Slack Key - Honolulu Medley

Hawaiian music has a long tradition of medleys, mine is a bit more obvious than most, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to combine two distinctive melodies that refer to the same city in Hawai`i.

The first song is "He Aloha No `O Honolulu" written by Lot Kauwe. This song is a farewell to Honolulu and a tour of the winds and rains encountered on a journey that eventually ends in Kona.

The second tune is an old one called "Honolulu, I'm Coming Back Again." I understand that it was commissioned by the Hawaiian tourism board of 1922. This song has English lyrics telling of the cherished features of Honolulu.

This video was recorded at the first Wingert House concert, held on March 28, 2009. Noted southern California luthier Kathy Wingert has begun a house concert series and invited me to be her first performer.

I captured this video on my Flip Mino HD using camera sound. I edited the result in Avidemux and adjusted the audio in Adobe Audition.

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• fran guidry
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• honolulu I'm coming back again
• acoustic music
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• slack
• key
• slack-key
• solo
• acoustic guitar
• acoustic
• fingerstyle
• hawaiian music
• hawaiian
• open tuning
• world music
• folk music
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• wingert

[franguidry]

Gee, John, that's pretty high praise. Thanks! The Flip is sure a nifty little gadget, it's so much fun I'm saving up for another one (grin).

Fran

[franguidry]

Thanks so much, everyone. I've sure met a lot of nice people through Hawaiian music.

Fran

[franguidry]

Eh, aloha Duke, this was a bit of an oops. I thought I had this vid set to private until I had a chance to listen to it.

Anyway, thanks so much for the kind words. It's great to hear from one of my slack key heroes. I'm working with a couple of guys these days and the singer got me going on "Coming Back" and I've had fun with it.

Fran

[Kikalani]

Wonderful slack key playing! Great tone and fluidity. Love this music! 5 big stars! Aloha, Chuck & Deb

[unclebobchurchill]

Thats some really cool music to relax with. Great guitar action.

[jbodhi15]

Ooo, testing another gadget to capture recordings? You're filling up my whole screen!!! I just wish my computer could handle the HD. lol. Always good to hear your playing. It reminds me of what drew me to slack key in the first place. (That funny warm feeling that starts in the chest and spreads all over radiating into chills)

[HumanRemodeling]

Very nice music! I'd love to hear more. Hope you are playing it for many people, this is very high quality.

Next time please record it a little louder. Seems like the mike needs to be closer to Fran. tThe mike must be with the audience, because the audience clapping at the end is loud.

[wjc1952]

Magnificent as always, Fran. Sweet as can be.

Me ke aloha,

Wanda

[BubbaFart]

I was born and raised in Moanalua, a community within the city of Honolulu, now living in Los Angeles. I just got back from a short visit and you took me back. I love the way you play. :-)

[zippychip2005]

Always a treat to see on youtube Fran.

[ScottAIIyn]

Awesome Fran! The camera doesn't do justice to the tone that you coax out of your guitars, but the music is beautiful. I can listen to this stuff all day long.