Not sure whom to ask, I started out with one of our new friends from a Kanikapila we attended named Karen. I knew she didn't play guitar, but she might know someone who did. Less than five minutes later, she said her husband, Richard (who plays bass), would loan me one he had. Yay!!! He brought it over with a set of new strings, which I put on this morning. It looks and sounds great!
Richard loaned me this guitar, which was stored in a recording studio he used to operate - he is retired from that now. Too bad, because I would love to record in it - it is a top notch studio. His label was called Grass Shack Records. Richard and Karen have a beautiful house looking out on Kealekekua Bay.
My gig is at an afternoon Farmer's Market, and will be three hours long! I will take my mandolin and play some stuff on that, in addition to the singing. They provide a canopy and sound system.
We are doing a lot of things musically. Ron is having a lot of chances to play his uke, and has been watching YouTube video instructions, as well as getting some tips from other players. We've met quite a few people this way, and have been invited to a couple bigger groups over the New Years' weekend. Saturday is a once-a-month bluegrass group - this is a common musical form in Illinois, but much rarer in Hawaii. I've heard there are some really good players there, so we're looking forward to that.
Tonight we will hear slack-key guitarist, John Keawe in Waikoloa Village, to the north of here. I'm sure it'll be good. He lives on the island - further north in Hawe.
We'll keep you posted!
Aloha,
Mari
P.S. Here are a few photos from John Keawe's performance at the Kings' Shops:
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| John's wife, Hope, plays ukulele and sings beautifully |
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| Hope is also a hula dance instructor - seen here with two of her granddaughters |
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