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What is a Ukulele?
The ukulele (pronounced /jukeleli/, from Hawaiian: ukulele /ukulele/), variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK), or alternatively abbreviated uke, is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four strings or four courses of strings.

The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian interpretation of small guitar-like instruments brought to the islands by the Portuguese. It gained great popularity elsewhere in the United States during the early 20th century, and from there spread internationally.

Tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction. Ukuleles come in four sizes, Soprano, Concert, Tenor, and Baritone.

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Julia Nunes, She's got a ticket to ride.

Youtubetacular, video vixen, Julia Nunes (AKA, jaaaaaaa) certainly has a ticket to ride and she used it to catch a train to New York, City and even took time to field an interview with AMG! No train stranding snow blizzard is going to stand in Nunes way of knitting a hat or getting her dual citizenship passport, not with a sister to visit and gigs to play in London, England coming up in January 2009. Learn about the train/ snow blizzard and more Nunes effect information by listening to AMG's exclusive Interview with the high energy tunesmith and entertainer, Julia Nunes.

Interview with Julia Nunes, 1 hr. 25 min.

Julia Nunes is a singer and songwriter from Fairport, New York. Her career has progressed through her videos of pop songs on YouTube in which she sings harmony with herself and plays guitar, melodica and a Bushman concert Jenny ukulele which she won as first prize in the 2007 Bushman World Ukelele Video Contest.

Nunes is known for her unique videos on YouTube. Among them are original songs, as well as covers of some of Nunes' favorite bands, such as Say Anything, Spoon, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Destiny's Child and others. Her original songs have been featured on the main page of YouTube three times.

On Good Morning America (June 30th, 2008) Molly Ringwald said that she took up the ukulele after seeing Julia Nunes on YouTube: "I've always wanted to play the ukulele, and she completely inspired me".

Left Right Wrong
Her first CD Left Right Wrong contained all original compositions and was released in the summer of 2007. It was released independently, published by Junu Music[8] (ASCAP), on Nunes' label Rude Butler Music[9]. Following YouTube success, as of June 2008 Nunes arranged a distribution deal for Left Right Wrong with Burnside Distribution Corporation[10], and the album can now be purchased through some mainstream sources. The 12 tracks (10 studio, two live) were recorded with just guitar and voice, without the overdubs which feature in her YouTube videos. The video of her song "Into the Sunshine" from the CD has over 1.4 million views on YouTube.

I Wrote These
Her second CD "I Wrote These" was released on October 15th of 2008 and once again contained completely original compositions, except for Track 12 "Sugar Coats" which was co-written with musician-friend, Kirk Stevens. The album was published by Rude Butler Records and was Tracked and Mixed at Studio Arts Entertainment and Hilltop Recording, both located in Greenwich, New York by Peter Kobor and Chris Roberson. The album features mostly acoustic tracks featuring Julia's layered harmonizations and painfully honest lyrical story telling. She is joined on a few songs; Short and Sweet, Binoculars, Regrets, and only a few others, by a full band, Todd Haviland (Bass) and Dave Harris (Drums). Guest vocalists include Dan Gocek, Kirk Stevens, and Andy Martin. Other guests include Peter Kobor (Whistling) with Erin Kobor and Chris Roberson (Snapping.) "I Wrote These" was mastered by Steve Forney at the studios at Linden Oaks, Rochester, New York.

Recent work
Nunes released her 2nd CD, I Wrote These on October 15th of 2008. She opened four times for one of her idols, Ben Folds in May 2008 at the piano player's request and performed at the Bushman Ukulele Luau in May 2008, after having won the 2007 Bushman World Ukulele Video Contest. She recently performed at The Knitting Factory in New York. On October 25th, 2008, she opened for The Bacon Brothers at The State University of New York at Geneseo.

On November 22, 2008, Nunes performed her song "Maybe I Will" on YouTube Live '08 in San Francisco. She was joined onstage by The YouTube Ukulele Orchestra, which is comprised of fellow YouTube ukulele players Wade Johnston, Dustin Domingo, Philip Fernandez, and Narciso Lobo.