In his lifetime his expression of what folk music could be encompassed some serious stylistic variations

Arrangements by Ryder McNair and Nico Muhly are threaded throughout the record

You can feel the simultaneous intimacy and immensity

It is a hand numbered  edition

MIKE HANAPI WITH KALAMAS QUARTET - s/t LP hardcore In his lifetime his expressionMike Hanapi was a brilliant steel guitarist and vocalist from Honolulu, whose recordings with Kalamas Quartet and the Ilima Islanders remain among the highest peaks of early 20th century Hawaiian music. Truly peaceful, tranquil and unique. Hanapis gorgeous falsetto voice is backed by lush harmony vocals, like a lonesome yodel floating above an oceanside choir. The purely acoustic instrumentation of lap steel guitars, ukeleles and harp guitars weaves