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Fingerpickin |
Posted - 03/30/2023 : 9:24:21 PM Aloha friends,
On Saturday April 22nd there will be a Kanikapila in Waimanalo Beach park starting at 9 AM.
This date coincides with the birthday of Gabby Pahinui.
There are a number of featured acts and admission is free. Attendants are welcome— and encouraged— to bring their instruments and voices to add to the music!!
I will be there with my good friend Doug Fitch. Please come by and talk story with us if you attend! The event will also be broadcast here: https://m.facebook.com/128829380496775/
Hope to see you there!
With warmest Aloha,
-Lance |
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rleach |
Posted - 09/26/2023 : 02:59:04 AM All A Way Up, All A Way Down ! |
thumbstruck |
Posted - 09/24/2023 : 06:43:48 AM Like Led says, "No stress, jus' press!"
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rleach |
Posted - 09/24/2023 : 05:48:57 AM Thanks Earl. I’ll keep pressn! |
Earl |
Posted - 09/22/2023 : 09:00:09 AM Good for you! It amazes me how often ki ho'alu is new to people., but I only discovered it ~20 years ago myself thanks to Mark Nelson, after playing acoustic fingerstyle guitar for a long time. I try to play some slack key every time I perform somewhere, which is much less often these days. |
rleach |
Posted - 09/17/2023 : 07:50:04 AM So I finally ventured out into a public setting and overcame some stage fright. I joined a local group in Asheville, NC called Guitar League Asheville. They meet once a month for two hours. The first hour is for a local musician to come and play and answer questions from the audience. The second hour breaks into groups including a song circle where each person is able to play a song and sing if they want. My first meeting I introduced Ki Ho Alu and told a brief story of it's origins. No one really knew about it. I played Salomilla and Slack Key Blues that I learned from Mark Nelson and the second month I performed Sanoe and Radio Hula.. They really enjoyed the introduction. I made a few mistakes but I am getting more comfortble. Next month I think I'll play Molokai'i Waltz and E Ku U Morning Dew. Keeping Slack Key alive in the North Carolina Mountains! |