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Mark
Ha`aha`a
USA
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 Posted - 12/02/2007 : 3:21:16 PM
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I am pleased to announce the release of my new CD and TAB Book.
Ke Kukima Polinahe ~ Polynesian and Hawaiian Music for Appalachian Dulcimer
CD and TAB Book
The first-ever collection of classic Hawaiian & Polynesian music arranged for the Appalachian dulcimer - "Hi`ilawe," the essential Hawaiian song about an illicit love affair; "Tiare Tahiti," a beautiful Tahitian melody, King Kalakaua's immortal "Sweet Leilehua" - and many more. If you like slack key music, wait until you hear it played on the dulcimer!
I also played slack key guitar and a little `ukulele to round out the arrangements. I embarked on this project almost ten years ago; it's great to finally get it out there. The book has been completely revised, with more songs, playing notes, and resources. But I'm really stoked about the CD; it was quite a challenge. These wonderful songs really sound great on the dulcimer. And I had fun crafting new ki ho`alu backups for each one.
Of course you don't have to play the dulcimer to enjoy the CD!
‘Akaka Falls•Kahuli Aku•Lei Ohu•Pupu O Ewa•Wehiwehi ‘Oe•Tiare Tahiti•Ahe Lau Makani•Ahi Wela•Hi‘ilawe•Moloka‘i Waltz•Nanea Kou Maka i ka Le‘ale‘a•Pua Sadinia•Sweet Leilehua•Kaulana Na Pua•Pauoa Liko ka Lehua•Ua Like No a Like•Isa Lei•Aloha ‘Oe•Sanoe
I'll post audio clips when I get a chance. Ditto getting it set up on iTunes, CDBaby, etc. In the mean time, you can buy the CD and/or the book directly from my website and get it by Christmas!
www.mark-o.com
12/04/07 Audio clips added to my My Space page: http://www.myspace.com/markkailananelson
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Edited by - Mark on 12/04/2007 11:42:31 AM |
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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
1493 Posts |
Posted - 12/03/2007 : 1:06:50 PM
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Dusty,
Looks like something for Sheila's Christmas list, no? |
E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
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da_joka
Lokahi
361 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 1:59:40 PM
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| heard your clips on myspace. sounds great mark! |
If can, can. If no can, no can. |
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noeau
Ha`aha`a
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 10:01:01 PM
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| E, how you play da kine. Sound so nahenahe. Is it horizontal and you press da strings from above or sumpting/ Sound nice. |
No'eau, eia au he mea pa'ani wale nō. |
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Mark
Ha`aha`a
USA
1628 Posts |
Posted - 12/05/2007 : 09:52:56 AM
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Thanks for the kind words. It means a lot to me - it is always a little spooky when you push the boundaries a bit.
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Is it horizontal and you press da strings from above or sumpting
Yeah, the dulcimer is a weird little puppy. You hold it flat on your lap and fret the strings from above, sorta like a piano. The other strange detail is the fingerboard: dulcimers are diatonic, which means they only have the notes in a major scale (plus, usually, one extra fret--- don't ask.)
That makes them modal instruments-- if you play the old style stuff, you retune so you can play in scales like Mixolydian (a major scale with a flatted seventh); Aeolian (natural minor scale) and Dorian (a kind of minor scale. Think "Scarborough Fair" -- or "Kind of Blue" era Miles).
Plus you've only got three strings (mostly. Lots of times there's a double course). They are butt simple to play if you stick to very simple stuff, but it is really a challenge to play complex music on 'em.
FYI: There's a completely unrelated instrument with the same name: the hammered dulcimer. Again, don't ask. But the answer has to do with a misreading of the Bible...
"And they played on their dulcimers and sackbutts..."
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hawaiianmusiclover06
`Olu`olu
USA
562 Posts |
Posted - 12/05/2007 : 2:28:58 PM
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Mark... Just went on your myspace and heard the clips. Sounding good man. Keep it up!
Alana :) |
Aloha Kakou, maluhia a me aloha mau loa (Hello everyone, peace and love forever) |
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Larry Goldstein
Lokahi
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Posted - 12/08/2007 : 12:49:35 PM
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Just a note that I'm really enjoying Mark's latest (crossover) CD.
Many of the tunes you will recognize from the "Green Book", and from Old Time Slack Key Guitar. Yet to this novice ear, I clearly hear the melodies of many classics better when played on a new, and unsuspected instrument. It's fun, and full of Hawaiian soul.
Larry |
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