Ukulele on the Skyrail with hand-built ukulele

[ctrymaus]

Beautiful scenery! And I love the song. Why oh why can't I ever learn to chunk?? You've got it down so perfectly!

[fourteentwelve]

@ctrymaus Thank you Joanna! Yes, it was beautiful scenery up there. It's a really lovely part of Australia. Keep going with the chunking - you'll get there! It took me ages, but once I finally got it, it became easy.

[ctrymaus]

@fourteentwelve I'll keep practicing. :-) There are not a lot of songs I'd use that in, as I do a lot of folk songs and older songs. Isn't it a more modern technique?

[fourteentwelve]

@ctrymaus I'm not really sure how long chunking has been around. I use it for songs that need some kind of a beat... sort of like percussion I guess.

[ctrymaus]

@fourteentwelve I hope I can get as good as you some day. :-)

[UnluckyMum]

I would so love to play this one with you and do some harmonies, it is a great song and I have only just found it :)

Excellent stuff, although I also am afraid of heights . Hope you had a great Xmas !

[fourteentwelve]

@UnluckyMum Hi Caroline! I'm sorry to take a while to get back to you. I've been away from YouTube a bit. I'd love to play it with you too! It's a shame we're half a world apart. Maybe we could do a YouTube collaboration if you feel up for it? I hope you had a great Christmas too, and Happy New Year!!

[NojEnserfud]

Wow, cool video, sounds great too. Nice solo!

[fourteentwelve]

@NojEnserfud Thank you very much! Great to see you back here and I'm looking forward to watching your latest video!

[Litlelilia]

What a courage; great Michelle !!

[fourteentwelve]

@Litlelilia Merci beaucoup Lilia!!

[ukeyermind]

Holy cow, you get around, don't you?! Lucky for us, you sound great wherever you find yourself!

[fourteentwelve]

@ukeyermind Thank you Shawn - I've certainly been getting around a bit lately. I've had a lot of adventures this last month - photos to come on Facebook in the next few days :)

[koukikstone]

wonderful sound ,ukulele and scenery!

Looks like you had a wonderful time.

Great video!

[fourteentwelve]

@koukikstone Thank you very much Koukikstone-san!

[uke5417]

When you have such great scenery and music, you know that something is very right with the world. Thanks for the mini-adventure, Michelle!

[fourteentwelve]

@uke5417 Thank you so much Bruce! Yes, it did feel like everything was very right with the world up there.  It's a really beautiful part of the country.

[kennymelodica]

That is indeed very awesome!

[fourteentwelve]

@kennymelodica Thank you Kenny!

[russbuss415]

brilliant place to make a video. looks and sounds like your uke build was a success. impressive instrumental break too!

[fourteentwelve]

@russbuss415 Thank you Russ! Yes, it was a wonderful course. I learned heaps and after some very helpful guidance from our two instructors, the ukes turned out really nicely.

[krabbers]

great song , well done and also an awesome backdrop .....eeww dont mention drop.

i am not to good with heights

[fourteentwelve]

@krabbers Thank you Krabbers! I'm glad heights don't bother me, as it was a loooong way down! :D

[tapilele]

Ahhh! Michelle! It's nice to see the scenery go by. Plus your tune really made me relax again:)

[fourteentwelve]

@tapilele Thank you very much Yuko!

[mjs004]

Great sounding song and uke! Loved the video too! Looks like you had a fantastic time!

[fourteentwelve]

@mjs004 Thank you Michael - yes, had a wonderful time thank you!

[paxukulele]

Great idea to do a video in a ropeway cable car! Very nice arrangement and your uke sounds great!

[fourteentwelve]

@paxukulele Thank you John! It seemed like the perfect opportunity for a video - probably the best scenery I'll ever get into a video (even though there was glass in between :))

[benmealer]

I love this song. Looks like a fun ride.

[fourteentwelve]

@benmealer Thank you Ben! It was an amazing ride actually - riding above rainforests - such a great view from up there.

[reyalpEleluku]

very nicely done with uke and on uke -- when is the Paddy line of ukuleles to be expected on the market?

