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Ahonui
USA
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 Posted - 09/22/2007 : 07:55:45 AM
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| Best wishes for tonight, Andy! |
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Pupule
USA
4551 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2007 : 6:58:27 PM
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Whoa, what an experience. I played Ku`u Ipo Onaona, Moloka`i Sweet Home and `Opihi Moemoe. Despite a racing heart beat and shaking fretting hand, I made it. I need to play solo more to reduce that and just calm down. The nearly sold out New Hampshire crowd was warm and full of aloha. I got to meet all kinds of great people from Maine to Maui to Connecicut to New Hampshire. I saw `Alika from afar during Hoku's set but sadly missed meeting her face to face after the show.
Margo Reola opened the show with I Miss You, My Hawai`i and Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Margo hasn't graduated from high school yet and has the voice of an angel. Unbelievable. The Reola `ohana were so kind and so musically talented.
If you guys have the opportunity to see Hoku Zuttermeister along with the Makaha Sons, don't miss it. Musicianship and entertainment to the max. No surprise from the Sons who have been at it for 31 years but Hoku is the real deal. By the time Hoku finished his set with the Sons, the crowd was on their feet. I'd point out highlights but honestly their entire set was superlative.
This was the first Hawaiian music show of its kind in Stratham, NH. People came from far and wide. Many had never heard ki ho`alu including the sound guys. What a privilege it was to perform with these legends of Hawaiian music and bring slack key to the ears of new listeners. I am on Cloud 9. Mahalo nui to Rick and Janet Savastano, Alex and Ruthie Reola, and everyone else who made this show possible.
Tomorrow, Hoku, and the Uncles Jerome, John, and Moon perform the National Anthem at the New England Pats game! |
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noeau
Ha`aha`a
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2007 : 8:58:27 PM
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| So good to know that chiken skin is alive and well in NH.. Sounds like you had agrand time. |
No'eau, eia au he mea pa'ani wale nō. |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2007 : 02:10:41 AM
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Andy - I am glad you had fun and experienced the aloha. Sounds like I have plenty to look forward to next Saturday evening in College Park, MD. The news clip I saw of Hoku and the Sons on the Boston FOX network impressed me mightly about Mr. Zuttermeister. Can't wait.
OK - now where's the pictures? Gotta be pictures, right? |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
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Sarah
`Olu`olu
571 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2007 : 04:50:26 AM
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Sounds Wonderful, Andy, like an experience of a lifetime! Whee ha! Congratulations again!
aloha,
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marzullo
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 09/23/2007 : 06:23:13 AM
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huuuuii! thanks for the update, andy, i was wondering how it went. i wish i could've been there,
aloha
keith
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hawaiianmusiclover06
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 09/23/2007 : 08:11:29 AM
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WOW! Sounds like you had a great time Andy at the concert. Too bad that you couldn't meet 'Alika afterwards face to face. That would have been neat. I am so glad it was a nearly sold out show. I can't wait till next Saturday because I get to meet Kaukahi because they are performing in a local mall here in Hawaii! WOOO-HOOOO!
Alana :) |
Aloha Kakou, maluhia a me aloha mau loa (Hello everyone, peace and love forever) |
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EastCoastTropics
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 09/23/2007 : 08:28:59 AM
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Aloha!
This is my first post here and I just wanted to say that I saw the Makaha Sons concert last night. I also met Andy after the show....I took your photo Andy (you gave the Shaka sign). I was very impressed hear you play and sing last night and I hope to have the opp to hear you play again in the future. I also purchased Darin's CD at the show and look forward to listening to it today! 
I was supposed to meet with Alika last night too....my friend Nancy and her daughter was with the hula halua that performed with the show last night. Unfortunately, I had to leave early....I saw Alika in the audience last night after Hoku called her out but I could not find her in the lobby before I left.
As for the show, this was the first time I saw Hoku's performance as well. I was in Hawaii for two weeks Sept 4-18th and missed him at Ala Moana's Moonlight Mele so I'm glad to have seen him.
