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It’s becoming apparent: if you sing and have any amount of musical taste, you’ll probably want Jon Rauhouse backing you up on guitar. Which begs the question: does this guy ever slow down? The answer is apparently not.
“Hawaiian Guitar Expedition” is what happens when Rauhouse decides to take a “vacation.” Shirking the aforementioned responsibilities, holed up in a tiny cabin on the Northwest corner of Washington State and goofing off with some music pals, the guitar maestro puts a proverbial grass skirt around a half-dozen new instrumentals. From the John Fahey-goes-to-a-luau inspired “Dusty Canal” to the introspective “Jen’s Tenor,” to the otherworldly “Sweet for Hawaiian Guitar & Saw,” this is music-making at its finest. Rauhouse flavors the rest of this disc with some of his best-loved tracks from his solo recordings. The result? Pure instrumental bliss. No, not the John Tesh/Zamfir kind, the good, pass-me-a-mai-tai kind.
Jason Verlinde of Seattle
Track List
- Million Dollar Mermaid - WM :: RA
- Dusty Canal
- Hula Blues - WM :: RA
- Jen’s Tenor
- Homie’s Parade - WM :: RA
- Sweet for Hawaiian Guitar & Saw
- Hamma Hamm Hula - WM :: RA
- Swingin’ Elephant Graveyard - WM :: RA
- Blue Grouse
- Moa Lei’ a ‘i - WM :: RA
- Desert Luau
- Aloha’oe
Audio Clips
The above are streaming clips of the tracks. WM = Windows Media :: RA = Real Audio
Artists
- Frank Judge - voice on “Million Dollar Mermaid”.
- Jon Rauhouse - Hawaiian guitar on all songs, vocal on 3, tenor guitar on 4, archtop guitar on 6 & 9, tiple & uke on 12.
- Tommy Connell - Guitar on 1,3,5,8 & Tenor guitar on 7,10, vocal on 3.
- Norm Pratt - Guitar on “Dusty Canal”.
- Jason Verlinde - Saw on “Sweet for Hawaiian Guitar & Saw”.
- Jennifer Rauhouse - Banjo on “Blue Grouse”.
- Will Lovell - Bass on “Hamma Hamma Hula” & “Moa Lei’ a ‘i”.
- Bill Herzog - Bass & drums on “Sweet for Hawaiian Guitar & Saw”.
- Craig Schumacher - Vocal on “Hula Blues”.
- John Convertino - Drums on “Homie’s Parade”.
- All tracks written by Jon Rauhouse except
- 5 & 8 - written by Jon Rauhouse & Tommy Connell.
- 3 - written by S. Cumba & A. Noble.
- 12 - written by Queen Liluokalani.
Production
- Tracks 4,6,9,11 - Recorded at The Shrine, Lilliwaup, WA.
- Tracks 1,3,5 - Recorded at Wavelab, Tuscon AZ.
- Track 2 - Recorded at The Adobe, Cave Creek, AZ.
- Track 12 - Recorded at Bluesky, Tempe, AZ.
- Tracks 7,8,10 - Recorded at The Shrine, Phoenix, AZ.
- Mastered by Mike Hagler at Kingsize, Chicago, IL.
BUY IT
- “Hawaiian Guitar Expedition” is a tour only / limited release the only other places you’ll be able to get it are -
- Stinkweeds - click here
- Bloodshot Records - click here
- Scratch Records - click here
Reviews
If you’re down with the whole steel guitar scene, it’s pure liquid relaxation.
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