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September 7, 1981: Bill Monroe got lei'd!
The Hawaiian Country Festival took place on September 7, 1981, and featured several local acts--Melveen Leed, the Fifth String Band (Sam's bluegrass act!),
the Country Living Band (a Waimanalo country act), as well as the Father of Bluegrass and country legend Johnny Paycheck.
(photo ©Sam Hayakawa, used with permission, many mahalos to Sam!)

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Tom Gray in Town, July 2007

Central Oahu Regional Park Jam

Kauai Pickin' in the Park

Hightides at Aloha Tower Marketplace

Wynonna Judd, March 2007

Rear Admiral Gary Engle

Rear Admiral Gary Engle, a nice guy and an occasional BH picker,
retired from the Navy on October 20, 2006! He is now living in Seattle. Aloha `oe, Gary!
[photo courtesy Gary Engle]

Jimi & Ken Patterson

Jimi & Ken Patterson, October 7, 2006, at Clubhouse Non-Non in Japan.
Photo courtesy Ken Patterson
Remember these two fabulous kids from an Open Mic a couple years ago? They'll return to Honolulu in March 2007... to knock our socks off with all they've learned!

Hightide at Coffee Talk, Kaimuki, October 2006

The Squirrel Hunters at Haleiwa Joe's

The Squirrel Hunters at Haleiwa Joe's in Haiku, September 2006
(photo © Michael Carroll)

Big Island Pickin' & Potluck, May 2006

Territorial Stringband

Hightide at Leeward Community College

Squirrel Hunters at the Dixie Grill

Pickin' in the Park, June 2005

Morning Brew in Kailua

H. Samukawa Visit from Japan

Twang Jam IV, November, 2004

Twang Jam III, October 2004

Twang Jam II, September 2004

The First Twang Jam, August 2004

Bluegrass Beat Meets Hawaiian Heat, May 2004

Dan Crary at Kapono's, April 2004

Workshops, March 2004

Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum

Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, February 2003

Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, February 2003

Jake Shimabukuro

Ukelele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro and banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck, Waikiki, December 2002

Ukelele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro and banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck, Waikiki, December 2002

The Down Boys

The Down Boys at the Waikiki Shell, September 2002

The Down Boys at the Waikiki Shell, September 2002

Taylor Guitar Workshop, October 2001

Neil Shimabukuro of Island Guitars flanked by guitarists Beppe Gambetta & Dan Crary at the Taylor Guitar workshop, October 2001

Neil Shimabukuro of Island Guitars flanked by guitarists Beppe Gambetta & Dan Crary at the Taylor Guitar workshop, October 2001

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