The first Bushman World Ukulele Video Contest was held in late 2007.  Ukulele players were invited to post videos of themselves playing ukulele and singing (singing wasn’t mandatory), and email us the link to their videos.  We then selected the most entertaining videos by popular vote, and the winners were given free ukuleles and other prizes.  Contestants could submit videos from October 1st thru December 31st and we announced the winner in January.  It was a hit!  Some now famous musicians got their start from the exposure they got from the contest.  Life-long friendships were formed, future collaborations were born, and some contestants got hired to perform at festivals and other venues as a result of their participation in the contest.  All the fun and success of the first contest meant we had to hold it again, for years to come.  Here are some popular favorites from each year:

Julia Nunes, 2007 Contest Winner, click here to watch.
Rebecca Zapen, 2007 2nd Place, click here to watch.
John Moen, 2007 3rd Place, click here to watch.
Jason Arimoto, 2007 4rd Place, click here to watch.
Dustin & Philip, 2007 5th Place, click here to watch.

Monique and her sisters, 2008 Contest Winner, click here to watch.
TinRoofSunburn, 2008 3rd Place, click here to watch.
Kevin & Bobby, 2008 5th Place, click here to watch.
Agathe Peyrat, 2008 Honorable Mention, click here to watch.

The Felukuleles, 2009 Contest Winner, click here to watch.
Kaleena, 2009 3rd Place, click here to watch.
Robert Noriega, 2009 4th Place, click here to watch.

Eric Jaffe, 2011 Contest Winner, click here to watch.
StrumThing Different, 2011 2nd Place, click here to watch.
Eric Bradford, 2011 3rd Place, click here to watch.
Sydney Lavoie, 2011 4th Place, click here to watch.
Sarah Parker, 2011 5th Place, click here to watch.

Uke-A-Lady, 2012 Contest Winner, click here to watch.
Caty Mu, 2012 2nd Place, click here to watch.

Run Ryan, 2014 Contest Winner, click here to watch.
Jenny Littlefield, 2014 2nd Place, click here to watch.