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Topic: Lesson Series: Pu Uana Hulu
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Roy Thomson
Member From: Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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posted 07 April 2003 09:01 AM
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Ron Turner just added my arrangement of this
beautifull Hawaiian Song to my Learning Series Site. As usual the MP3 and the Tablature are there for those who care to learn.
I stole it from a Slack Key Guitar player and it was written as a tribute to Gabby Pahanui. E6th. tuning.
Here's the link: http://www.clictab.com/royt/lesson_9.htm |
James Brown
Member From: Mt Uniacke, Nova Scotia, Canada
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posted 07 April 2003 12:20 PM
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Thanks Roy ,nice tune.  |
Jeff Au Hoy
Member From: Honolulu, Hawai'i
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posted 07 April 2003 01:13 PM
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"Pu`uanahulu" (pooh-ooh-uh-nuh-hooh-looh) is a classic indeed. The lyrics and translation to the song can be found here. Along with Gabby, Myra English recorded a nice version of it and had Billy Hew Len playing in the background. Thanks Roy. |
George Keoki Lake
Member From: Edmonton, AB., Canada
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posted 07 April 2003 07:51 PM
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Hi Roy...As I have mentioned on previous occasions, you're an old smoothie! You play with such feeling as to be making an olde phart like me burn up with jealousy!! How can anyone be that good on just 6 strings ?
Jeff brought up a point in regards to Pu'uanahulu...(note the correct spelling). Whether or not it was written for (or by) Gabby, I won't argue the point. I do know it's a beautiful old melody which Gabby played many times. Pu'uanahulu as I have understood, is a hill and land section located on the BIG island in Kona, Hawai'i. Mary Pukui in her book describing "Place Names in Hawai'i" writes,..."My interpretation would be the area where there are many hills and the O'o birds frequent that area. That particular bird had beautiful yellow feathers which were plucked from them by those who made royal featherwork like capes". You can still see those royal capes on display at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. As for the O'o bird, it is either extinct or darned near! Sorta reminds me of our great Canadian bird living up north which is near extinction called the "Ooo-ah" bird. Everytime it lays a square egg, it screams "oooooo-ahhh!"
I cannot recall if anyone has ever written a song about that bird!  Over to you, Roy! |
Roy Thomson
Member From: Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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posted 07 April 2003 09:34 PM
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Nice to get the correct spelling, the background and some history.
Confirms what so many people have told me,, my playing is "for the birds". 
Aloha my friends.
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George Keoki Lake
Member From: Edmonton, AB., Canada
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posted 07 April 2003 11:23 PM
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Yah, sure...your playing is really for the "birds"...Roy, you are a rare Canadian "byrd" with that great smooth sound! Speaking of rare birds, there is another rare Canadian bird which can be found amongst the ice flows in the high Arctic. It too, is almost extinct. It is the little known "kee-kee" bird. Every morning it sticks its pretty head out of its nest deep in the ice and warbles, "kee-kee-keerist it's cold!" |
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