Tootler
Well-known member
I can still remember my "Wow" reaction when I heard my first Rock 'n' Roll records so for this season we are going back to the heady days of Rock 'n' Roll!
The Challenge
* Make a recording of a song from the Rock 'n' Roll era.: Say between the release of 'Rock Around the Clock' in 1955 and 'Love Me Do' in 1962.
* More particularly, your song should be from a hit record (from either side of the Atlantic) released between those two years.
Bonus tracks are encouraged and your bonus tracks can be from outside the period providing the original artist was active during the period.
Instrumental breaks were a common feature of records at that time so there will be a bonus point for an instrumental break. There were also a number of artists/groups that specialised in instrumental records, so instrumentals are particularly encouraged, especially of instrumental originals. and will get a bonus point.
Multiple versions of the same song are encouraged so if someone beats you to posting the song you were going to do, don't be discouraged, go for it anyway. Earlier seasons have shown we can have several excellent and different versions of the same song.
Parameters
* Ukulele front and center
* State in your clip that the recording is for the "40th season of the ukulele"
* Give the title of your song either in the video itself or its title or in the intro to your entry in the 40th season thread.
* Your first post will count as entry unless you state otherwise. the more bonuses the better!
* Overdubbing is allowed to add an instrumental break but not for multitrack vocals.
* Instrumental breaks should be of a length at least equivalent to one verse and can be from any instrument; just your uke, a second uke or another instrument altogether (including kazoo)
Judging
Judging will be based on votes from participants. If you enter, you are entitled to vote.
* You will be asked to nominate your first second and third choices
* Scoring will be: 1st choice 3 points, 2nd choice 2 points, 3rd choice 1 point. Instrumental breaks and all instrumental entries one bonus point.
* Honourable mentions: You may also add honourable mentions to your vote for any entry you think worthy in addition to your 1st, 2nd & 3rd choices.
* Honourable mentions may include bonus tracks as well as entries and there will be a prize for the track getting the most honourable mentions.
* You may not vote for your own entry.
The entries with the highest scores will then be drawn by a suitable random process - to be decided later.
Deadline: 11:59 PM Hawaii time, Sunday November 25th. That's 10am Monday November 26th here in the UK.
Prizes:
1st prize: George Formby Songbook (23 George Formby songs with words, music and ukulele chord diagrams)
2nd and 3rd prizes: 1930's original tin kazoo by Clarke and Pub prop
Honourable mentions: Mini tambourine.
Playlists.
Season 40 Entries playlist
Season 40 Bonus tracks playlist
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