I haven't lived in Hawaii for over 20 years but go to Hawaii every year to visit with ohana and friends and for business as well. I had a blast taking photos of the Aloha Festival Parade...I had forgotten how beautiful the Pa'u Queen and island princesses were as well has how colorful adorned all their horses are! And the Thunderbirds over Waikiki was so thrilling to watch and photog as well!
Don't know if we can post photos here, but if we can, please let me know if it's okay to post Andy's photo here....as well as the Makaha Sons and Hoku's signing autographs after the show.
Lovena
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Darin
Lokahi
USA
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alika207
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 09/23/2007 : 10:46:04 AM
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What a great show last night! Andy, I think you are a great slack key player. So glad you could share your music with all of us. I'm sorry I didn't get to meet you. Maybe somewhere else!
Aloha! |
He kehau ho'oma'ema'e ke aloha.
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Pupule
USA
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Posted - 09/23/2007 : 5:25:45 PM
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Thanks `Alika. We'll meet up next time. 
Lovena - it was great meeting you after the show. Thanks for your kind words and taking a photo. Would love to see your photos here. Please read this: How do I post a photo? Welcome to Taropatch.net!
It was truly a humbling and awe inspiring experience to spend time with these incredible musicians. Lucky, lucky! |
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MahinaM
Lokahi
USA
389 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2007 : 7:58:04 PM
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| We were thinking of you all the way on the other coast, Andy! Wish we could've heard you. It's what I call an "MMM" - Magical Music Moments. This sure qualified, yah? - M |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2007 : 01:56:37 AM
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Here is another e-mail from Makaha Sons newsletter. Down in the middle of the page is a link to pictures of the event, Woo-hoo, Andy. How wonderfully exciting.
Aloha friends,
The Makaha Sons want to thank all of you for your kind words in response to their performances on Fox 25 in Boston and their appearance at the Patriots game to sing the National Anthem. We have been hearing from many of you that had the opportunity to see the game on television and, unfortunately, the Sons apparently were not shown. We are trying to secure the footage from available sources and if we are allowed to, will share it with you. Sharlene was at the game and will be sending still pictures home throughout the evening.
This brings us to our current announcement. Sharlene will be sending images back to Hawai’i for us to post on the site and for the first time in Makaha Sons history, you will see their travels while they are still on the road. You will see in the pictures posted throughout the week the Makaha Sons’ newest sound engineer, Ioane Burns. Ioane plays bass and sings with Hoku Zuttermeister as part of the duo known as Kana’e. We would like to welcome Ioane to the MS Family and look forward to him sharing his engineering talents with you as you listen to the Makaha Sons at their upcoming live performances. We have just posted pictures from their first two days in the Boston/New Hampshire areas and you can view them through the Sons’ photo gallery at this link:
http://www.makahasons.com/photos.html
We hope to have pictures of them at the Patriot’s game up by tomorrow evening so please check back during the week as we will be putting up the pictures that Sharlene will be sending home for all of you to see.
The Sons want to thank everyone who came to the concert at the Meehan Performing Arts Center; they had so much fun and everyone in the audience made them feel so welcome…there’s talk of returning so stay tuned and we’ll keep you all updated as we get more information.
Mahalo for spending some time with us and for all of your kind emails. We have been forwarding them to the Sons and they’re having a great time reading them. We cannot stress this enough; YOU are the reason why the Sons continue on their mission to spread the music of Hawai’i and this week in particular has been a spectacular one for the Makaha Sons Family!
Aloha everyone,
Sharlene and Kawikanui |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
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Pupule
USA
4551 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2007 : 04:00:01 AM
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Here's a photo that Sharlene Oshiro had taken during the show and sent me this morning. Thanks Sharlene!
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
1597 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2007 : 07:07:03 AM
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But... who is that guy on the stage??
Looks too handsome and relaxed to be Andy!
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Mahope Kākou...
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