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pifarrell
Aloha
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 02/28/2008 : 06:40:33 AM
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| Sounds good to me Claudia. You don't even neeed to bring a guitar, you can use one of mine |
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pifarrell
Aloha
United Kingdom
32 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2008 : 06:45:52 AM
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| Thanks for the Mark Nelson recommendation Graham, I'll check his website. |
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Edited by - pifarrell on 04/27/2008 01:02:23 AM |
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KäneKïHö`alu
Akahai
64 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2008 : 7:11:20 PM
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| Kī Hōʻalu really is one of the greatest guitar styles in the world. Because it has been hidden for so long and has just recently come out in the past half-century or so, it is still developing and getting known, even within Hawaiʻi let alone outside. Other styles like flamenco and jazz have been played for a century or more and have been widely publicized since the start. I think in a few more decades slack key will be a favorite music of people worldwide. |
E mālama pono a e hoʻomaha ma ka maluhia o ke Akua,
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Kapila Kane
Ha`aha`a
USA
1051 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 08:20:48 AM
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Some advice to those new to slack-key...
get a much bigger music storage area...
We are blessed with a google of materials--unlike a generation ago....
it has exploded!
Much like our Boulder Bookstore which moved to a bigger store a few years ago--they had to--the self-help section got too big...
The taropatch and slack-key worlds are my self-help section!
Make it really big!
Maybe we should start a contractors forum! |
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Doug Fitch
Akahai
USA
80 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2008 : 9:37:06 PM
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Aloha Peter,
I too got really into slack key as the result of a whacked body. I was having heart problems (electrical-too much stress, too little sleep) and was sidelined big time. While recouping, I began playing (& got better at relaxing too!).
Welcome to Taropatch
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Doug Fitch
fitchdoug @ yahoo.com
www.dougfitchmusic.com
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pifarrell
Aloha
United Kingdom
32 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2008 : 12:54:50 AM
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Thanks Doug. I have to say that I've gotten better at relaxing since I started listening to and playing slack key, I just let the music wash over me. I love the singing as well, such richness in the voices, obviously I don't understand the lyrics but that really doesn't stop me from enjoying the songs(I don't understand Gaelic but I used to sing a couple of Gaelic songs).
A major factor for me is that it's one of the very few musical genres which began with the guitar.
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basilking
Lokahi
125 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2008 : 10:15:30 PM
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Edited by - basilking on 05/02/2008 11:47:46 AM |
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pifarrell
Aloha
United Kingdom
32 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2008 : 10:51:09 PM
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| basilking, I have to apologise but I didn't understand your post. |
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basilking
Lokahi
125 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2008 : 11:50:17 AM
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| " ... My Son and my younger Daughter, both excellent guitarists and complete Metalheads with their own band and who have defined traditional music as “gay” ... " It was late at night when I posted, may have reacted hastily to what I perceived as gender-orientation foolishness from your offspring. Music is ideally a unifier, shall leave it there and apologise as well. |
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pifarrell
Aloha
United Kingdom
32 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2008 : 8:08:29 PM
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Ah, I get it now. In the UK among the younger generation the word "gay" has several meanings.
No apology necessary. |
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slackkey
Lokahi
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2008 : 07:41:10 AM
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 Aloha Kawika (Hwn. for Peter)! Hey no worries, I used to be one of them myself back in the day! In the early 60's, I played the ukulele alot with friends during every morning and lunch recesses. Then in 1968 while still in Grade School, I played in my first band as a drummer !
Talk about a change huh? I was the youngest in the group! We played various types of rock and roll hits from Bands such as Blind Faith, Cream just to name a few. And my favorite... IRON BUTTERFLY! It was that drum solo that I really got into. Making it even longer so that the guys could go take a nice long break.
I totally blitzed-out with my longer drum solo. Oh yeah! I can't forget Jimi Hendrix's music, all of them. Today...it's all about "Kiho'alu" and my ukulele. WELCOME KAWIKA! (Peter) A Hui Hou!
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2008 : 07:58:48 AM
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| Hey Slack Key Bill - Inagaddadavida??? |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
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slackkey
Lokahi
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2008 : 12:27:14 AM
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Eh , how'zit Wanda! You know that! Yup! 'Das da one!Those were the really fun times back in the day. Every weekend there was a public dance (heavy-metal ballroom style ha! ha!). Not only that, but also the "BATTLE OF THE BANDS" competitions , private parties, highschool invites, and last but not least, performances at the shopping centers.
When Kawika (Peter) mentioned his Daughter and Son having their own Band, I could relate. It's funny tho...the very first instrument I learned how to play, was the ukulele. Mom taught me one song using the basic chords. It was My Yellow Ginger Lei, and by the time I got to the 4th grade, I developed my own style...but yet keeping it sweet and slow.
But yeah! I was a Metal Head too! What a transition huh? I am so very greatful for my abilities I have to play them...I'm no pro, but! It truly relaxes me and gives me pure joy. "Hey Wanda...Wanna Jam?" Take care!
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