Slack key guitar is the sound of Hawaiian fellowship, protest, and love for native land. Most scholars trace the origin of the indigenous fingerstyle technique—named for the fact that the strings are ...

When he’s not playing lead guitar touring and recording with “Weird Al” Yankovic, Grammy winning musician Jim “Kimo” West pursues his love for Hawaiian slack key guitar. Releasing several acclaimed ...

Slack key musician Cyril Pahinui jams with some of the most talented musicians in Hawai‘i. Master slack key musician Cyril Pahinui jams with some of the most revered and talented musicians in Hawai‘i ...

Slack key virtuoso Jeff Peterson performs a concerto he composed with a North Carolina orchestra. Maui-born musician Jeff Peterson earned multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards for his slack key ...