Aloha International Steel Guitar Club Convention

[Andy Barlo]

The annual AISGC Convention is only a month away and we still have openings for playing slots for all three days. The dates for the convention are July 11, 12, 13, 2013. If you would like to perform at this event you can contact me at elkeryan@aol.com. This year's guest artist is John Ely, formerly with the Asleep at the Wheel's band. You can also hear John on our website alohainternationalsgc.org

[Ron Mielzynski]

Sounds like it will be a great experience in Winchester In.. RAM Guitars will be there.

[Wally Pfeifer]

Peg and I will be there for sure. This is a very good convention so I hope everyone will be there. I've been going since it began many many years ago.
Wally

[Ron Simpson]

Nancy and I are really looking forward to the convention, and hearing John Ely.
Ron

[Don Kona Woods]

John Ely, the special guest artist for the 2013 Winchester Aloha International Convention is an outstanding performer with a wide ranging repertoire. He blends into his program classic Hawaiian, hula, hapa haole, country, and western swing with special smoothness. He has a true Hawaiian touch and sound in his playing. He admits that his years of playing professionally in Hawaii affected his playing style. He was jokingly admonished by another professional country western steel guitarist that by going to Hawaii that he would never be the same again. I guess it was true!




The following were his programs for each day at the 2009 Joliet HSGA convention. He gave credits as he announced each song which was very educational. Read through the interesting programs. He never repeated a song which is highly unusual and outstanding.


Thursday Session
Hukilau by Jack Owens
Moana by Jules Ah See
A Flower Lei by Sol Ho’opi’i
Lovely Hula Hands by R. Alex Anderson
Soft Green Seas by Alex Anderson
I Want to Learn to Speak Hawaiian by Johnny Noble
Silhouette Hula by Danny Stewart & Steve Graham
I’ll Remember You by Alex Anderson

Friday Session
Coconut Grove by Harry Owens
I Love You So Much It Hurts Me by Floyd Tillman
Ke Aloha Pohai by Lena Machado
Love Letters in the Sand by Ben Johnsen
E Maliu Mai by Irmgard `Âluli & Nâne `Âluli
Little Brown Gal by Don McDiarmid, J. Noble & Lee Wood
Hula Medley – O Ko’u Aloha I’a O’e, Pua Tuberose, He Mana’o
Sleepy Lagoon by Jack Lawrence & Eric Coats
My Rose of Waikiki by Louis Herschner & Andy Iona

Saturday Morning Session
Pan Handle Rag – Leon McAuliff’s show piece tune – an inversion of Steel Guitar Rag

Pua Carnation by Charles E. King
Lehua ?
Out of Nowhere by Johnny Green
Makalapua – Traditional
U’a Like No ‘A Like by Alice Everett
Poha’i Kealoha by Amy Hanaialii ?
Kimo Hula by Helen D. Beamer
Pua O Ka Makahala by Katie Stevens I’i
Ku’u Ipo Pua Rose by John K Almeida
Wahika’ahu’ula by Ruth Lilikalani & Charles E. King
Green Rose Hula by Laida Paia/John K. Almeida
Under the Double Eagle by Philip Sousa




With John - L-R Virginia G., bass; Ian Ufton, guitar; Gerald Ross, ukulele.

Luau – Saturday PM
Analani E by Alvin Isaacs, Sr.
Blue Lei by R Alex Anderson – Milton Beamer
Walikiki Hula Medley – Waikiki Hula, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Kipu Kai and Mauna Loa
Lovely Hula Girl by Jack Pitman-Randy Oness
Hawaiian Paradise by Harry Owens
I Want to Learn to Speak Hawaiian by Johnny Noble
Pua O Ka Makahala by Katie Stevens I’i
Helen Desha Beamer Medley – Kawohikukapolani, Kimo Hula, Paulau
Maile Swing by Johnny Almeida
Two Shadows on the Sand by Anderson - Burlingame
Tropical Swing by Johnny Noble
South Sea Moon by Dick McIntire
Kaulana O Hilo Hana Kahi by Lena Machado
Lovely Sapphire of the Tropics by Sol K Bright

Hope you enjoyed looking at the program as much as we did listening to John Ely at the HSGA convention in Joliet.

I believe there are some playing slots left. Come and play, or just come. You will be delighted if you do.

Aloha,
Don

[Mike Neer]

....He was jokingly admonished by another professional country western steel guitarist that by going to Hawaii that he would never be the same again. I guess it was true!

....

And he's all the better off for it!

[Don Kona Woods]

Gerald Ross' comments on a prior convention with John Ely:

Here's John Ely (and me on guitar) at the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Asssociation's (HSGA)2002 Joliet, IL convention.



John played this Fender single 8 Deluxe(Stringmaster) all weekend and got some beautiful sounds out of it.
He used a silver faced Fender Twin Reverb amp (guitar straight into amp, no effects).

Needless to say John wowed everyone in attendance. His virtuosity and total
musicality overflowed on everything he played, Hawaiian, Western Swing, Jazz.

[Ron Simpson]

Mahalo Andy for posting the playing schedule on the web site. I can start getting nervous now.

http://www.alohainternationalsgc.org/index.html