E Ku`u Sweet Lei Poina `Ole - Slack Key Duet

[@michaelonmaui5680]

To Led and Fran: Guys, I hope you both know we all love the music you two put out; it is truly beautiful. But most of all, I hope that both of you know how good you are together; I for one never get tired of listening to you and I know there are so very many of us that believe the same way. Thank you; but mostly thank you for doing what YOU both love doing so very, very well together. God bless.

[@franguidry]

Thank you so much, I shared your comment with Led and he sends his mahalo as well. Fran

[@TheWavemaster204]

i second that with all my heart :-)

[@homesickclifford1966]

Fran Guidry I don't believe I've heard a more beautiful composition, talks to human heart unbelievably. Beautifully played👍👍👍

[@joanlashier5428]

Another one of my favorites. You both are so inspiring. Thank you so much. Joan

[@franguidry]

@@joanlashier5428 Thanks, so glad you enjoyed the clip. That is just one very pretty song, isn't it? Fran

[@dorthymcbride3384]

Aloha Fran and Led! Mahalo for the beautiful musical memories! Let's honor the crossing over of Uncle Apoleo Kahili on the 19th of feb 2023! The angels rejoiced his presence! Me ke aloha pumehana❤🌈🏝😇🥰😘🌄

[@staceyholland7659]

❤ beautiful..best way to start my day listening in the hot tub..going back to when I lived there. Most loving people and culture. Thank you

[@franguidry]

Thank you for visiting and commenting. That was a wonderful bit of luck to have the paddlers arrive. Thanks for your comment. Fran

[@mataniutagoai5173]

Im not tired to listening about this great songs.💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@franguidry]

Thanks for visiting and commenting. That song is definitely one of my favorites and this video makes me smile. Fran

[@quickfoxxes]

So special to hear this lovely treasure performed by the spirit of love in each gentleman. Thank you very much indeed!!

[@franguidry]

You are so welcome, and thank you for visiting and commenting. Fran

[@nickmiller1226]

Imagine floating down the river and to hear the most amazing music come floating towards you. I would give anything to have been on that canoe

[@franguidry]

That was a memorable moment for us musicians as well. I'm always grateful to my wife for running out with her phone and catching the video of the paddlers. Fran

[@slackkeylady]

The echo of auntie Emma and Robert doing this...still a soft place in the timeline of my heart, When this song was new, it did not know for sure the harbinger it was that they would leave this world so soon, and in so close a time to each other. Lately, I have found, dying is hard on the living...but living is worth it. Ku'u pua, ku'u lei nani mae'ole 'ea, ke ola mau loa, e ku'u lei. Ke kali aku nei 'ia 'oe , ea...e ho'i mai kaua la e pili.

[@franguidry]

Thank you for your comment. Fran

[@patricklee780]

Tears of Joy...

[@RevHengSure]

So sweet, Fran and Led! And stellar production, Lynn. Audio and video both first class, and the playing, simply the best.

[@franguidry]

Rev. Heng Sure Rev, so nice to hear from you, thanks for stopping by. Fran

[@RevHengSure]

Fran Guidry Fran is Edius available for PC only and what are it's virtues that make you choose it over the other available editing packages? I am learning my chops at video/audio as well, but I'm just a beginner.

[@franguidry]

Rev. Heng Sure Yes, PC only. Edius is aimed at "Edit Anything" and to do it with real-time performance. I switched to Edius when I got tired of "importing" (transcoding) files to get them into Premiere Elements. At the time there were stability issues with Vegas and Avid was way expensive. I've been very happy with Edius, it handles my 4K cameras well, gives me all the capabilities I need, and has an active user forum that provides excellent coaching. Like all NLE software it has its own "way" so learning the Edius way makes things a lot easier, so having helpful users is a big plus. Fran

[@franguidry]

Rev. Heng Sure I should add that the "edit anything" capability is now widespread. Traditionally video was transcoded from a capture codec to an editing codec, but these days it's common to be able to drop the original file onto the timeline and go to work.

[@Errr717]

This is what you call making beautiful music together. I love all your duets. The ladies in the canoe were probably saying "eh, as da kine Ledward Kaapana and his sidekick Fran Guidry!". 😜

[@franguidry]

Thanks, Ed, but I'm pretty sure those ladies don't know Fran Guidry. I have met some people in Kailua who recognize the orange hat though. Fran

[@patriciayomes8800]

They both good. Ed received highest music award from Washington 3:19

[@franguidry]

That visit by the paddlers made our day! Fran

[@joanlashier5428]

A very pretty song indeed, but a bonus is the outrigger canoe captured on camera by Lynn! Thanx again Fran for posting so many great videos.

[@karinbusack4314]

Spitze! Große Klasse, Led und Fran!!!

[@franguidry]

Karin thanks so much for all your comments. Fran

[@samueljohnson4881]

couple of " Babe" magnets! wow that was magnificent!

[@billwilliams7566]

:D Wow....love that slack key music.

[@franguidry]

Thanks for visiting and commenting. It's a pleasure to share this music with others who enjoy it. Fran

[@TheWildlifeStudio]

Wonderful Fran. Saw the clip on FB and was waiting for this. Thank you for posting. :)

[@franguidry]

Ian Andrews Hey, Ian, I was sure glad Lynn grabbed her phone and caught a clip of the paddlers. Fran

[@woollychaps]

Nice of you to provide an impromptu session for the OCers! Great way to start a paddle I suspect. Mahalo.

[@dorthymcbride3384]

Mahalo cuz..once again u share your aloha spirit..mahalo for spreading love with your talents and cuz sharon..aloha🤩🤗😘😎

[@franguidry]

So nice to hear from you, I'll pass this along to Sharon. Fran

[@gordonkistler8975]

just lovely!

[@pacifictribe586]

BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS!!!!!

[@franguidry]

Thanks so much for visiting and commenting. Fran

[@myearsloveit]

Mahalo, loves it, ALOHA

[@dulcimerplr]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@franguidry]

dulcimerplr Hey, Paul, thanks for visiting. How's Wanda? I heard she's home again. Fran

[@dulcimerplr]

Fran Guidry Yes, she came home Wednesday, she's recouping her strength, trying to do a little more each day. Mahalo for asking!

[@lanaki9328]

what a ki hoʻalu blessing, fran! mahalo nui for sharing!!

[@franguidry]

***** Thanks, I'm glad we were able to capture this session and share it. Fran

[@Doc_Aloha]

Plain nahenahe. I love this mele since the first time I heard Weldon Kekauhoa sing it, I love the lyrics and the ka'ona. and I love the hula my wife choreographed. The way you guys played and the timeless moment how the ladies in their canoe stopped paddling just to to not miss a single sound you played brought me to tears. Kudos. Respect. Awe. Mahalo.

[@franguidry]

Thanks so much for your comment. The song is one of my favorites as well, and this particular performance, the location, and the paddlers, is very special to me. Fran

[@carmelinhawaii]

Nice!! I just had youtube on for music while I work......this one sound so nice!! Mahalo!

[@franguidry]

Thanks for including us in your listening, this is one of my favorite of our clips, it brings back such happy memories. Fran

[@PrestonDorlig]

Lovely playing! Soothing our souls. I bet it was a very pleasant treat for the folks passing by. Now, thats what I call "streaming" video. ;) Mahalo nui loa for sharing! best wishes, Preston - edited to correct misspelling.

[@franguidry]

Preston Dorlig Thank you, Preston. It was a lot of fun having a floating audience. Fran

[@markwitz]

What a delightful video!

[@franguidry]

markwitz Hey, Norm, your comment slipped past me. I'm glad you enjoyed our little video. Hope we see you at Don Quixote. Fran

[@gordonkistler8975]

you guys should go on tour!

