Monthly Archives: July 2010

Adventures in Archives: Liliʻuokalaniʻs “He Buke Mele Hawaii,” 1897

Posted on July 29, 2010 by amykstillman

In the month Iʻve been in Honolulu (already!), Aaron Salā and I have been going holoholo on excursions into archives. I arrived here with a long list of things to “spotcheck.” Last nite I posted on facebook that “after doing … Continue reading →

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Falsetto Stylings

Posted on July 23, 2010 by amykstillman

So Iʻm riding around with nephew Nate (aka Mahealani) the bass player, while also thinking about the syllabus for the course “Musical Cultures: Hawaiʻi” that Iʻll be teaching in the fall semester at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. I ask … Continue reading →

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Some comments on “The Queenʻs Songbook”

Posted on July 20, 2010 by amykstillman

The Buke Mele Hawaii, composed & written by Lili‘uokalani, is a very special treasure. The last ruling monarch of the independent Kingdom of Hawai‘i, Lili‘uokalani was a prolific haku mele, a poet of exquisite expression, and also a pianist and … Continue reading →

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Updates from HONOLULU !!!

Posted on July 2, 2010 by amykstillman

Aloha Dear Readers! I wrote a post from 34,000 ft above sea level as I was enroute from Detroit to Honolulu last week. Then on landing, auē, reality hit! So I‘ve been settling in, with the help of nephews Nate … Continue reading →

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