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Topic: Another 'hidden' Hawaiian steeler surfaces |
Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2013 1:57 pm |
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Just got wind of this band and steeler, Dawne Keli'iholokai, playing a local gig soon and found this clip of them doing one of my fave tunes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzimtSZ6caM
Makes you wonder how many other fine steelers are flying so low under the radar! |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2013 4:36 pm
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I love that song too ...
In 2008 I decided to play a set of Waltzes at Joliet ...
Folks tease me that I play too many JB arrangements ... so I wrote an arrangement of Kaula 'ili from a Sonny Chillingworth CD ... Finished off my set with it. The song had special meaning to me at that time (still does).
Did another waltz set this year ... And was gonna finish off with it ... But apparently I chat too much between songs .... And only got to play 4 out of the 5 that I had prepared to do.
My fault for ... What do y'all call it ... Talking Story ... 
Anyway, very nice video ... Enjoyed it very much ... Mucho Mahalos  |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2013 4:57 pm
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Glad someone liked it, Rick. One can never have too much Jerry Byrd, or versions of Kaula Ili. Is your arrangement video archived somewhere so we can view it?
Talking too much? Well, I've heard too many on steel that should have stuck to the vocal aspects! Long ago during my studies, Jerry told me, "There are a lot of people that can't play any better than you, Ron, but they think they can". |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2013 5:15 pm
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That was video taped and I want a copy ...
But 2007 was the last performance video that was made available to stage players ... . So it's somewhere ... I think Kamaka inherited the editing, etc job ...
He wears a lot of hats for HSGA ... So I didn't ask about it this year.
As for chatting ... I talk about my kids mostly .... At that 2010 show, I had just found out when I called home after arriving Wed nite at the Holiday Inn ... That Chrissy was pregnant with Maximo ... 
Missed the 2011 ... She was 7 months along with Luigi ...
So I have a lot of material to work with ... |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2013 5:58 pm
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In a few years that will be some band!  |
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Ron Simpson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2013 7:18 pm
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| I too am very fond of this song. I can't help but recall Bobby Ingano's version of this one. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2013 8:51 am
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Michael Lee Allen
From:
Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 12 Jan 2013 9:22 am
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2013 10:11 am
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I'll bet they didn't have a pickup on them like this one, though.  |
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Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 12 Jan 2013 12:22 pm
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| Wow ! that lady can sing, she got soul and wonderful intonation, great band, best post for some time, many thanks. |
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James Kerr
From:
Scotland, UK
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Posted 12 Jan 2013 3:40 pm
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That was lovely, I started out on Hawaiiam music and would like sometime to go back and record one of those if I thought I wouldn't get shredded by real Hawaiian Players.
James. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2013 4:15 pm
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The singer is no doubt related to Led and Ned Kaapana, so great talent runs in the family.
James, jump on it, do what you want and forget the nay bobbers. We need alternate styles! |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 12 Jan 2013 4:31 pm
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| I've never seen a double string uke before. |
http://www.johnmccrady.com/taropatch.html
As Michael Lee mentioned, the double-coursed ukulele is known as the taropatch. I think it has a better tone, but that's a matter of taste.
This is the one I play. Notice that the sound hole(s) are in the shape of a pair of dolphins. |
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Michael Lee Allen
From:
Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 12 Jan 2013 6:06 pm
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Jerome Hawkes
From:
Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2013 6:14 pm
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I figured (wrongly) that instrument was a triple(sp?)
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 12 Jan 2013 6:21 pm
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Kekoa Blanchet
From:
Kaua'i
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Posted 13 Jan 2013 10:18 am
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From Michael Lee Allen's post of the C.F. Martin catalog page:
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TAROPATCHES.
These are shaped like the ukuleles, only larger, same material and styles. Made regularly with eight strings, or with four strings to order.
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So did Martin make a distinction between a 4-string taropatch and a tenor ukulele? Or were the 4-string taropatches the first Martin tenors, just with a different name? |
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David Nelson
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2013 3:22 pm
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| Ron Whitfield wrote: |
| The singer is no doubt related to Led and Ned Kaapana, so great talent runs in the family. |
She is their sister. She appears to be playing a Kala 8-string tenor (perhaps baritone) ukulele. |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 13 Jan 2013 3:45 pm
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| It really irks me that even the ukulele has to have a pickup in it nowadays. But who am I to talk with my big ol' horseshoe magnet? |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 13 Jan 2013 3:52 pm
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| The Martin Taropatch was the first concert sized ukulele... different than the 8-string ukulele often played in Hawaii today which is tenor-baritone sized with the third and fourth string pair tuned in octaves. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2013 4:15 pm
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| Jeff Au Hoy wrote: |
| It really irks me that even the ukulele has to have a pickup in it nowadays. |
Anybody up for Tiny Tim thru a Marshall stack? |
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Bill Leff
From:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2013 12:58 pm
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Nice version of Makee Ailana by that band on the tube as well. Dawne sounds a lot like Gabby's steel on volume 2 of the Maile Serenader's album to me.
Nice find Ron, a hidden gem! |
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Bill Leff
From:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2013 12:58 pm
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Nice version of Makee Ailana by that band on the tube as well. Dawne sounds a lot like Gabby's steel on volume 2 of the Maile Serenader's album to me.
Nice find Ron, a hidden gem! |
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Norman Markowitz
From:
Santa Cruz, California
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Posted 8 Mar 2013 9:43 am
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Saw Dawane last night on a live feed broadcast from the Willows Restaurant in Honolulu. Although they list his name as Donnie Keliiholokai. With the same uke and bass player. This time they were supporting a singer named Rich K. I think they archive their broadcasts. Check out this webstite:
http://new.livestream.com/pakele
They do a live braodcast every Thursday 6:30 PM Hawai'i time. But it does look like they archive a lot of their broadcasts.
Dawane/Donnie did a super job. All the people in the live comment feed were complementing the steel guitar player all during the show. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2013 12:52 pm
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Aw, man, I missed all that, Willows is a great spot for relaxigrooving and I was in the mood.
Glad to hear the steel player at least got some luv. |
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