3rd Annual Seattle Slack Key Festival
November 13, 2011
2 – 6pm
The Third Annual Seattle Slack Key Festival features a diverse range of Hawaiian musicians and Slack Key superstars including: Cyril Pahinui, Jeff Peterson, Sonny Lim, Makana, and Greg Sardinha along with special guest, Amy Hanaialii Gilliom, steel guitarist, and ukulele prodigy, Kunia Pahinui-Galdeira. Emcees Skylark Rosetti and Braddah Gomes and local hula halau add to this fantastic line-up. We’ll also enjoy Hawaiian tropical flowers and prize drawings.
The show is being held at Town Hall from 2-6pm. Doors open at 1pm. General admission tickets are $35.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/172438
Town Hall
1119 8th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101-2738
(206) 652-4255
Meet the Artists/Heavy Pupu Performance and Kanikapila will be held at the Red Lantern on Saturday, November 12th, at 6pm. This is an up close opportunity to meet, talk story, collect program or CD autographs and watch the performers in a Kanikapila performance.
Tickets including best seats in house, poster and a t-shirt are $125 tickets. Admission only tickets are $40. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/172438
Attendance is very limited so please purchase early.
Red Lantern Asian Cuisine
520 S Jackson St
Seattle WA 98104
206-682-7211
Learn to play the sweet and soulful sounds of Hawaii…
Workshops in Slack Key, Steel Guitar, and Ukulele will be held November 12, 2011
Sonny Lim, Jeff Peterson, and Kunia Galdeira join Cyril Pahinui, traditional masters of Kiho’alu or slack key guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele instruct in the kanikapila style. Nana ka maka; ho’olohe ka pepeiao -watch with the eyes, and listen with the ears. Thus one learns. This traditional method provides the perfect instruction to this rich tradition. Students of all levels will be guided through simple exercises and solos to create the “slack key” sound.
Slack key can be played on any guitar, acoustic or electric. The term refers to both the musical style and the myriad ways the instrument is tuned. Instructors teach several traditional tunings. In addition, you’ll learn the use of vibrato, harmonics, slurs, harmonies in thirds and sixths, legato playing and other musical ideas that have helped create a distinctive guitar sound. This lush finger-picking style will add new sounds and flavors to your entire repertoire.
Workshop sessions will be held at Dusty Strings Music School for $40 per session.
To sign-up please contact:
Adam Burdick
Dusty Strings Music School Director
(206) 634-1662
music@dustystringsstore.com
Participation is limited so please register early. Students must bring their own guitar or ukulele.
Questions? Email Cyril at: cyril@cyrilpahinui.com or call 808-722-8575.
Accommodation special at:
American Hotel
520 South King Street
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 622-5443
www.americanhotelseattle.com
A special thank you to our key sponsors: