“Great instruments just call to be played and are sources of new found inspiration. I am blessed to have such an ukulele in my possession.”
My first outing with my new KoAloha tenor ukulele was a beach wedding in Point Pleasant, NJ. Weddings hold a very special place in my heart. I feel there is no bigger honor than to have a couple invite me into their lives by including me in their wedding celebration! Congrats to the bride and groom, Amanda and Daniel! Perfect weather, great guests, and a beautiful ceremony. They transformed the New Jersey shore into Hawaii by including hula dancers at the reception. It sure is great to be getting outside now, a stark contrast from the cold of January when the ukulele arrived at my doorstep straight from Honolulu.
A big mahalo to Alan, Paul and everyone at KoAloha Ukulele for the friendship and support. KoAloha offers many body styles including soprano, concert, tenor, pineapple, sceptre (reminds me of a BC Rich Warlock), and D-VI 6 string. My tenor is clear, balanced, and sounds great plugged in. The craftsmanship is excellent. Great instruments just call to be played and are sources of new found inspiration. I am blessed to have such an ukulele in my possession.
In July 2006, I took a tour of the KoAloha factory. Check out the photos at Darin Leong’s www.hawaiiguitar.com. It was a pleasure meeting the Okami family and getting to see how they build their instruments from wood selections to bodies to necks to frets to finished instruments. I can truly say that their building process is a unique combination of aloha, feel, science and ingenuity. If you’re on Oahu, email the Okami’s to see if you can stop in for a tour. And mahalo nui to ukulele virtuoso Herb Ohta, Jr. who introduced me to and plays KoAloha. It’s shaping up to be a busy summer for my KoAloha and me. Yeah, my dog has fleas! Next stop, an upcoming New York wedding.
Looking for a New Jersey ukulele player? Andy has performed Israel “Braddah IZ” Kamawiwoʻole’s medley Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World and other songs at wedding ceremonies, wedding cocktail hours and wedding receptions in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and California. For booking information, please email.
We had luau we are planning on having another one next summer was wondering cost for you to come and entertain our family and friends.