My Video Playlist

Menopause - Ellen Bukstel - Is It Hot In Here, Or Is It Me? -

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The Hormones They Are A Changin!!!Ellen Bukstel performs Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Me? at Bukstel House Concerts at the Shack In The Back in South Florida. The song is co-written with good friend Nancy Wuerzburger. Ellen's sultry voice has been striking a chord with Hot Women across the country. Co-writers Bukstel and Wuerzburgers playful, soulful, hilarious anthem to menopause, Is It Hot In Here, Or Is It Me? hits all the hot buttons of women going through life changes, and has their partners nodding and clapping in wholehearted agreement. Never before have hot flashes, mood swings, and sex drive been so openly discussed in the universal language of song. Bukstel is turning up the heat on menopause, and women everywhere are applauding.

Ellen Bukstel - Daddy's Little Girl

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Ellen Bukstel performs her song "Daddy's Little Girl" with her brother Gary Bukstel at Chrystal Hartigan's Songwriters Showcase at Broward Center in Ft Lauderdale. This song is dedicated to her father Leslie Bukstel who died from Alzheimers.

Ellen Bukstel / Nick Annis - By My Silence

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By My Silence, co-written with good friend and award-winning songwriter Nick Annis, is a gut-wrenching piece about the regret of keeping a fearful silence during the Holocaust. It won the 2008 Public Domain Foundation Music To Life songwriting competition, launched by Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul & Mary fame) to discover songwriters who address important social issues. Some of the judges included folk legends Judy Collins, Janis Ian, Tom Paxton, John Stewart, Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers.

Ellen & Gary Bukstel - Brother & Sister

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When Singer Songwriter Siblings Ellen & Gary Bukstel Join Forces...WATCH OUT!!! This dynamic performing Sister & Brother DUO combine their unique blend of acoustic and power folk promising sounds and songs from the soul. Together, their joyful sibling spirit, remarkable harmonies and captivating music and lyrics will carry you away. They will rock the house!! South Florida has produced few artists of the quality and character of Sister & Brother and native Miamians Ellen & Gary Bukstel. They are consumate performers, starting with fine, individual musicianship, showing a superb blend of familial voices and creative energy on stage. Their individual and unique styles combine to form a blend of rich harmonies, accompanied by their acoustic guitars and keyboard with their own captivating original music and lyrics. Their Harmonies are home grown, expertly fashioned and genetic as described in their song Brother & Sister that relates their history with great enthusiasm. In addition to their desire to produce fine music, Ellen & Gary are driven by the fond memory of Ellen's late husband Doug Segal, who died in 1988 from Hemophilia related AIDS....he was the inspiration for their community outreach for AIDS Awareness, hence the dedication of their original group name, Legacy. This outreach culminated in their first CD named by the title song Somewhere in Time writen by Ellen Bukstel as a tribute to her late husband. Ellen & Gary bring their family's history and their love for each other to the stage sharing the triumphs and defeats that their family has experienced. The blend of their voices is special. .... their harmony is decades in the making. Gary has been writing songs since he was nine years old. Ellen's began writing after her late husband was diagnosed with AIDS in 1986. Together they sing of love and remembrance... their songs are eloquent and moving.. They weill make you laugh and cry and sometimes both at the same time. They sing from the heart. "We want to sing about the things that move us and affect our lives... that in turn gives a voice to people who share the same feelings" ...Their songs vividly describe the joy and sadness of life and their relationships..expressing deep emotions that many can relate to. Ellen & Gary have an impressive background of performances at festivals and venus across the state and nation. They have been featured as a main stage acts at some Florida festivals such as South Florida Folk Festival, The Will McClean Folk Festival, Sarasota Folk Festival, River Hawk, Love Fest, as well as many clubs, coffee houses and house concerts. They have performed at Gusman Theater, Sunrise Civic Center, University of Miami International Music Festival, Musicians Exchange, Sacred Gorounds Coffeehouse, Skippers in Tampa. They were featured on the CD, Songwriter Solstice Compilation, recorded live at the Kravitz Center, featuring a collection of other well known South Florida songwriters....And...The list goes on.

They Lost My Vote 2008 - Ellen Bukstel

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VOTE?? VOTE?? VOTE?? Election Day is just around the corner, and just in the nick of time, here comes the REAL Straight Talk Express--Ellen Bukstel, who is out there addressing voters who will decide our countrys future. Rumors are already flying about potentially faulty voting machines, systems and procedures around the country, so her timing couldnt be more perfect. This election season, no song is being sung, quoted and talked about more than They Lost My Vote one of the tracks on Bukstels critically acclaimed debut album Daddys Little Girl. Check out this zany video. With official results not matching the exit polls, and no paper proof she says, theres absolutely no assurance that the votes we cast get counted. On a deeper level, the lyric touches on losing our faith in government and politicians to truly represent our best interests.

Ellen Bukstel - Daddy's Little Girl

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Ellen Bukstel performs the title song of her new CD "Daddy's Little Girl" written for her father who died of Alzheimer's Disease.

