Joko
Well-known member
They've come from Tasmania, Cambodia and Catalonia. They've shared from Finland, Portland and Switzerland. They've called themselves Seasonistas, listening and supporting one another in the thousands.
We've come to a momentous milestone and an Ukulele Underground pioneer, Mr Aldrine Guererro, gives us a hand in its introduction.
I can say without reservation that the Seasons of the Ukulele community has been an essential aspect of my evolving love of music. The supportiveness of the membership, the inspiration of listening to amazing performances and the just plain longevity of this group has been a weekly bright spot in my life for nearly 10 years now. Every week, it's been something different. Every week, you hear something unlike anything you've heard before. Every week, there's things to be learned.
Pabrizzer, Jon Duncan, and Ralph are a few that I think have been here since the beginning - my first week was #31. I really have very little connection with how it started, except that it was initially meant to be a contest of 4 weeks, matching the 4 seasons. 496 seasons later, here we are. We've seen a lot of turnover in the contributors over the years. Some wander away and find other interests, and some have gone to play uke in the next plane of existence, but it's always great to see and hear the return of an old timer. Even more so, the newcomers to our little 'contest' are perhaps the most interesting part of each week.
All throughout this ukulele journey, we've been a part of the Ukulele Underground Forum, which continues tp thrive, year after year. Some have noted this is somewhat surprising as digital forums like this have been on a decline as a format for some time. The community has spread onto Facebook, Instagram and Discord, but the "Old Forum" remains where it's at it in my book.
Let me end my missive here before I start tearing up.... I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
As was noted in the introductory video, be inspired and learn something new this week from the crew that's been the foundation of this place since 2008. Play a song from the Song Library at ukuleleunderground.com. There's around 350 songs, tutorials and in-depth full lessons to choose from. Many of them (marked with an orange UU+ tag) are for members only, and although you won't get the benefit of the video help, you can still cover the song! If you'd like to go deeper and browse the depths of their collection, browse the 1300+ videos at the Ukulele Underground channel. You can write an original with Ukulele Underground or the Seasons of the Ukulele itself as your theme.
With the original 4 Seasons in mind, please consider 4 songs as a soft cap on your entries. If you're so compelled by the theme this week that you want to exceed the cap, go right ahead and do so.
A winner will be chosen randomly via an online picker wheel. Each contribution adds another spot on the wheel.
Each contribution also helps the world become a little better place. For each song you contribute that can be shown uploaded somewhere on the UU channel, another 1000 Myanmar Kyats* are added to prize pool. This amount will then be donated to a reputable charity of the winner's choice.
NOTE - THE DONATION WILL THEN BE MATCHED+ BY THE UKULELE UNDERGROUND! In other words, whatever this community raises in total, the UU has promised to match and exceed that donation.
Speaking of money, week 499 is still open for another day or two, so please drop by our "Going out for Business" week.
All the regular terms apply, so 12:00 am Hawaii Time, 13 September, is the opening bell for contributions.
Have fun this week!
PLAYLIST
Ukulele Underground Music Library
We've come to a momentous milestone and an Ukulele Underground pioneer, Mr Aldrine Guererro, gives us a hand in its introduction.
I can say without reservation that the Seasons of the Ukulele community has been an essential aspect of my evolving love of music. The supportiveness of the membership, the inspiration of listening to amazing performances and the just plain longevity of this group has been a weekly bright spot in my life for nearly 10 years now. Every week, it's been something different. Every week, you hear something unlike anything you've heard before. Every week, there's things to be learned.
Pabrizzer, Jon Duncan, and Ralph are a few that I think have been here since the beginning - my first week was #31. I really have very little connection with how it started, except that it was initially meant to be a contest of 4 weeks, matching the 4 seasons. 496 seasons later, here we are. We've seen a lot of turnover in the contributors over the years. Some wander away and find other interests, and some have gone to play uke in the next plane of existence, but it's always great to see and hear the return of an old timer. Even more so, the newcomers to our little 'contest' are perhaps the most interesting part of each week.
All throughout this ukulele journey, we've been a part of the Ukulele Underground Forum, which continues tp thrive, year after year. Some have noted this is somewhat surprising as digital forums like this have been on a decline as a format for some time. The community has spread onto Facebook, Instagram and Discord, but the "Old Forum" remains where it's at it in my book.
Let me end my missive here before I start tearing up.... I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
As was noted in the introductory video, be inspired and learn something new this week from the crew that's been the foundation of this place since 2008. Play a song from the Song Library at ukuleleunderground.com. There's around 350 songs, tutorials and in-depth full lessons to choose from. Many of them (marked with an orange UU+ tag) are for members only, and although you won't get the benefit of the video help, you can still cover the song! If you'd like to go deeper and browse the depths of their collection, browse the 1300+ videos at the Ukulele Underground channel. You can write an original with Ukulele Underground or the Seasons of the Ukulele itself as your theme.
With the original 4 Seasons in mind, please consider 4 songs as a soft cap on your entries. If you're so compelled by the theme this week that you want to exceed the cap, go right ahead and do so.
A winner will be chosen randomly via an online picker wheel. Each contribution adds another spot on the wheel.
Each contribution also helps the world become a little better place. For each song you contribute that can be shown uploaded somewhere on the UU channel, another 1000 Myanmar Kyats* are added to prize pool. This amount will then be donated to a reputable charity of the winner's choice.
NOTE - THE DONATION WILL THEN BE MATCHED+ BY THE UKULELE UNDERGROUND! In other words, whatever this community raises in total, the UU has promised to match and exceed that donation.
Speaking of money, week 499 is still open for another day or two, so please drop by our "Going out for Business" week.
All the regular terms apply, so 12:00 am Hawaii Time, 13 September, is the opening bell for contributions.
Have fun this week!
PLAYLIST
Ukulele Underground Music Library
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and my god…has it been nine years?
