There's no music in the world quite like Hawaii's slack-key guitar. This unlikely marriage of the Spanish guitar with and Polynesia's rippling rhythms gets its name from the islanders' habit of ...

Pahinui, who succumbed to health complications possibly caused by exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam, was drawn at a young age to... There's no music in the world quite like Hawaii's ...

To the people of Hawaii and those familiar with the culture of the islands, the word "aloha" is not simply a greeting or a goodbye, but a word with a broader meaning of love or respect.In many ways, ...

When I think of Hawaiian music, I first think of the ukulele, but slack-key guitar is just as uniquely Hawaiian. Ledward “Led” Kaapana is a ukulele virtuoso, but to my ear, he shines brightest when ...

CORVALLIS — Fall is speedily transmorphing into winter, smothering the mid-valley underneath a heavy coat of rain and gloom. On Friday, Nov. 11, however, visiting musician Jeff Peterson will help ...

The slack-key guitar looks and sounds similar to the acoustic guitar, but also allows for open tuning. Open tuning is when the strings are tuned in such a way that when all are played together, they ...

Kahumoku, a multiple Grammy and Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning slack key guitar master, is touring with fellow Hawaiian musicians Led Kaapana and Sonny Lim. All three hail from different regions of ...

It's one of the loveliest and seemingly simplest musical sounds on Earth -- lilting melodies plucked on an acoustic guitar, as soulful as Delta blues and as soothing as a warm, whispering breeze at ...