oohhaa AAll aamm DDrree September 2009 Vol. 7. Issue 3. Contents 1. Lava Tube Beach Moon” by Ben Saber 2. Contents Page 3. Welcome. The Editor’s usual flummoxed verbiage 4. The Chanos International Steel Guitar Festival 5. “ “ “ “ “ “ 6. “ “ “ “ “ “ 7. “ “ “ “ “ “ 8. European Steel Guitar Hall of Fame The Medal” 9. “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 10. Brecon - 16th Hawaiian Guitarsts’ Convention and Luau by Beryl Lavinia 11. “ “ Pictures 12. “ “ Pictures 13. Steelin’ Tricks of the Trade / The Conspiracy 14. Tablature - Sweet Georgia Brown 15. “ “ “ “ 16. Pedal Steel in Hawaiian Music 17. Malcolm Rockwell - A ‘phone interview 18. “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 19. “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 20. 21. The Steel Guitar in Early Country Music by Anthony Lis: Pt 2 Ch 4 section 2 22. “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 23. “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 24. “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 25. Penny Points to Paradise” By John Marsden 26. Readers Letters 27. “ “ 28. Birthday Bash Shustoke Sailng Club All ads and enquires to :- Editorial and design:- Pat and Basil Henriques Honorary members Pat Henrick Subscriptions:- Pat Jones (Wales.) Morgan & Thorne U.K. £16:00 per year 28-30 The Square Keith Grant (Japan) Europe 25:00€ Aldridge ----------------------------- Overseas $35:00 Walsall WS9 8QS Hawaiian Musicologists (U.S. dollars or equivalent) West Midlands. John Marsden (U.K.) All include P+P (S+H) Phone No:- 0182 770 4110. Prof. Anthony Lis E Mail - [email protected] Payment by UK cheque, cash or web page www.waikiki-islanders.com money order payable to:- Pat Henrick” Published in the U.K. by Waikiki Islanders Aloha Dream Magazine Copyright 2009 2 AAlloohhaa ttoo yyoouu aallll Well here we are late again, I did think of combining this issue with December’s it’s that late. The only problem with that is as yet I’ve very little for the December mag., so if anyone has any interest- ing article, information anything ‘PLEASE’ it would be a big help. Anyway many thanks to all those who sent articles for this issue. Some members have mentioned to me they really enjoyed reading the ‘Readers Letters’ pages, so maybe we could have a few more letters sent in ! Brecon, Shustoke and Chanos France Conventions, (one of the reasons we’re so late with this issue) have all come and gone. Articles about Brecon and Chanos are in this issue, Shustoke will be in the December issue. John Davies is holding another meeting on the 1st November at Duloe Cambridge ?? Great steel guitar meetings, if anyone is interested e-mail John at:- [email protected] or contact Basil for further details. Nora and Rene Ranti are having Christmas Hawaiian day on the 20th December in Holland if any- one would like to attend details are available at: ??? Unfortunately we will not be able to attend due to other commitments. Pat Jones has booked the Northcote Conservative Club, Brecon for the 11th, 12th and 13th June 2010. They are now charging £50 per day or part thereof, so Pat will have to charge a bit more than this year. The ‘Birthday Do’ is on the Friday 11th December (see details on back cover.) Its a week late due to Basil having a booking the week before. We have decided not to do food as it takes up to much time, and its unfair that some of the ladies have to spend time in the kitchen. The last gathering at the sailing club we all did our own thing, some brought sandwichs etc., some cooked in the kitchen for themselves and others went to the nearby pub for a meal. As it worked out very well I think we will follow that idea again. Hope to see lots of you there, we could make it a bit of a ‘Christmas Do’ as well. Now the bad news, due to the rise in costs of materials and postage we may have to increase the cost of subscriptions next year, we will try not to make it to much, we hope this will not loose us members, please let us know your thoughts on this. Thank you again to all those that sent ‘stuff’ in for this issue, keep it coming. As I said at the beginning lets have more input. This is your Mag. MMaahhaaloo NNui LLooaa PPaatt aanndd BBaaz.. 