The Hummingbird Song

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This was the first song I wrote on ukulele! Rumor has it that if you throw a ukulele down a hill it will play this song! (Dave Barry made a similar joke and credit goes to him for that one!)

While the pandemic was going on in the summer of 2020 there was a great deal of angst and uncertainty. Naturally, there were no gigs in the interest of safety (and common sense) but by summer some of us were playing outside together at a safe distance. It felt so great to play music with friends. To joke, tell stories, laugh, and play tunes together.

On one such occasion (at Michael Proctor's home and backyard) I brought my ukulele. I think I knew all of 5 chords on the thing and I'm bringing to rehearsals! But that's me. At one point I noticed a beautiful hummingbird flying directly near me. It was a sight to behold and felt a bit magically at a time when there was so much loss and heartbreak around the world.

The tune came quickly. I could play the simple chords on the ukulele and there were only a couple knuckle busters (at least for me at the time). I made a demo that summer and shared it to some friends to commemorate the moment. I thought that might be it, but over the fall, winter, and spring of 2021 I put on my producer's hat and finished the recording of my little tune.

I like the lyric on this one. I probably wouldn't be far off in saying the song wrote itself, but that's not entirely true. I managed to craft a few lyrical angles that I'm pretty happy with.

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