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Here’s something you don’t see every day… Actually, I don’t think anyone has ever seen a Chapman Stick in a PARADE before, on any day for that matter! I was honored to be asked to close out the Kamehameha Day Parade here in Lahaina on June 12th as the “caboose” at the end of the parade. [...]
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SUNTAN LADY CD RELEASE PARTY- Sun. Aug. 1
LAHAINA — Chapman Stick® musical artist, Michael Kollwitz, will hold a CD release party where he will perform selections from Suntan Lady, his tenth CD, as well as other favorites, on Sunday, August 1st, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Lulu’s Lahaina Surf Club & Grill at the Lahaina Cannery Mall.
Suntan Lady features five new original songs on The Chapman Stick and also includes longtime standards like Aloha Oe, Puamana and Hawaiian War Chant. Additional musicians include Don McClellan (pedal steel), Mika Villaren (ukulele) and Kris Thomas (percussion).
What is a Chapman Stick you may ask? Possibly the coolest stringed instrument you’ve never seen or heard of. Invented in 1974 by Emmett Chapman, The Stick is a unique stringed instrument that combines elements of guitar, bass, piano and percussion. The strings are tapped and held onto the frets, rather than plucked or strummed, enabling both hands to play complete and expressive multi-part arrangements.
Kollwitz was one of Chapman’s first Stick students and is considered to be a top player and pioneer of the instrument and two-handed tapping technique.
Some of his previous releases include Waterfallin’ (2006), Hawaiian Paradise (2008) and Under The Banyan Tree (2009). Suntan Lady will be available for purchase at the release party.
Admission is free. A no-host bar and full menu will also be available. Come get your CD personally autographed, check out the instrument, meet the artist and enjoy some great music.
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- You can also find me at: http://www.FaceBook.com/MichaelKollwitzTheChapmanStick http://www.myspace.com/MichaelKollwitz http://www.sonicbids.com/MichaelKollwitzTheChapmanStick I'm releasing my 10th audio CD on August 1, 2010. Yippee! It's titled "Suntan Lady" and you can hear the title track in its entirety (3:59 min.) by just clicking above. If you'd like me to keep you posted with new songs, new CDs, new videos, etc., then please add your email address to the NEWSLETTER box on this page. You'll hear from me periodically. Mahalo for your support of my music on The Chapman Stick. (Your email address is NEVER shared with anyone and you may unsubscribe at ANY time.) #
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