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Topic: South Sea Island Magic |
Jim Mckay
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New Zealand
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 1 Jun 2020 5:18 pm |
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Top stuff, Jim! 
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George Rout
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 1 Jun 2020 5:25 pm
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Very pretty Jim. I love it.
Geo
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Joe Elk
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2020 6:03 pm
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Nice!!!!
Joe Elk Central Ohio |
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Dean Gray
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 1 Jun 2020 11:15 pm
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Great playing and lovely Stringmaster tone! What tuning(s) did you use?
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Jim Mckay
From:
New Zealand
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Posted 2 Jun 2020 12:25 am
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| Dean Gray wrote: |
| Great playing and lovely Stringmaster tone! What tuning(s) did you use? |
Hi Dean
That one was in the C6th "E-C-A-G-E-C-Bb-G" Hi to Lo.
Also thanks David, George and Joe.
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Derrick Mau
From:
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2020 10:58 am
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| Very nice Jim! |
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Jim Mckay
From:
New Zealand
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Posted 2 Jun 2020 12:35 pm
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| Derrick Mau wrote: |
| Very nice Jim! |
Thanks Derrick. Love your posts, Hawaiian songs are closest to my heart.
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 17 Jun 2020 10:10 pm
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| Jim, it is nice to hear that Hawaiian touch in your playing South Sea Island Magic, particularly in your single string picking. |
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Jim Mckay
From:
New Zealand
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Posted 18 Jun 2020 11:16 am
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| Don Kona Woods wrote: |
| Jim, it is nice to hear that Hawaiian touch in your playing South Sea Island Magic, particularly in your single string picking. |
Thanks for the kind words Don.
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Paul Seager
From:
Augsburg, Germany
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Posted 18 Jun 2020 11:38 pm
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This is very well played and a nice piece of music. Got some questions about the song:
Is this an old piece (and if it is ...),
Would you know if there is a vocal version?
can you point me to some benchmark recordings?
\ paul |
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Jim Mckay
From:
New Zealand
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Posted 19 Jun 2020 12:20 am
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| Paul Seager wrote: |
This is very well played and a nice piece of music. Got some questions about the song:
Is this an old piece (and if it is ...),
Would you know if there is a vocal version?
can you point me to some benchmark recordings?
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Hi Paul.
"South Sea Island Magic" I believe is a song written by Andy Iona around 1936. The lyrics by Lysle Tomerlin. It was performed by Alfred Apaka, Bing Crosby and of course many others.
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Kirk Francis
From:
Laupahoehoe
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Posted 22 Jun 2020 9:04 am south sea island magic.
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wonderful, bro!
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Frank Welsh
From:
Upstate New York, USA
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Posted 22 Jun 2020 12:33 pm
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Here's a version probably by Jules Ah See for the "Hawaii Calls: Hawaiian Strings" album...an album that got me addicted to Hawaiian style playing long ago and haunts me to this day.
"South Sea Island Magic" is the first tune on the album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yujS4hXf7f0 |
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Jim Mckay
From:
New Zealand
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Posted 22 Jun 2020 6:24 pm
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| Doug Beaumier wrote: |
Very nice, Jim!  |
Thanks Doug. I enjoy your posts very much.
Also mahalo Kirk.
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