10.1.09

Marking The Beauty: The Bushman World Ukulele Video Contest

Last year, while looking for Ukulele tutorials on Youtube, I stumbled upon this video of a darling college student who was submitting her entry to the Bushman World Ukulele Video Contest (click here to watch Julia Nunes' aweseomeness). Seriously, she's a fun girl. She's done covers from the Beach Boys, to The Killers, to Kanye West. Go ahead and watch it, I'll wait....

Okay, so she totally won 1st place and she continued submitting songs on YouTube. Long story short, she basically became YouTube famous, selling CDs and even OPENED FOR BEN FOLDS ( I know, how awesome is that?).

And so to mark the Beauty of the Ukulele (4 reasons follow):

1.
Ukulele = Beauty.
The sound invokes in me a feeling so mellow and happy. There is no sound like it.

You know that scene in Lilo and Stitch, when Stitch is completely wild and out of control, and then Lilo strums the Uke once, and he instantly melts onto the ground? It's a funny scene. And it's just like that for me.


2.
People who put themselves out there and create great music = Beauty

Here is a beautiful case in point
(These girls are this year's 1st place winners)


Go ahead and watch it - you'll be so glad you did!




3.
The Bushman World Ukulele Video Contest Exists and that, is a Beautiful Thing.
Check out the winner list and their videos here


4.
Being Inspired to Make a New Resolution = Beauty:

I RESOLVE to learn one song, on my Ukulele, each month this year. YAY! That will be 12 new songs to add to the 2 I know now ;).

*January's song: Jason Mraz's I'm Yours (That's for you Uncle Ed. I expect you to sing it once I learn it.)

Happy Day!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have always been so jealous of you and Sam and your musicial talents. That is an awesome goal!

cristie said...

1- julie's BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP is also pretty entertaining.

2-i am happy to be blessed by your new music goals.

3-the girls' harmony is tight.

4-i love you! xox

alison said...

the video is beauty. three beautiful fresh faces, beautiful sound and harmony.

i'm excited for "i'm yours" and with ed singing . . . it brings a smile to my face!!

Barbara said...

I like these Ukulele videos! Good luck learning new songs! I know that you have more than enough talent to do it....now just if you had more than enough time.....

Katrina said...

I love ukulele too! Used to play as a kid. I would love to see a video of you playing a song! I follow that Nune's videos. She is pretty funny. I like the one where she has a bad cold and posts anyway. The girls are really sweet. I will have to look at the other contestants!

Kathleen said...

I want to hear you play!
Thanks for sharing that video, gave me chills!

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