week 26 - Banjo Paterson - Waltzing Matilda (Victoria Vox)

Embarking on a personal challenge to learn 52 covers (one a week) for 2011.

My 52 Cover Songs Project rules: 1) Must learn it the week of (not before or after) 2) Must be memorized and 3) Must be performed live (no overdubs).

Week 26 is "Waltzing Matilda" written by Banjo Paterson. I'm playing here with Shaun Chandran, Matt Dahlberg, Craig Chee, and Tom Jackson. Filming done on my laptop by Lorenzo.Vignado. You can REQUEST a tune via twitter.com/victoriavox, email, or on my facebook.com/victoriavoxlovesyou page ;) thanks for listening ;) xo v.v. www.victoriavox.com

I play a high G tenor KoAloha Koa ukulele and a Mya-Moe low G Myrtle tenor;) HERE: I am playing the KoAloha.

Week 1: I Think It's Going to Rain Today (Randy Newman)
Week 2: Rhythm of My Heart (Marc Jordan and John Capek for Rod Stewart)
Week 3: Three Little Birds (Bob Marley)
Week 4: the Long Ride Home (Patti Griffin)
Week 5: Houdini's Box (Jill Sobule)
Week 6: Happy Go Lucky Me (Paul Evans and Al Byron)
Week 7: The Luckiest (Ben Folds)
Week 8: Vacation (the Go-Gos)
Week 9: I'm Alright (Kenny Loggins)
Week 10: Ooh Child (Stan Vincent / Five Stairsteps)
Week 11: Everything (Alan Chang, Amy Foster-Gillies, and Michael Bublé)
Week 12: Kids (MGMT)
Week 13: F*** and Run / Uke and Run (Liz Phair)
Week 14: Like the Weather (10,000 Maniacs)
Week 15: Blackbird (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
Week 16: 'Till the World Ends (Kesha Sebert, Alexander Kronlund, Lukasz Gottwald, and Max Martin)
Week 17: Chan Chan (Compay Segundo)
Week 18: Private Eyes (Daryl Hall, Warren Pash, Sara Allen, and Janna Allen)
Week 19: Where I Stood (Missy Higgins)
Week 20: Invitation (Mike + Karen)
Week 21: Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan)
Week 22: Bicycle Race (Freddie Mercury of Queen)
Week 23: The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades (Timbuk3)
Week 24: All I Want is You (U2)
Week 25: (Till) I Kissed You (Don Everly of the Everly Brothers)
Week 26: Waltzing Matilda (Banjo Paterson)

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• Victoria
• Vox
• Matt
• Dalhberg
• Shaun
• Chandran
• thejumpingflea
• waltzing
• Matilda
• Australia
• Cairns
• Ukulele
• festival
• craig
• chee
• tom
• jackson

[geeko9999999]

very nice , btw, I just aquired a tenor KoAloha. love the sound of yours, and your voice. what strings/pickup do you use?

[victoriavox]

@geeko9999999 currently i have Worth Strings (Brown Tenor)... I use a MiSi Pickup... although in this video, I am just playing acoustically (no plug in). THANK YOU!

[drumgoldie]

This is a beautiful folk song Victoria and you bring out it's best feature, storytelling with your glorious vocals. Banjo PAterson is the author of this poetry. Could you change the E to an A ? :)

[seasidesandles]

Wow! you're very very brave playing that in Oz! I suggested Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport to Richard G (Aussie Ukulele guy) and he dismissed me in no uncertain terms! Haha but we've got Rolf Harris who wrote it living here in UK where he is a national treasure!

So well done Victoria and I hope you had a great time in Aus! 

[4thThe5th]

I never cared much for this song...until you sang/played it!!! Then again, you could sing the "Phone Book" [if they still exist] and it would be GREAT...BRAVO!!!

[fourteentwelve]

Finally catching up on YouTube and watching this. Such a fun video! I loved seeing you do this live at the Tank Centre too. Your version of it is so beautiful!

[krenfilm]

Ah, so you were recording... Awsome version Victoria, tonight the odiens was mad for you!

[wmeberle]

Lovely! It's hard to believe you are halfway through your schedule of covers! Great idea and very enjoyable :-)

[JChoneybell]

So good!!!

[HulaHoopMary]

okay, i admit it. i sang along.