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PearlCityBoy
Lokahi
USA
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 Posted - 06/06/2012 : 08:23:40 AM
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Hi Gretchen,
You may want to network with halaus, Hawaiian or Polynesian community groups, or colleges (e.g., their Hawaiian Clubs) to see if they know of any slack key players or kanikapilas. Regarding kanikapilas, even though there may be mostly uke players and not any slackers, you can learn a lot about the songs, Hawaiian pronunciation and phrasing, etc. and most importantly you will learn to play with others (albeit at various skill levels). If you listen to the other instruments (e.g., uke, standard tuned guitars, steel guitar, bass) you might get ideas that you can adapt for slack key.
Also, if you are visiting a particular part of the country, you can post here (or reach out privately via Taropatch) to see if there are any slackers in the area who would like to jam. I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area, and there are several monthly kanikapilas that are open to anyone, and we love to have out-of-town visitors drop in. On a smaller scale, if there's a slacker in town, sometimes we can cobble together a handful of other slackers to jam and share ideas (right Andy Admin?).
Aloha,
Doug |
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Madison, Wisconsin
