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Season of the Ukulele 42
“The Italian Job”
Buongiorno ragazzi e ragazze di Stagioni dell’Ukulele!
Saskia and I are big fans of Italy. We love going there on holiday and enjoy the food, the culture and also the music. As an Art&Design teacher I visit Italy at least once a year.
We first thought about doing a season about the maffia/ the mob, crime, murder ballads, etcetera. But we thought we might as well connect it to our love for all things Italian and create two seperate categories within one theme. So here it is!
The first category is: All Things Italian
Italian songs would be great, but anything remotely related to the italian culture will do. You can do Sinatra, Dean Martin, Louis Prima, soundtracks from The Godfather, The Sopranos (played on Sopranos!), Ennio Morricone, or something like that. Italian crooners from the sixties like Gino Paoli, Italian pop music like Giovanotti or Neffa, hell, you can even do Giorgio Moroder! Go wild!
The second challenge is: Crime Songs
As a librarian I love books and good stories, and many cultures have an oral tradition wherein stories were passed around through music and song. I love the drama that is spread through the old murder ballads, whether they tell from the point of view of the victim, or the perpetrator. Your song should be about a true crime, and I will put up a link to a wiki site that should get you started. There are songs out there like Tom Dooley, traditionals like The long black Veil, or modern classics like Nick Cave’s Where the wild roses grow or Sufjan Stevens haunting John Wayne Gacy jr. You will get bonus points for drama! (More Barbie dolls!!!)
Parameters:
The standard season rules apply. Your official entry has to be a new video created for this season and cannot have overdubs, but multitracking is allowed on any bonus material.
Your video should mention the 42nd season of the ukulele.
When posting please mention the category. If you play a Sinatra song about a murder, you choose in which you enter!
Multiple versions of one song are allowed.
Judging:
Saskia and Michael will be judging. No real criteria… Just be awesome!
Prizes:
All Things Italian:
First prize: Panel mounted photographic art made by Michael
Second prize: a bag of money! Chocolate money that is… Hey; we’re in a worldwide financial crisis!
Crime Songs:
First prize: Framed needlework art made by Saskia
Second prize: a bag full of Dutch seasonal chocolate covered ‘kruidnoten’.
Bonus prizes:
Our twins will draw two names from the hat. They will win:
a set of Aquila LowG tenor strings or
another bag of chocolate money
DEADLINE: 11:59 PM HAWAII TIME, SUNDAY DEC 9th.
That’s somewhere Monday morning in Rome.
Go for it!
cheers,
Saskia & Michael
Playlists:
Italia
Crime Songs
Bonus
“The Italian Job”
Buongiorno ragazzi e ragazze di Stagioni dell’Ukulele!
Saskia and I are big fans of Italy. We love going there on holiday and enjoy the food, the culture and also the music. As an Art&Design teacher I visit Italy at least once a year.
We first thought about doing a season about the maffia/ the mob, crime, murder ballads, etcetera. But we thought we might as well connect it to our love for all things Italian and create two seperate categories within one theme. So here it is!
The first category is: All Things Italian
Italian songs would be great, but anything remotely related to the italian culture will do. You can do Sinatra, Dean Martin, Louis Prima, soundtracks from The Godfather, The Sopranos (played on Sopranos!), Ennio Morricone, or something like that. Italian crooners from the sixties like Gino Paoli, Italian pop music like Giovanotti or Neffa, hell, you can even do Giorgio Moroder! Go wild!
The second challenge is: Crime Songs
As a librarian I love books and good stories, and many cultures have an oral tradition wherein stories were passed around through music and song. I love the drama that is spread through the old murder ballads, whether they tell from the point of view of the victim, or the perpetrator. Your song should be about a true crime, and I will put up a link to a wiki site that should get you started. There are songs out there like Tom Dooley, traditionals like The long black Veil, or modern classics like Nick Cave’s Where the wild roses grow or Sufjan Stevens haunting John Wayne Gacy jr. You will get bonus points for drama! (More Barbie dolls!!!)
Parameters:
The standard season rules apply. Your official entry has to be a new video created for this season and cannot have overdubs, but multitracking is allowed on any bonus material.
Your video should mention the 42nd season of the ukulele.
When posting please mention the category. If you play a Sinatra song about a murder, you choose in which you enter!
Multiple versions of one song are allowed.
Judging:
Saskia and Michael will be judging. No real criteria… Just be awesome!
Prizes:
All Things Italian:
First prize: Panel mounted photographic art made by Michael
Second prize: a bag of money! Chocolate money that is… Hey; we’re in a worldwide financial crisis!
Crime Songs:
First prize: Framed needlework art made by Saskia
Second prize: a bag full of Dutch seasonal chocolate covered ‘kruidnoten’.
Bonus prizes:
Our twins will draw two names from the hat. They will win:
a set of Aquila LowG tenor strings or
another bag of chocolate money
DEADLINE: 11:59 PM HAWAII TIME, SUNDAY DEC 9th.
That’s somewhere Monday morning in Rome.
Go for it!
cheers,
Saskia & Michael
Playlists:
Italia
Crime Songs
Bonus
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