Ukulele Safari Winner Announcement

Here’s the video announcement of the winning video entry for the Ukulele Safari competition… it’s very funny…

… and the winning entry on it’s own…. as it’s a bloody great tune!

Fancy a trip down under?

The Wonderful Bosko and Honey from Ukulele Safari have announced that thanks to sponsorship from DaSilva Ukulele Co. and Kiwaya, they have started a Ukulele contest, offering one lucky winner the opportunity to join them on their Ukulele Safari Australia 2010, and to attend the Inaugural Melbourne Ukulele Festival.

It’s a great prize here’s how to enter and some video entries so far.

So fancy a trip to Oz… bloody fair dinkum mate!

The Mighty Uke: A People’s Instrument.

“on the Ukulele you can’t hide, it’s just you and the song, and like emo kids, punks they all get it, coz its real.” (quote from trailer for ‘the Mighty Uke’)

I recently blogged about Bosko and Honey and their Ukulele Safari video’s, and it was interestingly through one of their videos (see below) that I found out about a documentary film entitled: “The Mighty Uke”. Interestingly this film is also being made by a couple, Tony Coleman and Margaret Meagher, who also both play the ukulele!

The Trailer can be seen here:

For More info on the film their website is: http://mightyukemovie.com/

And here is the Ukulele Safari video in which I first came across their film:

I’m really looking forward to seeing this when it comes out on DVD. I hope it’s a multi-regional DVD release, so it can go global.

Around the World on a Ukulele Safari!

Bosko and Honey...

Right now my obsessive you tube viewing has a focus, and that focus is on the video’s of Bosko and Honey and their “Ukulele Safari 2008″, which involves them traveling the world to meet and play with many people involved with the International Ukulele Movement, as well as visiting many Ukulele Festivals and factories and other such things. They are some great video’s and the whole tour is highly addictive, once you start watching you want to see what they got up to next, who they met, and the fun that was had.

As well as their You Tube site, they have their own website that is well worth joining, and also you can keep up with them on twitter.

Their most recent announcement: conceiving and organising UKULELE SAFARI AUSTRALIA 2010…

For which they have invited two guest co-hosts along with them on a tour of Australia’s Ukulele World…
SEESO from Chicago…
and GENSBLUE from Tokyo!

Their latest newsletter had the following announcements about the Ukulele Scene in Australia, that I’ll share here with you:

* The Inaugural MELBOURNE UKULELE FESTIVAL has been announced, and will run from the 26th of February till the 2nd of March next year. The Ukulele Safari crew will be playing on the opening night! Visit the Melbourne Ukulele Kollective website for all the details:http://www.muk.com.au/gpage.html

* Ray Gurney of Sydney is putting together a CALENDAR of AUSTRALIAN UKE GATHERINGS, together with a blog and YouTube channel, under the banner of \”UkeOz\”…
Calendar, YouTube Channel, and Blog.

If you’re not already a fan check out their video’s and you soon will be…