![]() It was just something that I did for my own enjoyment. Why don’t you make a CD?’ I had never even considered it. Then a friend said, ‘You’ve got like 12 songs there. And I would record them so I wouldn’t forget them. I didn’t intend to make a career out of slack key. The Hawaiians would loosen the strings to make sounds that seemed more natural to them. When the vaqueros left, they left their guitars behind as gifts. These Spanish cowboys would sit around at night playing their guitars and the Hawaiians were fascinated by it. The Hawaiians brought Spanish vaqueros from the mainland to teach them how to be cowboys. When Captain Cook visited Hawaii he brought cows with him and soon there were cows all over the island. The sound of slack key really felt like where I was - beautiful lush jungle and waterfalls and horses and chickens and cows. The stuff that really impressed me was Hawaiian slack key guitar. I went to Hawaii after one of our tours and the place where I stayed had a bunch of Hawaiian records. What is slack key and how did you begin playing it? Your solo career has all been about Hawaiian slack key guitar. ![]() Al is definitely wacky and crazy on stage, but off stage he can be really quiet. It’s been a great honour to play music with Al and support him all these years. The writer spent some time on the bus with us. I was surprised to learn he was so straight-laced. The New York Times did a long profile of Weird Al a couple of years ago. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.National Capital Region's Top Employers.
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