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Hollis Landrum: Kukana's Mele
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A hauntingly beautiful and romantic original piece
slack keyki hoalukanekwan
Hawaiian slack key guitar (ki ho`alu) from members of TaroPatch.net
Original Hawaiian (ki hoalu) songs and arrangements from members of ...the online ohana (family) for anyone interested in learning to play this beautiful guitar style. (Slack key is traditional Hawaiian "back porch" music and has recently received more widespread exposure through George Winston's label.) The songs posted here are neither polished nor intended for commercial release; they are simply examples of slack key guitar played by regular people (both Hawaiian and haole) who love the style and want to share their learning experience with others. If you're not currently a member of , please feel free to visit us at ...we have a wealth of resources for anyone interested in playing (or just listening to) slack key guitar and a great bunch of people to make it feel like home.
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Peak #233
Peak in subgenre #4
Author
Hollis Landrum
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2003 Hollis Landrum
Uploaded
August 04, 2003
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MP3 4.0 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
I was up late one night working with William Russo's excellent book, "Composing Music", and this melody just came to me while in a Taro patch tuning. I thought it sounded romantic, so I named it after my wife, Susan.
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