Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Music Giveaway: Win one of five Taubl Family CD's!



If you've been around my blog for awhile, then you might remember me breaking my own "don't blog about television" rule multiple times last summer when The Taubl Family was on America's Got Talent.

The Taubl Family is a homeschool family from Connecticut with seven children. The kids are now mostly teenagers and above, and have been trained at many prestigious schools, including Juilliard School, Yale School of Music and the Hartt School. Besides their amazing voices with unbelievable harmony, they basically have their own orchestra, complete with a harp, cellos, violins, and violas. Their ability to compose songs in a unique way to fit their extraordinary talents is simply stunning!

I feel like I have a lot of personal connections with the Taubls, even though I have only been fortunate to meet them once, very briefly. But because they are homeschoolers, I feel that bond with them, and also because they performed a concert at our Church years ago. That concert completely blew us away - their unbelievable voices, extraordinary talents on multiple instruments - they were amazing!! We obviously left that concert with CD in hand.

The Taubls just released a new CD, which includes my personal favorite from their AGT performances, Rihanna's "Umbrella". I ordered the CD within minutes of receiving the release announcement email - I was so excited!!! Their version of "Umbrella" was even more amazing than I remembered - it literally brought tears to my eyes, especially towards the end where they all join in and sing with unbelievable passion!

They also have a wide range of styles and performance combinations on this CD, because it is a pre-release of several projects that different members of their family are working on. There is an amazing version of "Over the Rainbow", as well as several original Taubl songs that are simply excellent.

And, the Taubls sent me five copies to give away to you!! I am SO excited to share the best kept secret in music with you!!

To enter this giveaway, simply comment on this post.

You can receive extra entries by:
  1. Going to the Taubl Website, listen to the song clips from the new CD, and come back and tell me your favorite song.
  2. Subscribing via a feed reader to my blog
  3. Following me on Twitter
  4. Following The Taubl Family on Twitter
  5. Tweeting about this giveaway
* be sure to comment an extra entry for each of these!

You can enter this contest through Monday, July 20th. I will announce the winners on Tuesday, July 21st. Make sure that I have a way to email you, either through your blog or in your comment.

Good luck!!!

83 Comments:

Tyson, Rachel and Kariya said...

I have never heard of them...sounds like a modern day VonTrapp family!

Leanna said...

I remember you blogging about them when they were on America's got talent. They are amazing!

Gosh how do you pick a favorite all the songs sound so good but if I had to pick I like Not that kind and Umbrella.

Tina said...

Wow. I've never hear of them, but the clips are amazing. If I don't win, I may just have to buy the CD!

LindaH said...

Loved hearing them at SMI Church years ago and wish I could have seen them on TV.

Tina said...

I like the "Soon Enough" clip on their site. (And I think I think their version of Umbrella better than the original!)

Mama Hen said...

Please enter me!

Tina said...

I follow you on Twitter

Tina said...

Following TheTaublFamily on Twitter now too

Tina said...

Tweeted. https://twitter.com/MyOwnPartyof5/status/2425723169

Jennifer said...

LOVE the Taubls! I bought several of the CDs that time they came to our church! Their music brought tears to my eyes that night, too.

Jennifer said...

I subscribe to your blog via Google Reader. Entry #2

Jennifer said...

I follow you on Twitter. Entry #3

Jennifer said...

I now follow the Taubls on Twitter. Heeeeyy, that's got a catchy ring to it - Taubls on Twitter... Entry #4

Jennifer said...

I have tweeted about the giveaway. Entry #5.

Carol said...

I actually saw this family while watching "America's Got Talent" on the telly here in England and was very impressed. And, no, I don't really call it a telly. By gosh, it's a t.v. :-)

I'd love a chance to win their new cd.

Gina said...

I've never heard of them, but they are great! Very impressive!

Gina said...

I love "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". I'm always a sucker for that song!

Gina said...

I'm a feed subscriber...

Gina said...

I'm a Twitter follower...

Christen said...

What a neat family, I'd love to have their cd!

Christen said...

I subscribe to your feed via google reader.

Christen said...

