tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024701.post3524589208007817862..comments2023-12-23T10:06:08.001-08:00Comments on ukulelia: Vaud RatsGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03600611968966286774noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024701.post-28845917899286092132010-01-13T19:21:36.603-08:002010-01-13T19:21:36.603-08:00Am I the only Bay Area uker not familiar with Vaga...Am I the only Bay Area uker not familiar with Vagabondage (the band)? An SFGate local band blog the other day wrote them up as San Francisco's greatest acoustic duo. Well, alright, I suppose, all well and good. Nothing in the writing mentioned ukulele, but a video was included. So, I watched it, and it was ukulele and accordion (and bass), but the video isn't tagged "ukulele" so searching on the word isn't going to bring it up. <br /><br />Now, I can't vouch for them as SF's greatest acoustic duo, but I can<br />say that the video instantly became my favorite 2009 ukulele video - a very catchy drinking song featuring the Bay Area's finest drinkers and roustabouts, and for that extra touch in drinker and roustabout authenticity, shot in Oakland.<br /><br />Vagabondage deserves to be well-known in the ukulele world<br />(I can't recall ever reading anything about them). I plan to put the video into Ukulele Hunt's 2009 video-of-the-year competition to raise their profile (and show that the Bay Area takes a backseat to nobody when it comes to ukulele talent, and that we support our own). <br /><br />Indulgences are begged for my going off-topic and mentioning them (although the song could fit quite easily into a ukulele/accordion (and bass) operetta).<br /><br />The video:<br /><br />Vagabondage - Raise Your Glass<br />from: vagabondageband<br /><br />This is the official music video of the song, uploaded Sept. 22, 2009.Ron Halenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024701.post-33964495548032237462010-01-11T11:28:58.530-08:002010-01-11T11:28:58.530-08:00Ron, I thought the same thing. Attention tragicomi...Ron, I thought the same thing. Attention tragicomic one-man ukulele operetta composers. The gauntlet has been thrown.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03600611968966286774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024701.post-84196896439561601792010-01-10T17:37:08.499-08:002010-01-10T17:37:08.499-08:00A gratuitous slap in the face to all the other tra...A gratuitous slap in the face to all the other tragicomic one-man ukulele operettas out there. My favorite is A (Tiki) Flea In Her Ear, which starts out making you laugh, then makes you cry, and finally at the very end has you doing both at the same time. Genius!Ron Halenoreply@blogger.com