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Jon Concilio Dec 26, 2022
Brad – thank you so much for adding links to various versions of the song – these are super helpful. And I would have never caught that quirky time signature change in bar 11 – so thank you for pointing that out.
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Brad Bordessa Dec 26, 2022
Knowing how the songs go makes all the difference. I remember how intimidating it was to find versions of Hawaiian songs that were relevant to the way I learned to play them.
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Susan Murry Aug 8, 2023
Going to take my time and spend a lot of time trying to do this myself.
The one version is guitars not ukuleles.
I need a course to learn Hawaiian.
Learning the words is my first hurdle.
Going to take a lot of lawn mowing to learn this one.
Glad we live on 6 acres.
Aloha Brad!-
Brad Bordessa Aug 8, 2023
Kaliko Beamer-Trapp gives wonderful ZOOM lessons on Hawaiian at pretty much any level: https://oleloonline.com/virtual-classroom/. His website is kind of clunky, but he is a wonderful instructor and a delightful dude.
6 acres of mowing is a lot of memorization! :-)
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Susan Murry Aug 19, 2023
Brad I finally got it without cheating and looking.
It seems a lot easier now!
I think I was over thinking the whole exercise.
Relaxing and really listening to the music made it all happen.
The Irish tune is still a favorite!
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Howard Eskildsen Jan 30, 2024
Thanks for including this song; it’s simple, sweet, and a lot of fun to play and sing. I heard Auntie Genoa Keawe sing it in 2003 or 2004 at a concert in Wailuku, Maui. George Kahumaku accompanied her on guitar along with an amazing young man whose name I forget on ukulele. Wonderful memories, mahalo! Howard
I watched this video lesson many months ago and have always loved this song. But decided that it was too advanced for where I was at the time.
Today I revisited this lesson and watched your play through first, then listened intently to the suggeested YouTube links of Peter Moon, Gabby, and Genoa Keawe. Then before watching your lesson video through I tried to pick out the melody by ear and through some trial and error I was able to figure it out. I can definitely see the improvement in my ear training. Big smile on my face today. Mahalo nui loa, kumu Brad