[fourteentwelve]

@reyalpEleluku Thank you Michael! There definitely won't be a Paddy line of ukes, but I really enjoyed making this one. It was a lot of fun!

[craigbrandau]

Wow Michelle! I like the song, video and sound of the ukulele!

[fourteentwelve]

@craigbrandau Thank you very much Craig! I'm glad you liked it.

[mctrmt]

What a great place to play some music! And your uke sounds great.

[fourteentwelve]

@mctrmt Thank you very much Mary-Anne! It was a lot of fun, and I was very happy with the way the uke turned out too.

[onewomanandsomesongs]

That is so cool, to build a uke! And it sounds great, Michelle. The scenery is beautiful, and "Without You" sounds wonderful up there in the air, hehe. Always enjoy the listens. :) Janet

[fourteentwelve]

@onewomanandsomesongs Thank you so much Janet! It was a really wonderful uke building course. I learned so much, had a lot of fun, then came away with a really nice sounding instrument.

[siankummer]

So sweet! Beautiful scenery and your uke sounds lovely!

[fourteentwelve]

@siankummer Thank you so much Siany! it was fun building the uke, and I was so happy with the sound of it in the end as well. It keeps getting better too as the strings settle.

[smyrna5]

Great job and great scenary Michelle.

[fourteentwelve]

@smyrna5 Thank you very much! The scenery was so lovely it was too good an opportunity to not do a video :)

[samira169465]

Oh Michelle! SO wish I had been there! Sorry I meant to msg you, and this video just jogged my awful memory. I've been out of town and was offered work that I simply couldn't turn down so didn't make it to the festival as planned. Hopefully once I'm back into the swing of things we can catch up when it suits? Love love love this video! Sounds like Cairns was wonderful. Much love and light to you. xoxo Sam

[fourteentwelve]

@samira169465 Hey Sam, I'm so sorry that you couldn't make it! You'll have to come up next year - it was so much fun. I meant to message you just before I left too, but time got away from me so I looked out for you there, but with 800 or so people, I wasn't sure if I'd missed you or if you weren't there. And yes, that would be lovely to catch up sometime when things are back to normal for you xox

[JChoneybell]

Loved it, what a lovely ukulele n the senery stunning, a pineapple nice shape for your collection. Great original song also. Thanks for sharing.

[fourteentwelve]

@JChoneybell Thank you very much JC! I'm glad you liked it!

[fourteentwelve]

@DearOldNutjob2 Thanks Don! It was a lot of fun, so hopefully next year I'll get back up there again. How are your travels going?

[pfrogner]

What a scenic place to make a video, and very well performed!

[fourteentwelve]

@pfrogner Thank you Rick! The scenery was amazing! The video was very spontaneous. We ended up with a gondola to ourselves so thought let's do a video.

[BaronK69]

That uke sounds fantastic in your hands Michelle! Beautiful scenery too.

[fourteentwelve]

@BaronK69 Thank you very much Robin! It was really amazing up there. About an hour and a half ride up in the sky with two stops in the rainforest on the way.

[UKISOCIETY]

Wow what an amazing place! Love the sound of that Michellele!

[fourteentwelve]

@UKISOCIETY Hahaha! That's what I should call it - a Michellele! Thanks Alan, and yes, it was a really amazing place. So beautiful!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

What a lovely vid, Michelle.

[fourteentwelve]

@KenMiddletonUkulele Thank you Ken!

[floydbluethereal]

Great song, uke and location!

[fourteentwelve]

@floydbluethereal Thank you Ralf!

[UkesterBrown]

Great opportunity and job on the song=

[fourteentwelve]

@UkesterBrown Thank you very much David!

[waterdog226]

Looks great where you are, and sounds just fine! Nice job.

[fourteentwelve]

@waterdog226 Thank you Lynda. It was really beautiful up there!

[nemoAUS]

Beautiful Michelle.

Love the ukulele :) 

[fourteentwelve]

@nemoAUS Thank you Nam! It's sounding better the more I play it. Finally it's not going out of tune anymore.

[Ostropovitch]

What a great idea you had! And the uke sounds great too!

[fourteentwelve]

@Ostropovitch Thank you Rel-Bar! It was a lot of fun.