It’s here! Introducing the NEW Ho`olohe Hou Radio!
What’s new, how it works, and why a brand new radio station had to reinvent itself…
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Myra English
Holunape
Holunape performs the song for which they were named…
Read MoreGenoa Keawe
Remembering the Godmother of All Hawaiian Music…
Read MoreFeatures/Tributes
One of the cornerstones of Ho`olohe Hou Radio’s educational mission is its library of important dates in Hawaiian music history – the births and passings of entertainment legends, major show openings, historic concerts and festivals, recording sessions and record releases. That database is only bolstered by creator/host Bill Wynne’s exhaustive memory as he has been living Hawaiian music for over 40 years and can immediately put his fingers on a sound recording or video of…
Read MoreRarities
Ho`olohe Hou Radio was founded primarily not for entertainment’s sake but, rather, as a serious preservation effort. Over more than 40 years creator/host Bill Wynne has amassed a jaw-dropping Hawaiian music collection spanning 1904 to present day and comprising more than 25,000 recordings – many one-of-a-kind as they were shared with him from the private collections of Hawai`i’s legendary musicians themselves because they appreciate Wynne’s love of all things Hawaiian and his sincere desire to…
Read MoreHu`e Mana`o
“Hu`e Mana`o” might be translated as “let thoughts fly.” Noted Maui-born musician/composer Cody “Pueo” Pata named this segment in which Ho`olohe Hou Radio creator/host Bill Wynne discusses the finer points of Hawaiian music and its origins in and relationship with music from around the world. As a performer, despite specializing in Hawaiian music for over 40 years and demonstrating proficiency in steel guitar, slack key guitar, `ukulele, and falsetto singing, Wynne has also studied and…
Read MoreThe Starter Collection
Those unfamiliar with Hawaiian music and who may be hearing it for the first time often fall in love with one or more aspects of what makes Hawaiian unique – the steel guitar, slack key guitar, `ukulele, or falsetto singing and the unique harmonies that style promotes. And those just beginning to amass a collection of Hawaiian music CDs or MP3s may wonder what the quintessential recordings might be. What are the must-hear falsetto or…
Read MoreBarney Isaacs
In over nine years or blogging and broadcasting about Hawaiian music, I have never done a feature on steel guitarist Barney Isaacs. Nobody is more incredulous at this realization than I am since Barney has been my favorite steel guitarist for over 40 years – a propensity (or a habit) which was promoted early in my indoctrination in Hawaiian music by my father who is also a steel guitarist and self-professed “biggest fan” of Barney…
Read MoreHawaii Calls
Any mention of Hawaii Calls by Ho`olohe Hou Radio creator/host Bill Wynne should be considered ironic as he would be the first to admit that he did not appreciate the sounds of this radio program as a child when it was a favorite of his father. It took many years for Wynne to gain an appreciation for these old school sounds of a bygone era in Hawai`i’s entertainment history, and at some point, it became…
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