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lynn
Lokahi
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 Posted - 07/06/2011 : 10:14:24 PM
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 This week on Pakele Live! with Tony Solis our guest is Bill Wynne and friends – Jeff Au Hoy, Ocean Kaowili, and Hale Seabury - plus some special surprise guests!
Although born in Philadelphia and raised on the east coast, Bill has been immersed in Hawaiian music and culture since birth. Hawaiian music came into the family home through radio and records and captivated his father who learned to play steel guitar - becoming a first-call musician for local hula shows and backyard pa'ina. Bill's mom was a talented vocalist, bassist, and danced hula. By the time Bill was born, his family was already favored by the local Hawaiian community on the east coast. Bill learned to play 'ukulele, slack key guitar, bass, and steel guitar by emulating the legends he heard on the many Hawaiian music records his local aunties and uncles brought home for him from their trips to Hawai'i - eventually amassing an enviable collection of more than 2,500 Hawaiian music records, many rare and out-of-print. From these recordings Bill also learned to sing Hawaiian songs, many long-forgotten even by previous generations of Hawaiians. Today, Bill knows hundreds of Hawaiian songs by heart - making him a crowd favorite wherever he goes. In 1994, he had the privilege and honor of opening for legends of Hawaiian music – Loyal Garner, Dennis Pavao, Robi Kahakalau, Cyril Pahinui and The Makaha Sons - at New York's venerable Carnegie Hall.
Bill's first love is Hawaiian falsetto singing. In 2005, he won the Aloha Festivals Falsetto Contest and a Hula Records recording contract. Since then, Bill has performed at various places around Hawai’i, including Halekulani Hotel with Jeff Au Hoy and Keola Chan, and at Chiko's with Keao Costa and Hale Seabury-Akaka. He’s also had the honor of sitting in with his musical heroes, including Genoa Keawe, Mahi Beamer, Richard Ho'opi'i and Jerry Santos.
After years of study, Bill possesses the uncanny ability to identify legends of slack key, steel guitar, and 'ukulele by ear. Most recently, Bill put this rare skill and his vast collection of Hawaiian music to use when he hosted the radio program "Ho'olohe Hou" for the short-lived 50th State Radio in Las Vegas. He continues to look for a new home for his unique program.
Join host Tony Solis for Pakele Live! on Thursday, July 7 from 6:30-8:30pm HST at the Willows Restaurant (901 Hausten St., Honolulu). Those who are unable to attend can watch the live stream at www.pakelelive.com. (The show will also be edited for television and shown at a later date on OC16 TV and www.oc16.tv)
Admission is free, no reservations are required and all ages are welcome! Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. (Doors open at 5:30.) Guests may choose from the full nightly buffet ($34.95) or an a la carte menu created especially for Pakele Live! (and available only during the show), with prices ranging from $5 to $16. Drink specials are also available. Validated valet parking is only $3.
Note: If you watch online, don’t forget to email the show at pakele @ lava.net and let us know you’re watching! Mention your name and where you’re located - city, state – or country, if outside the U.S.!
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Admin
Pupule
USA
4551 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2011 : 6:50:23 PM
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| So who's tuning in? Watching from the comfort of my... bed. Yeah, go Bill! |
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markwitz
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 07/07/2011 : 7:12:10 PM
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Classic stuff from Bill and the boys.
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"The music of the Hawaiians, the most fascinating in the world, is still in my ears and
haunts me sleeping and waking."
Mark Twain |
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PearlCityBoy
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 07/07/2011 : 7:12:12 PM
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Howzit Andy,
You're still up? It's way past your bedtime! Bill and co. sound great--love the Hawaiian music from a bygone era. What a treat!
Aloha,
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Admin
Pupule
USA
4551 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2011 : 7:18:41 PM
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| I'll be hurting tomorrow but couldn't miss Bill's "return" to Hawaiian music. |
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markwitz
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 07/07/2011 : 7:20:09 PM
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Jeff is channeling Billy Hew Len on a steel guitar once owned by Pua Almeida!!
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"The music of the Hawaiians, the most fascinating in the world, is still in my ears and
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Mark Twain |
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PearlCityBoy
Lokahi
USA
432 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2011 : 7:31:12 PM
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| Andy, you still awake? Bill just gave a nice shoutout to you and Taropatch. Cool! |
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Admin
Pupule
USA
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Posted - 07/07/2011 : 7:32:27 PM
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| He had to otherwise I'll be sitting up late all cranky. LOL. |
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PearlCityBoy
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 07/07/2011 : 9:11:41 PM
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Bill, a big mahalo for a very entertaining and unpredictable show. Who would have thought, "Hoboken meets Honolulu?" Terrific musicians and musicianship. Enjoy the rest of your honeymoon!
Aloha,
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Claudia
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 07/07/2011 : 10:34:53 PM
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| Tommy and I were there, cheering Bill on - he was terrific and the band top notch! |
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Bill Wynne & Friends - Pakele, 7/7