Christine Lavin / Don White / Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind

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Christine Lavin and Don White to perform Christine's song "Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind" on The Shack In The Back Stage in South Florida. www.christinelavin.com / www.donwhite.com

Brian Wolfsohn Introducing Ellen Bukstel CD Release

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Brian Wolfsohn introduces Ellen Bukstel at The Shack In The Back for her CD Release Concert for her First Solo CD "Daddy's Little Girl"

Ellen & Gary Bukstel - Gravity

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Ellen Bukstel / Nick Annis - By My Silence

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By My Silence, co-written with good friend and award-winning songwriter Nick Annis, is a gut-wrenching piece about the regret of keeping a fearful silence during the Holocaust. It won the 2008 Public Domain Foundation Music To Life songwriting competition, launched by Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul & Mary fame) to discover songwriters who address important social issues. Some of the judges included folk legends Judy Collins, Janis Ian, Tom Paxton, John Stewart, Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers.

Ellen Bukstel - You're Not Better Than Me - Lincoln Theater

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Ellen performes her award winning song "you're Not Better Than Me" at the New World Symphony Thearter on Miami South Beach for the 2OO9 Faces of Violence Singer/Songwriter Competition Fundraising Event to benefit Shalom Bayit Domestic Abuse Program. Shalom Bayit celebrated four years of service to the South Florida Jewish community by joining with South Florida award winning singer songwriter and activist Ellen Bukstel, to honor the musical talents of gifted singer songwriters who are reaching out with their music to bring about awarenes of Domestic Abuse. And so the 2009 Faces of Violence Shalom Bayit Singer Songwriter Competition was born. It was named after the music video Faces of Violence created by Ellen, to help raise funds for Shalom Bayit and features her original soundtrack Youre Not Better Than Me. This powerful video premiered at the Shalom Bayits Inaugural fund raising Luncheon in 2006 and is currently being used to raise funds for domestic abuse outreach programs in South Florida, US and Canada. One hundred and Seventeen Singer/songwriters from all over the country, some as far as Europe, submitted songs that related in some way to the subject of domestic abuse. Many told their own story of survival, empowerment and courageand others simply wanted to speak for others who are battered and living in fear. Shalom Bayit is committed to honoring these talented artists for sharing powerful and very personal stories of abuse in the hopes of helping people to gain a better understanding of the insideous and violent rage that hurt so many people. Through their songs, they are reaching out into the world with great courage and determination to help victims of abuse.

Ellen Bukstel - Somebody's Child (Homeless)

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"Open the Door to Hope" is the Camillus House $88 million campaign to end chronic homelessness in Miami. Award winning singer songwriter, Ellen Bukstel, with her powerful voice, performs her song Somebody's Child, as a musical backdrop to the vivid images of homeless life in Downtown Miami, Florida. Ellen created and produced this music video for Camillus House to help raise money to build housing for the chronic homeless in Miami.

Ellen Bukstel - Faces Of Violence - 3

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Faces of Violence feaures the song; "You're Not Better Than Me"...written and performed by Award Winning singer-songwriter Ellen Bukstel. Her powerful voice is the backdrop to a choreographed black and white photo study representing women and children in the commmunity who are victims of domestic abuse.

Ellen Bukstel - NCADV-Performance IN DC

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Ellen Bukstel performs her award winning song,"You're Not Better Than Me" while her video "Faces Of Violence" projects on a large screen to 800 women attending the NCADV (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence) Conference held in Washington DC for their 30th Anniversary Celebration

Ellen Bukstel - Breaking The Silence In Song -WINNER

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"Breaking The Silence In Song" Theme Song Competition was created to bring more awareness to the fight against Domestic Abuse. Ellen Bukstel's song "You're Not Better Than Me" was chosen to represent the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Ellen Bukstel Performs her WINNING song to five Grammy Award Winning Judges: Darryl "DMC McDaniels, Warner Music Group's Kevin Lyles, Cissy Houston, Michael Bolton and Ben E. King. The competition was held in New York City, April 7, 2008.

George Goehring - Lipstick On Your Collar

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1960's hit songwriter, George Goehring, together with Rod MacDonald, Ellen Bukstel and Nicole Yarling perform "Lipstick On Your Collar" for their show "My Life in the Brill Building". Watch and Listen to a slice of "music history" from the 60s. Hit Songwriter, George Goehring talks about his life in the Brill Building hit factory of the late 50's and 60's. He has enjoyed a successful songwriting career and is the writer of the gold record song "Lipstick on Your Collar" (Connie Francis) and "Half Heaven-Half Heartache" (Gene Pitney), both international hits. His songs have been recorded by such artists as Elvis Presley, Sara Vaughan, The Platters, The Brothers Four, Dion, Jay & The Americans, Guy Mitchell, The Mills Brothers and Barbara Streisand.

Ellen Bukstel - Tikkun Olam. Repair The World

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The Mission of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is to mobilize human and financial resources to care for those in need, strengthen Jewish life and advance the unity, values and shared purpose of the Jewish people in Miami, in Israel and around the world.

Ellen Bukstel - Hey, Mr. Politician

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On August 25, 2007, singer/songwriter, Ellen Bukstel performed for almost 2000 cheering democrats at a Miami-Dade Democratic Party fundraising event featuring quest speaker, Senator Barack Obama. It was held in Miami, Florida at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium.