(L to R) Ledward Ka'apana, Keaumiki Akui, Harry B. Soria, Jr., and Mike Ka'awa hang out backstage at the 2011
Slack Key Guitar Festival at Kapiolani Park Bandstand on Sunday, August 21st, 2011. Led & Mike played a kihoalu set together, while Keaumiki and Harry B. co-emceed the event. (Photo: Colleen Ricci)
(L to R) Co-Emcee Keaumiki Akui, Kihoalu Foundation founder Milton Lau, co-emcee Harry B. Soria, Jr., and Kiki Hugho. 29th annual Slack Key Guitar Festival at Kapiolani Park bandstand featuring 15 slack key stars from 12 noon to 6 PM on Sunday, August 21, 2011. (Photo: Colleen Ricci)
Emcee Harry B. Soria, Jr. is assisted by Virginia B. MacKenzie and Ruby Kaeueu Caraet-Wirfs at the 2011 3 Days of Aloha festival in Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington. (Photo: Ke Kukui Foundation)
(L to R) Leialoha Amina, Robert Cazimero, Jaimie Poli Kaili Tabandera-Achong, Layne Kanani Yacapin-Montrose, Mele Kahalepuna, Harry B. Soria, Jr., and Manu Boyd. Green Room (tent) at the 2011 3 Days of Aloha Festival in Vancouver, Washington. Na Kumu led workshops while Harry B. emceed the hapa haole hula competition. (Photo: Vickie Holt-Takamine)
Bobby Ingano, second from left, was one of the four Hawaiian steel guitar masters who performed at the Second Annual Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival July 3 at Waikiki Beach Walk on Lewers Street. Ingano was second in the program and played his favorite Rickenbacker "frying pan" lap steel guitar while Kaipo Ah Sing, left, Derrick Mau and Gary Aiko provided instrumental and vocal support. (Photo: John Berger)
Nancy Daniels, public relations director of Outrigger Enterprises Group, talked with festival emcees state Sen. Brickwood Galuteria, left, Harry B. Soria Jr. and steel guitarist Alan Akaka, founder of the event. The decision to start the festival at 5 p.m. instead of noon like last year made things much more comfortable for the audience. The Outrigger provided loaner beach mats on the honor system for music fans who wanted to sit up close on the grass. (Photo: John Berger
(L to R - Back row) Harry B. Soria, Jr., co-emcee; Hiram "Jigs" Olsen, Greg Sardinha, Alan Akaka, Casey Olsen, & Brickwood Galuteria, co-emcee. (L to R - Front row) 3 of Alan Akaka's steel guitar students, Bobby Ingano, & Nalani Cabanting, hula dancer. (Photo: Addison Ching)
Harry B. Soria, Jr. prepares to perform a medley of his favorite Hawaiian tunes on this beautiful tri-neck steel guitar at the 2011 Waikiki Beach Walk Hawaiian Steel Guitar Ho'olaulea.....but Alan Akaka reminded Harry B. just in time that the Albino Blahlah still doesn't actually know how to play the instrument.... (Photo: Addison Ching)
Harry B. Soria, Jr. prepares to play fretless bass for the slack key performers in the 20th Anniversary Maui Slack Key Guitar Festival at the MACC on Sunday, 6/26/2011. But then Harry B. remembered he didn't know how to play the bass just as he didn't know how to play the steel guitar in the previous picture.....so Harry B. returned to what he does.....emceeing the festival. (Photo: Rusty - MACC)
Harry B. Soria, Jr. holds a vintage bakelite beauty, a 1937 Rickenbacher laptop steel guitar. Per Addison Ching, " This is a Model B Second Generation (tone control added). Many pre-war Rickys had only a single volume control. Note the spelling on the nameplate - Rickenbacher - which was later changed to Rickenbacker. This model has a 1.5" horseshoe magnet which is gives the Ricky its distinctive Hawaiian steel sound." (Photo: Keith Haugen)
Lani McIntire stands backstage in the 1930s. The guitarist was one of the famed McIntire brothers of Hawaiian music. Al played the bass, Dick played the steel guitar, and Lani played the guitar and sang. (Photo: Lani McIntire (niece) collection - mahalo to Derrick Mau)
(L to R) Dick McIntire, Sam Koki, Bob Vierra, unrecognized, Sol Ho'opi'i, Tom Machado, Ken Silva & Buddy Silva, plus a line of hula dancers. All part of a Hawaiian roll call in Hollywood. (Photo: Lani McIntire (niece) collection - mahalo to Derrick Mau)
Ray Kinney's Hawaiian Room Orchestra with the Aloha Maids were starring at the Lexington Hotel. Ray Kinney and his Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors is the name the group recorded under. (Far left) George Kainapau, (3rd from left) Tommy Castro, (standing) Ray Kinney. (Photo: Lani McIntire (niece) collection - mahalo to Derrick Mau)
Dick McIntire & the Harmony Hawaiians. The original version pictured here consisted of all three of the McIntire Brothers plus Danny Kua'ana. (L to R) Danny Kua'ana - Ukulele, Al McIntire - Bass, Dick McIntire - Steel Guitar, and Lani McIntire - Guitar) Note also that ukulele and guitars are National resonator instruments, as this was prior to the electrification of the instruments in 1934. (Photo: Lani McIntire (niece) collection - mahalo to Derrick Mau)
Sol K. Bright & his Hollywaiians in the 1930s. (L to R) Al McIntire - bass, Harry Baty - lead guitar, Sol K. Bright - laptop steel guitar, Alan Kila - rhythm guitar. (Photo: Lani McIntire (niece) collection - mahalo to Derrick Mau)