I listened to the song clips and I don't know if I can choose just 1 favorite. I'm always partial to Somewhere Over the Rainbow, but I also loved Ripples on the Water and Not that Kind...it sounded like the same girl sang both of those songs, her voice is incredible!

Leanna said...

I subscribed to you through google Reader this morning.

Anonymous said...

Sounds great, count me in. Mom

Rachel@just another day in paradise said...

awesome giveaway!

contin kandy said...

I want to win their cd.*fingers crossed*:)

contin kandy said...

I'm a follower on twitter.:)

Kitty Engle said...

Yes, I want in this giveaway. You
have talked about them so I want to hear them.

PowerSweepstaking said...

remember seeing them on Tv... would love this cd

PowerSweepstaking said...

favorite song: 2 of Us

PowerSweepstaking said...

Subscribing via a google reader with barracudaron@sbcglobal.net address

PowerSweepstaking said...

now following TheTaublFamily on twitter

PowerSweepstaking said...

following you on Twitter user @sweepstaking

mverno said...

who would have known mverno@roadrunner.com

Miranda said...

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valerie2350 said...

umbrella

valerie2350 said...

subscribe

valerie2350 said...

following you on twitter
valerie2350

valerie2350 said...

following them on twitter
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Heather said...

Memorizing You -- hands down.

danosor said...

Somewhere Over the Rainbow gets me everytime.

linmoe@sympatico.ca

Anonymous said...

Definitely "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

bgcchs@yahoo.com

Tina said...

Oh yeah, I subscribe to your blog on Google Reader too!

Ken said...

I remember them on America's Got Talent. Please accept my entry. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

I too first saw them on AGT.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
ceimusic@aol.com

Gabriel J. said...

Great music, great contest!

kngmckellar said...

Would love this! Sounds great!

kngmckellar@hotmail.com

kngmckellar said...

I would choose "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"!

kngmckellar@hotmail.com

Marianna said...

Thanks for the chance to win!

Marianna said...

I remember seeing them on TV! I love their version of "Umbrella!"

Marianna said...

I follow you on twitter @mannabsn

Marianna said...

I follow Taubl family on twitter @mannabsn

Paula said...

This sounds like a great family!!

erma said...

They sound like a cool family.
erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net

djgroz said...

Thanks for the chance to win this prize.

lezanac said...

I would love to win this. I have never heard their music lezanac@yahoo.com

Qwill said...

April Rain sounds very nice.

Qwill said...

I follow you on twitter: qwills2cats

Qwill said...

I follow the Taubl family on twitter

Qwill said...

I tweeted: http://twitter.com/qwills2cats/status/2725280382

Anonymous said...

Happy Summer!

theyyyguy@yahoo.com

Melanie said...

I'd love to be included!






clarkmurdock@yahoo.com

Misusedinnocence said...

Not that Kind is great!

misusedinnocence@aol.com

mar said...

I would love to hear this music, I have not yet!

george ferris said...

I saw them on television. They were great.
george ferris
littlegeorgie56@yahoo.com

masonsgranny59 said...

ty 4 the awesome review,giveaway, and 4 the entry:)

george ferris said...

I like Somewhere over the rainbow.
george ferris
littlegeorgie56@yahoo.com

artmarcia said...

I listened to several songs and especially liked "Together We Can."

artmarcia said...

Following you on Twitter, username: artmarcia.

kathy pease said...

Thank you for the AWESOME GIVEAWAY.. Please count me in :)

kathy pease said...

i like Ripples on the Water :)

kathy pease said...

following on twitter klp1965

kathy pease said...

following taubl on twitter klp1965

kathy pease said...

http://twitter.com/klp1965/status/2740338157

purango said...

This sounds like a great CD. garrettsambo@aol.com

brdgcombs said...

memorizing you is my fav. brdgcombs@aol.com

Ardy22 said...

Would love to hear this group.

Ardy22 said...

subscribe via google reader

Ardy22 said...

follow you on twitter

ardy22

Ardy22 said...

follow the taubl family

ardy22

Sunnyvale said...

Sounds like something I would like.

lilyk said...

Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

lilyk said...

I love April Rain!