Description
Track List
- Old Pali
- Ko‘olau Beauty
- He Aloha nō ‘O Honolulu
- Mānoa Falls
- Ku‘u Home O Kahalu‘u
- Hanohano Kailua
- Tantalus
- Waimea Bay
- Waikiki Hula
- Waimanalo Blues
- Sunset At Michel’s
- Sandy Beach
- Waikiki
- Henehene Kou `Aka
- Lanikai
- Waianae
- Ku‘u Pua I Paoakalani
Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award Winner for Best Slack Key Album in 2016
As a companion piece to his award winning album Maui On My Mind, Jeff Peterson’s latest release celebrates the island of O‘ahu. Gathering traditional slack key favorites, island standards and new originals, O‘ahu is a musical journey that richly illustrates why Jeff is one of the most in-demand guitarists in the islands.
Produced and arranged by Jeff Peterson
Recorded and mixed by Jeff Peterson and Darin Leong
Mastered by Darin Leong
Graphic Design by Disc Makers
Photography by Brad Goda (portraits of Jeff), Jeff Peterson (inside layout), and Jay Junker (front and back covers)
O‘ahu map courtesy of David Rumsey Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com
Liner Notes by Jeff Peterson and Jay Junker
Mahalo to Danielle Peterson, Susan and Willie Wachter, Darin Leong, Jay Junker, Brad Goda, Jon de Mello, Leah Bernstein, Shelley Coscina, The Mountain Apple Company, James, Jean, and Luke Goodall, Derrick Malama, Nathan Aweau, Keola Beamer, my family, friends, and all those who support my music at home and abroad.
This recorded in dedicated in memory of my father Bard Robert Peterson
Jeff plays handcrafted guitars by Goodall Guitars. www.goodallguitars.com
A Goodall concert jumbo with Indian rosewood and Sitka spruce was used on this recording. A classical guitar by Gioachino Giussani was used on Waimanalo Blues. Jeff also plays a ukulele by Koaloha and uses D’Addario Strings. www.daddario.com
