DelGriff
A very boring man!
Hello everyone, and welcome to my first season as host – I’m expecting great things!
I wanted to choose a theme that has some kind of connection to me and my life – I’m a dispensing optician by trade and as the word optician is derived from the word optics, which is the study of light, it seems a natural fit for my theme – so “let there be light”.
Now although that’s a quote from the Bible, this isn’t in any way, shape or form intended to be a religious theme – though any hymns or spiritual songs that fit the following criteria would still be welcome.
And those criteria are:
I’d like you to submit songs that contain the word ‘light’ in their lyrics or in their title, or songs that have been recorded by a group or artist with the word ‘light’ in their name.
You may also submit songs that don’t necessarily contain the actual word ‘light’, but that contain light-related or light-emitting phenomena or objects in their title or lyrics – for example the sun, stars, lamps, rainbows, shadows etc
However, the alternative meaning of the word light – as in the opposite to heavy – is NOT permissible.
Check with me if you’re not sure about a particular song – either in the main thread or by pm – and I’ll clarify it for you.
There will be 3 winners and probably several honourable mentions at the end of the week. Each of the 3 winners will receive a home-made Winners’ t-shirt (see video above if you want to know how cool they are) – and I’ll be judging on merit.
There’ll be a maximum of 2 entries per person per day, and all recordings must be new for this week please – new recordings of songs you’ve done for other seasons will be fine as long as they fit the theme. Originals, collaborations and multitracking will be very welcome, but the ukulele must be the prominent instrument.
As usual submit your entries from midnight Saturday Hawaiian time right up until midnight Sunday Hawaiian time 8 days later. I’ll post comments on all songs on YouTube, and I’ll put a playlist at the bottom of this post which I’ll update regularly.
I’d be very interested to hear why you’ve chosen the songs that you choose to play – it may simply be that the song suits the theme and you can play it – or your chosen song may be particularly special to you – it may evoke a memory or remind you of an old friend or an event from the past. If you’re like me you’ll tend to choose songs to play that you like, and for me that often goes some way beyond just enjoying the tune. So if you can include some form of written introduction in your video posts all the better.
I’ve noticed over the last couple of days that there have been some technical issues related to security that have caused the forum to be unavailable sometimes – please don’t be deterred by this – if you can’t log on at any time please keep trying later on.
And don't forget that Linda's Willie season still has a day to go and is now in unlimited entry status!
Let me know if I’ve missed anything – I really hope you enjoy the week – and "let there be light!"
Thanks, Del
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