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Topic: New Tune HSGA - Bobby Ingano "Live" |
Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Doug Smith
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Medway, Ohio
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Posted 21 Aug 2005 5:04 pm |
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The name of the first tune is Kaula Ili. Barb Withee plays bass on both cuts.
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Denny Turner
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Oahu, Hawaii USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2005 1:22 am
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THANK YOU Gerald, ...for the excellent work with the HSGA website soundfiles.
Kaula Ili is particularly soul moving. Bobby has certainly come into his own right. His playing on that song effected me quite similar to how Jerry's playing often effected / effects me; Cheekin Skin from deep inside; ...silences the world's noise and for a few moments allows me to be alone with the depths of my soul. A real pleasure.
Shortly before Jerry left us, I spent several hours at his bedside taking in his highlighting the things he felt most important to playing Steel (and the soul of Musicianship). Jerry said that one of the most important things was best put by another famous Musician (I forgot the name ... it's in my notes) who once told Jerry that when Jerry played there was such prolonged suspense BETWEEN the notes that it seemed like Jerry would never reach / arrive-at the next note in/on time, ...and playing so much inflection in that timespace, ...to the point of being scary to Musicians playing with him or Musicians listening to him play and wondering if he would ever reach the next note on time with the accompanyment. With that story as an intro, Jerry said that one of the most important things in playing was what you did BETWEEN notes, ...like how much soul you could put into the music and playing in those moments of suspended time between the notes; And the more you payed attention to that, the more the time between the notes would seem to open up and afford more time there to inflect feeling / soul. And that it was the mark of a well accomplished Steeler / Musician when they played the time between the notes well, with soul, ...and touched others by what was being done in that manner.
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That cut of Kaula Ili shows how well that Bobby has come to be able to play that soul between the notes; And it stands out from the rest of us that can only aspire to such accomplishment and delivery. A real lesson for to hear and pay attention to. .....IMHO.
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THANK YOU again,
Aloha,
DT~
[This message was edited by Denny Turner on 27 August 2005 at 01:55 PM.] |
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Doug Smith
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Medway, Ohio
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Posted 22 Aug 2005 4:02 am
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The Augusta Heritage Center(http://www.augustaheritage.com/) has a summer program of music and craft classes. Bobby taught a steel guitar class this year at "Guitar and Cajun Week". We had a great time teaching, playing and jamming with the students and other instructors. Wayne Henderson, Robin Kessinger, and Mary Flower were the other guitar teachers, and there was a wonderful array of Cajun musicians, who love to play and know how to party. The website has descriptions of all the instructors and their offerings.
Morning sessions are for the main "class"; in the afternoon a variety of seminars and workshops allow students to sample the various instructors' skills and approaches to their music. We brought a number of steels for students to try out at these afternoon workshops and had a very good response.
The recordings of Kaula Ili and Nalani are from one of the evening concerts at Augusta. |
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Kay Das
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 22 Aug 2005 5:12 am
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bobby, what kept you so long? that is beautiful,soulful steel!! as you always have played...and as you say on one of your recent CDs, and i quote here for non-peddlers...." always always play from your heart, no place else."
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George Rout
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 22 Aug 2005 5:19 am
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| Kaula Ili brings tears to my eyes, it is so "moving". The effect is nothing short of magnificant. And yes, thanks to Gerald for accomplishing all the good things on the HSGA website. George |
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George Rout
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 22 Aug 2005 9:55 am
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I should have asked what is the tuning Bobby is uning for that tune please?
Geo |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Doug Smith
From:
Medway, Ohio
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Posted 22 Aug 2005 10:04 am
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I think Bobby used this seven string C6 tuning, or something like it, at the Augusta Concert.
From low to high:
Bb E G A C E G |
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Kris Oka
From:
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2005 12:39 pm
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| I fell in love with Kaula Ili when Moe Keali sang it as his lead tune of his CD before his passing. Bobby Ingano takes it to a new level. When I close my eyes and listen, Bobby has a purity of tone and touch and aloha that comes from the heart. It is the beauty of Hawaiian steel and the morning ragrance of gardenia and ginger that keeps drawing me back to the Islands. |
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Don Kona Woods
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Posted 22 Aug 2005 12:44 pm
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Thanks Gerald for posting this great music.
Bobby is doing his usual great stuff. But I might say that Doug Smith did a great job of rhythm guitar backup.
Ditto what Denny said plus $03 more.
