While we're waiting for President Trump's "energy ceasefire" supposedly agreed to by Ukraine and Russia to take effect, how about a little musical fun to distract us from the unpleasant reality.
Today we present a version of a novelty song which has been around for six decades: "She Taught Me How To Yodel". The link goes to Frank Ifield's performance of the song on The Ed Sullivan Show 7/5/67.
Frankie was born in the UK but his parents wisely moved to the land of Oz when he was a tot. He grew up in rural Australia [Is there any other kind? Ed.] where he started performing hillbilly music in his teens. He released singles which were successful in Australia and New Zealand. In America, not so much.
But that's not the version Walt wants to share with you today. We are pleased to repost this performance by a good Ukrainian girl, Софїя Шкїдченко (Sofia Shkidchenko), on Ukraine's Got Talent, in 2018.
This video has had something like 211 million hits since it was posted in 2018, and close to half a million likes. The title onscreen says that Ms Shkidchenko was 11 when it was recorded, but Ed. read elsewhere that she was born in 2005, which would have made her 13.
We're not sure if Sofia has been able to remain in Ukraine since the Russian invasion, but we understand she is actively continuing her music career internationally, performing concerts and sharing new vocal and yodeling projects across her YouTube channel and social media platforms.
She has performed live and taken part in charity events and international competitions, including appearances in Boston and on Poland's Got Talent and Spain's Got Talent. She regularly drops original tracks and covers blending pop, jazz, and traditional yodeling. Of course yodeling is not part of Ukrainian culture or tradition, but hey...
