrote that I knew the following songs:

1.) First Impressions (Julia Nunes)
2.) Walkin' After Midnight (Patsy Cline)
3.) What's Up (Four Non-Blondes)
4.) Science Fiction/Double Feature (Rocky Horror Picture Show)
5.) Rainbow Connection (From The Muppet Movie)
6.) Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (Burt Bacharach and Hal David - B.J. Thomas)
7.) Nowhere Man (The Beatles)
8.) You're the One That I Want (From Grease)

This list has changed slightly as I learned more songs and forgot others.  My current list is:

1. What's Up - The Four Non-Blondes
2. Creep - Radiohead
3. Baby - Justin Bieber/The Supremes
4. Cryin' - Aerosmith
5. In My Life - The Beatles
6. Science Fiction/Double Feature - Rocky Horror Picture Show
7. There's a Light (Over at the Frankenstein Place) - Rocky Horror Picture Show
8. Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture Show
9. Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline
10. We Belong - Pat Benatar
11. Stand by Me - Ben E/ King
12. YMCA - The Village People
13. Believe - Cher
14. A Little Respect - Erasure
15. Space Oddity - David Bowie
16. As the World Falls Down - David Bowie (From the movie Labyrinth)
17. American Pie - Don McLean
18. We Will Rock You - QUEEN
19. We Are the Champions - QUEEN
20. Your Face Again - Uni and the Ukes
21. MTA - The Kingston Trio 
22. Political Science - Randy Newman
23. The Rainbow Connection - From The Muppet Movie
24. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
25. My Hope - Molly Lewis

So, that's what I'm going to the 50th Philadelphia Folk Festival knowing.  Wish me luck!