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| one of the most important things in playing was what you did BETWEEN notes, ...like how much soul you could put into the music and playing in those moments of suspended time between the notes. |
I believe that THIS PRINCIPLE, STYLE OR TECHNIQUE OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT along with the HAWAIIAN VAMPS are what distinguish the Hawaiian sound that we often talk about. Of course playing with the heart can be emphasized, but perhaps what you do between the notes or frets is what playing with the heart involves.
We can all be encouraged to work on this more.
Aloha,
Don[This message was edited by Don Kona Woods on 22 August 2005 at 01:45 PM.] |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 22 Aug 2005 2:49 pm
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| Bobby used the eight string bakelite he picked up last spring. He removed the bottom/bass string,'cause he doesn't need that string!! |
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Derrick Mau
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Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2005 4:52 pm
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Doug is correct with Bobby's tuning.
He uses a Bb on the 7th string instead of a C.
Bobby taught me this tuning when I first started steel guitar 3 years ago. |
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Kris Oka
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San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2005 6:17 pm
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| Ross, is Bobby's recording of Kauli Ili thru a Roland MicroCube on the HSGA website? |
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Kris Oka
From:
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2005 9:00 am
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| If Bobby Ingano can play that sweet thru a Roland MicroCube, then what more do we need. |
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Ian McLatchie
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Sechelt, British Columbia
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Posted 23 Aug 2005 1:11 pm
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| Just coming to the end of my west coast vacation, and having a rare chance to check in to the Forum. I'll be back home in a couple of days, and will post a new topic when I get there. For the moment, I'll just say what a delight it is to see a couple of Bobby and Doug's Augusta tunes available for everyone to hear. I was in Bobby's class in July. In fact, I WAS Bobby's class - the only person to register for the Hawaiian guitar workshop! Having the chance to work that closely with Bobby (and with Doug, who gave me some great instruction on E and C#m7) was one of the greatest experiences of my life. It's an experience I hope to repeat next year, but I know that won't happen unless we can convince the good folks at Augusta that more than one person will sign up next time around. That'll be the subject of my posting Friday. For now, this pay-as-you-go computer is just about out of time - gotta run. |
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Jeff Au Hoy
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Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 23 Aug 2005 5:40 pm
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Holy cow, two whole songs without a single car horn or fire engine siren. Are you sure this is Bobby?
Hehe nah, much Aloha to Bobby.
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George Rout
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 23 Aug 2005 6:45 pm
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This may be a stupid question, but does Kaula Ili have any lyrics (in any language)?
I was playing the tune for a friend here and that question came up, because the tune is so haunting. Geo |
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Don Kona Woods
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Posted 23 Aug 2005 8:36 pm
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Kaula `Ili - by Eliza Haaheo
1. Ho`omakaukau ko kaula `ili
I luna o ka pu'u kanaka leo nui
Ho`olohe i ke kani o nä manu
O never mind ua hina pü ua hiki nö
O never mind ua hina pü ua hiki nö
English version:
1. Make ready your lariat
Put it over the throat, of the man with the big voice
Heed the cry of birds
Never mind, you will fall, it is done
Never mind, you will fall, it is done
2. O `oe ka i huia ihola
Ka mana`o e pua pua`i `ala
Eia o pu`u o hulu
Ulu nö wau ua hiki nö
Ulu nö wau ua hiki nö
English version:
2. You are the one who was met
My constantly recurring thought
Here is a group of special people
I am inspired, it is done
I am inspired, it is done
It sounds better in Hawaiian. 
Aloha,
Don
[This message was edited by Don Kona Woods on 23 August 2005 at 09:38 PM.] |
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George Rout
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 24 Aug 2005 5:31 am
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| Thanks Don. I really appreciate it. Tune is so haunting, I can just picture somebody singing it with great feeling. Geo |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2005 5:48 am
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I have a CD by Sonny Chillingworth ... that has that tune on it.
It's my favorite song on the CD ... his vocals are so rich ...
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My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 24 Aug 2005 1:13 pm
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One of the nicest version of this song was sung by the late Sonny Chillingworth. Man, he put the same feeling into that song with his beautiful voice as did Bobby with his steel guitar ! (Also, Sonny was playing some mighty neat slack key).
Listening to Bobby (whom I feel is probably Hawai'i's top steel player today) sorta reminds me of George "Pops" Rogers. Pops playing also had that soulful sound which Bobby has captured so beautifully. I think it may have been Jerry who mentioned to me, "it was not the notes that Pops played, it was the notes he didn't play"...meaning the spacing between his notes. Quite a challenge for us lowly steel players, isn't it ? [This message was edited by George Keoki Lake on 24 August 2005 at 02:15 PM.] |
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