[@franguidry]

Thanks Gordon. We will be doing a few gigs together around Norcal in a couple of weeks. Fran

[@Ambrosius50]

Look at the folks in the canoe ... 2:40 :D

[@franguidry]

That was a lot of fun all right. We loved staying with our friends on Ka `Elepulu Stream and watching the paddlers out practicing. Fran

[@Buelligan88]

I caught this on TGP. Not real familiar with slack key guitar or Hawaiian music... it's so beautiful.

[@franguidry]

Buelligan88 Hey, very nice of you to stop by and comment. I'm glad I posted a clip on The Gear Page even though it's a lot different from most of the clips there. I hope you'll look around the channel and find some other stuff you enjoy. Fran

[@susanadiasjohnson457]

If this music exists in heaven, then it would be the strongest reason to believe. Paradise exists in one's imagination, heart and soul, while entering into his music.

[@franguidry]

Thanks for your very generous comment. I feel so fortunate to be able to play alongside this great artist and to capture some of his music on video. Fran

[@Research0digo]

so this is what PEACE sounds like :) mahalo, Sirs.

[@franguidry]

Thanks for visiting the channel. This is certainly a lovely and peaceful song and Led has a very special way of expressing the beauty of it. Fran

[@jennifers6435]

🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@franguidry]

Ah, Jennifer, thanks for your expression. Fran

[@janebethshimon]

Very pretty.

[@franguidry]

Thanks, Jane, that was another very fun day. Fran

[@williamwilson9283]

❤🎉😊

[@franguidry]

Thank you, William. Fran

[@johndavidson1143]

Great and sensitive playing. Where can I find tablature please?

[@franguidry]

Thanks for visiting, I'm sorry to say that we have no tablature for our arrangements, we just pull them out of the air. This is one of Led's signature songs so we play it often and what we see on this video was from that moment. If you search the internet you can find the chords to the song, and I did a bit of a tutorial at Taropatch.net some years ago: www.taropatch.net/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10946 I hope that helps at least a little, Fran

[@Panamagene]

Beautiful and serene at the same time. I was wondering about the guitars that you and Led were playing.

[@franguidry]

Panamagene Led is playing his 000-16, an early Style 16 with dovetail neck joint, long (25.4") scale length, and narrow string spacing. The guitar is mahogany back and sides and spruce top. He uses a Baggs Element pickup. My guitar in this clip is a fairly recent (post China manufacture) Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500RCCE and the pickup is the stock eSonic2 dual element system. We're both tuned to open G, spelled D G D G B D from lowest pitch to highest. Fran

[@Panamagene]

+Fran Guidry Thank you for the info. They both sound great.

[@mariepaulesong9143]

👍💕💖💗

[@franguidry]

Thank you, Marie. That video really came out well, thanks to the paddlers coming by at just the right moment. Fran

[@atahiariiliu1564]

Hellow and you from Hawaii good you

[@franguidry]

Thanks for your comment. Fran

[@backdoc1985]

Beautiful. Where is this?

[@franguidry]

Wes Corbin Kailua, O`ahu. There's a suburb of Kailua called "Enchanted Lake." The lake was originally a pre-contact Hawaiian aqua-culture pond and this stream connects the lake to the ocean. It's called Ka `Elepulu Stream. These days it's used by stand-up paddlers, kayakers, outrigger canoe racers, and party barges. Here's another video I shot from the same location during our visit last year: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3ese52kbbakl6M Fran

[@atahiariiliu1564]

E ku'u sweet mauruuru roa maitai roa ta o rua hautira'a guitare

[@franguidry]

Thank you for visiting. Fran

[@atahiariiliu1564]

Aiiaiai to Hart no brendé

[@bemuller6965]

DeFries is a typical Dutch name!!

[@franguidry]

Thanks for visiting. Hawai`i has attracted people from around the world ever since the Polynesians came in their canoes, and many who come as visitors decide to stay. Interesting to hear that at least one of those who stayed came from the Netherlands. Fran

[@bemuller6965]

The name De Vries is one of the most common names in NL. DeFries must be the polynesian pronouncation.

[@atahiariiliu1564]

You frèndé lornm