Songs & Stories: S2 E4

Show Notes: Hilo musician and curator of Kukuau Studio, Bub Pratt, talks about his new multi-artist album Kukuau Compilation. In this episode, you'll get to hear three tracks from the upcoming release.

You can find Songs & Stories on all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts. It also airs weekly on KONA 100.5 FM in Kailua, Kona. If you have a podcast show suggestion or guest interview recommendation, give Big Island Music Magazine a call at (318) 500-3582, and leave us a message on our listener line. If we like what we hear, we might air it on a future podcast episode. Thanks for listening and Aloha!

To purchase the Kukuau compilation album, visit: kukuaustudio.com

Show Notes: Folk music icon Tom Paxton's music career spans more than sixty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2019 he released his 65th album Live! with The Don Juans.

Paxton, now 82, has met everyone from Pete Seeger to Bob Dylan, and many musicians have covered his music. When I reviewed his April 2015 Berkeley concert, he announced he was done with touring, but that was a short-lived idea and he returned to the road shortly thereafter.

This podcast bonus episode features an interview I did with Tom on October 1, 2020, and focuses on his upcoming livestream concert with The Don Juans on October 5, 2020 (ticket info below). Additionally, I asked him about the backstory for two of his classic originals “Ramblin’ Boy” and “Did You Hear About John Hurt.”

You can find Songs & Stories on all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts. It also airs weekly on KONA 100.5 FM in Kailua, Kona.

If you have a podcast show suggestion or guest interview recommendation, give Big Island Music Magazine a call at (318) 500-3582, and leave us a message on our listener line. If we like what we hear, we might air it on a future podcast episode. Thanks for listening and Aloha!

Larry Dupio is an amazing Blues guitarist, and won the Nā Hōkū Hanohano award for his Rock album Lightnin’ Strikes Hilo. Love and Lightning is Dupio’s seventh release and three songs from that recording are featured in this episode.

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Larry Dupio: https://larrydupio.com

Hilo’s own Brandon Nakano and twelve other Hawaiʻi Island musicians brought their talents together in a matter of days to record the single, “Our Kuleana.”  Our Kuleana is a community-based effort to mobilize Hawaiʻi island residents during critical times of need, initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic

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For more information on Our Kuleana, visit ourkuleanahawaii.com and follow on Facebook and Instagram.

Lani Park is an award-winning poet, singer, hula dancer, surfer, and certified yoga teacher. The New York Times said, "She has the voice of an angel and the soul of a rock star."  Now rooted & settled on the Big Island of Hawai'i, she is "livin' da dream."

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Lani Park: https://www.kehaulanimusic.com

Although the Kahilu Theatre has been closed to the public since March, it's making plans to offer multi-camera live stream concerts and much more. The theatre's Artistic Director Chuck Gessert explains what the public can look forward to when they reopen. This podcast also includes performances by Goitse and Camarata RCO from the Kahilu's 39th season (2019-2020).

Songs & Stories is a production of Big Island Music Magazine, and available for free on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Be sure to subscribe.

Kahilu Theatre: http://kahilutheatre.org

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This episode features an interview with multiple Nä Hökü Hanohano Award winner Mark Yamanaka.  It was recorded at the Mauna Lani Resort on July 19, 2020, and features his songs Lei Lehua and Kaleo `O Nalani.

Songs & Stories is a production of Big Island Music Magazine, and available for free on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Be sure to subscribe.

Mark Yamanaka: https://www.markyamanaka.com

Catch up on previous episodes here: https://anchor.fm/bigislandmusicmagazine

Hey Big Island Music Fans! Season 2 of Songs and Stories is coming September 17 and features more great interviews with the island’s top talent. Find us on Apple Podcasts where you can listen and subscribe for free. Aloha!

Don May is an award-winning songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A veteran of the Austin, Texas music scene, May divides his time between Hawaii, Austin, and Nashville. In this episode, he shares two new songs “Cool Little Town” and “The Devil’s Footprints.”

Songs & Stories is a production of Big Island Music Magazine, and available for free on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Be sure to subscribe.

Don May: https://donmayofficial.com

Catch up on previous episodes here: https://anchor.fm/bigislandmusicmagazine

Hāwane Rios is a kanaka‚ oiwi (native Hawaiian) singer-songwriter from Waimea, Hawaii. She was raised from an early age in the traditional art forms of chant and dance which inspired her passion for music and songwriting.

The Songs & Stories podcast is a production of Big Island Music Magazine, and available for free on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Be sure to subscribe. Catch up on previous episodes here: https://anchor.fm/bigislandmusicmagazine.

Hāwane Rios: https://www.hawanerios.com

Learn about the Hawaiian Environmental Alliance: http://kahea.org