Songs & Stories

This is an interview with multi-award-winning musician Nathan Aweau. It was conducted on April 1, 2022 at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea. You can read the concert review here: https://bigislandmusic.net

This is an interview with actor Jacob Rajan who stars in the play Paradise or The Impermanence of Ice Cream. It was conducted at the Kahilu Theatre on March 28, 2022.

The is in an interview conducted at the Kahilu Theatre on March 26, 2022 with Julia Rhodes. Rhoads is the founding Artistic Director of Lucky Plush Productions. She has created over 25 collaborative works with the company, several of which have toured throughout the US, including: Punk Yankees, The BetterHalf, Cinderbox 2.0, The Queue, SuperStrip, and Rooming House,and Rink Life.

Daniel Ulbricht is also founder and director of “Stars of American Ballet”, a touring group focusing on high art, education and outreach. This interview done at the Kahilu Theatre (Waimea, HI) prior to a performance of "Stars of the American Ballet."

For over 60 years, three generations of Romeros have inspired composers to enrich the repertoire of guitar quartet with orchestra, which includes works by such distinguished composers as Joaquín Rodrigo, Federico Moreno Torroba, Morton Gould, Francisco de Madina, Lorenzo Palomo, and others. Television fans have seen and heard the Romeros many times on television among them, the Tonight and Today shows as well as on PBS specials and PBS’s telecast of Evening at the Boston Pops with The Romeros performing Vivaldi and Rodrigo.

This is an interview with Hawaiian singer Natalie Ai Kamauu. It was conducted at the Kahilu Theatre on February 12, 2022.

This in an interview with noted jazz pianist Aaron Goldberg. It was recorded at the Kahilu Theatre on February 20, 2022.

Show Notes: The Cutthroat Brothers are a garage-rock band with a swampy blues edge and a psychobilly vibe, thanks in part to Jason Cutthroat’s gritty guitar sound and gargled-with-gravel vocals. The other half of the duo is drummer Donny Paycheck. Both are barbers. Donny’s shop is in Tacoma, and Jason works in Kona. They still manage to rehearse and record these days despite the pandemic. In this interview, Jason talks about the new album and a track that almost didn’t make the record, a recent show on the mainland, and an upcoming European tour.

This is an interview with award-winning pianist Alpin Hong and an excerpt from his music education program.

Host Steve Roby interviews Grammy winner Kalani Pe'a about his current projects and future aspirations. Recorded December 2021 at the Kahilu Theatre.