3 Friday was spent with Basil, Digby, Bernard and other Chanos International Steel helpers getting the equipment set up on stage. Throughout the weekend Basil was responsible for the Guitar Festival 2009. sound, while others helped with quick change over’s by As some of you may know Basil and I went to Chanos helping to remove guitars after each act, this worked Curson in France to attend the ‘International Steel Gui- extremely well. tar Festival’ organized by Digby and Chantal Hardy. We drove there and what a journey it was, we travelled Friday evening was the concert for the people of a total of 1704 miles round trip. Chanos, including Rod and Rosemary, Ron Kew with We went in convoy with newfound friends and mag. Digby and Chantal, The Hula Blues, Bernard Glorian, members Lyn and Mike Eacock. They made excellent Basil and myself. travelling companions and we certainly enjoyed their company. Saturday daytime was the main time for the steel play- ers, singers and musicians to perform. (See photos) The journey started on Tuesday 15th Sept., meeting Lyn and Mike at the Services on the M40 then travelling Saturday evening was the ‘European Steel Guitar Hall down to Dover, staying at a Premier Inn to get the ferry of Fame’s’ first presentation ceremony. (More about this for the two hour trip over to Dunkirk on the Wednesday see Basil’s Pages.) morning. We then drove for about four hours to Troyes, which is Sunday morning Ron Kew and Basil held a seminar about half way to Chanos, stopping for the night at a and teaching classes in the local church. Then during Hotel called De La Forêt D'orient in the middle of a for- the afternoon there was further playing. est. The rooms were quite nice for the price but we found Sunday evening was the final meal, and then all the the meals to be quite expensive, but as it was miles farewells were said, before everyone began their long from anywhere and by then getting late we decided to journeys home. eat there. The food turned out to be very good. People had literally come from all over Europe:- Holland, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy and of course We set off again in the morning (Thursday) for Chanos the U.K. And last but not least a lady called Fred, came another four-hour drive, with stops we arrived there all the way from Wales on her own by car, some of you about five in the afternoon. may remember her from the Brecon luau’s. Chantal, Digby and friends had arranged a meal on the Thursday evening for the people playing at the steel We hope to make it again next year and maybe there guitar concert on the Friday night, which had been will be a few more from over here, in all fairness it is arranged for the townsfolk of Chanos. one heck of a journey by car and quite an expensive That was the first of many meals prepared throughout one as well, we will have a rethink for next year. I was the weekend’s convention. There certainly was a lot of quite surprised our Pat from Brecon didn’t make it this hard work and preparation put into preparing all those year she is usually up for an adventure, maybe next meals by Chantal and the ladies (see photo.) year. I believe there was about 50 people in attendance, including from the U.K. Francis and Phil Mitchell, it was a nice surprise to see them there. Also the White family Geoff and ?? Gary and ?? who put on a very good show, they have certainly done well considering the short time they have been performing together. Rod and Rosemary King who we knew were going, as Rod was being inducted into the European Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, and Rosemary was accepting an award on behalf of Gordon Huntley’s family. These presentations among others were presented on the Saturday evening after the evening meal. The surprise of the evening was when Digby announced that Basil also had been inducted into the Well done to Digby, Chantal and everyone involved in Hall of Fame, Basil was completely unaware this was arranging the event, also to all those that attended going to happen, as the few of us that knew, had man- without you there would be no event. aged to keep it a secret, not an easy task I can assure you. I think it was probably the first time we had seen If there are any ‘Spherical risings’, in the above article or in the names in the following pages, Basil almost lost for words; I did say almost he soon I apologies in advance. Pat Henriques. recovered though. 4 Top phhooto:: All the performers. 2nd rrow: Eddy Scheepers, Clement Cantin, Patrick Laffrat. 3rd rrow:: Bernard glorian, Rod and Rosemary King. (don’t ask) J.J. Bellenger, Michel Bastide. 4th row: Hula Blues. Opppoosiittee ppagge:: Top row: Tam and Digby Hardy, The White family. 2nd rrow: Digby and Basil. Helen and Ernie Coker. 3rd rrow:: Pat and Basil. Ron Kew and his son Aaron 4th row: Renie Ranti, Basil. Nora Ranti, 5 Pat, Rosemary King. 6 Top RRow:: Rod King, Rene Ranti, Jaques Armesio and Rosemary King. 2nd Row:: Jean Pierre, Julie Campos, Piero Sant. Mike and Lyn Eacock. 3rrd RRow: The Association, these were the ladies who prepare the food and served us.