A soft, soothing sampler of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele by Doug & Sandy McMaster.
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The Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar of Ledward Kaapana Music Book
Hawaiian slack key guitar-playing has inspired fingerstyle guitarists around the globe. In this instructional program, slack key guitarist Keola Beamer displays his expertise on a wide range of subjects while giving viewers the essential knowledge they need to start playing in his style. Through seven traditional and original songs, viewers will learn how to create the slack key's original sound by tuning their instruments in various ways. Songs include: Grandmother's Wish, My Yellow Ginger Lei, and Bath
"The instructional video Art of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar features award winning musician Keola Beamer focusing on various techniques that will improve anyone's playing skill. He then shows how these various techniques are employed when playing songs like ""Kalena Kai,"" ""Makika,"" and ""He Punahele."" ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide"
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The Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar of Ledward Kaapana - Hosted By Bob Brozman
Hawaiian slack-key guitar began evolving in the 1830s, when Spanish and Mexican cowboys brought guitars to the cattle ranches of the Big Island. It became a recognizable style around the turn of the century. The term refers to the practice of slacking some strings from standard tunings to create open tunings; the thumb provides the bass line while the other fingers play melody and improvise. It might thus remind some listeners of the fingerpicking of a country master like Doc Watson, but the style has a
Jeff Peterson, a slack key guitarist from a paniolo community on Maui, has training in other forms of guitar playing, including classical and jazz. As a result, his technique is somewhat different from many of the old slack key masters -- his sound is cleaner, arguably a little more sparse, and there is less of the usual self-harmonizing with the bass strings. As a result, the overall effect is a little less full, but perhaps a little brighter as well. This is slack key with a bit more modern touch, in the
Other Styles Learn to Play Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar MB96695BCD 1.06 796279055505 786641096 160 2- 2+ Hawaiian slack key guitar (Ki Ho'alu) is one of the world's great acoustic guitar traditions. This tradition includes virtuoso guitar pieces, but the majority of songs played slack key are classic Hawaiian melodies either played as instrumentals or as accompaniment to vocals with instrumental breaks between the verses. The term "slack key" does not refer to a type of guitar, but rather to any guitar played
Personnel: George Kuo (vocals, guitar). Slack key guitar is a style of acoustic guitar playing that originated in Hawaii, the result of South Seas island rhythms combining with the hymns and pop tunes of the island-state's North American, Mexican, Portuguese, Filipino, and Samoan settlers. The style is sweet, mellow, and nostalgic, and in slack key circles George Kuo is considered to be one of the finest in the older style of playing. For a near-perfect NIGHT of relaxing to some unique six-stringed strains,
Haiwaiian Slack Key Guitar in the Real Old Style
Performed by: Keola Beamer: The Art of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Video Cassette, instruments: Guitar
Featuring: Raymond Kane, Sonny Chillingworth, Ledward Kaapana, Leonard Kwan, Haunani Apoliona, Diana Aki, and George Kahamoku Jr. This compelling look at Hawaiian slack-key guitar unveils a cultural richness that is uniquely Hawaiian. The story is told not by a narrator but by the artists telling their stories in their own words so that the spirit and feeling of the Hawaiian people emerge. The development of slack-key corresponds with Hawaiian culture while preserving its tradition in form and verse. This
Release Date: 2007-12-01, Audio CD, Westernmost Records
Track Listing: 1. Strawberry Guavas, 2. Hana Highway Slack Key, 3. Akaka Falls, 4. Lullaby For My Tutu, 5. Little Grass Shack, 6. Imagine, 7. Ke Kai <alie, 8. Ku'u Lei Awapuhi, 9. Goin' Upcountry, 10. Itoshi No Kimi Ni, 11. Hanalei Morning, 12. Na Hali'a Aloha, 13. Hawaiian Wedding Song, The (Ke Kali Ne Au)
Personnel: Jim "Kimo" West (guitar).Recording information: Chez Kimo, Van Nuys, CA. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.