ST. JOHN’S KULA FESTIVAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 9:00AM – 4:00PM

In Order Of Appearance:

Isle of Maui Pipe Band

https://www.isleofmauipipeband.org/home

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Halau Hula Wehena o ke Ao

Halau Hula Wehena o ke Ao, under the direction of kumu hula Maka’ala Palmore, is deeply honored to perpetuate and preserve the hula legacy and values of Aunty Gordean Leilehua Bailey in the tradition of Aunty Ma’iki Aiu Lake. The upcountry Maui halau is based in Kula and is dedicated to working and living out of aloha and aloha ‘āina through the discipline of hula.

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Glen Innes Band

Glen Innes is a fun loving, traditional Celtic band based on Maui, blending upbeat fiddle tunes with driving grooves. Featuring fiddle by Kristin Sherwood, bass by Earl South, and guitar by Peter Della Croce, Glen Innes plays music that lifts spirits, gets feet tapping, and brings people together.

https://www.facebook.com/GlenInnesMaui/

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Cheryl Rae & Friends

Maui based artist, Cheryl Rae has been performing for 25 years in Hawaii as well as SE Asia & Washington state. She’s an experienced Songwriter with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment industry, skilled in Original Music, Bass, Audio Recording, Guitar Playing, and Music Composition. Strong arts and design professional with an Associates degree focused in Voice and Opera from London College of Music. Cheryl has performed with and shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Henry Kapono, Mick Fleetwood, Steve Grimes, Gretchen Rhodes, Gail Swanson, John Cruz and many other respected musicians.

 

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Benny Uyetake

Maui’s musical treasure, Uncle Benny Uyetake, is a beloved educator and music icon with a zest for life will share his guitar and ukulele dexterity across a spectrum of genres including classical, jazz, Hawaiian, blues and rock. Music has always been a passion of the life of a guitarist, composer, and entertainer, Benny C. Uyetake. Still, there has always been the nucleus of his passion which includes his family, friends, education, and occupation. These components of Benny’s life carved the pathway of his journey through music. Music teacher by day, performer at night–Benny Uyetake is the Maui’s ‘ukulele superman. His passion for entertaining started at a young age, and sharing his knowledge of music and performing is second nature. Benny plays music that touches his soul: contemporary, old style Hawaiian, rhythm and blues, soul, Jazz and rock.

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Steve Grimes

Steve Grimes may be most known for making some of the world’s finest guitars, but he is also a beloved Maui singer/songwriter who performs regularly, both as a solo artist and with his group The Ono Grimes Band. Grimes is a prolific songwriter, having released 4 albums of original songs and having won a national songwriting contest in 2011. He has also been a finalist in the Na Hoku Hanohano Music Awards in Hawaii. His original songs range in styles from folk to funk, from blues to bossa nova.

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Soul Kitchen

Soul Kitchen Maui is a high-energy Zydeco-Soul dance band bringing New Orleans grooves, deep rhythms, and island spirit to the dance floor. Powerhouse vocals, joyful shows, and Music Medicine made to move you.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2771945116516084

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