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Join us for an evening of Stellar Music, stories, and Hawaiian Cultural journey through music with George Kahumoku & Friends...those friends being Keoki Kahumoku, Brad Bordessa, and Jaime O Brien. These Four musicians will each perform solo , then share a Jam session Kanikapila style!
Sunday, August 23
Doors 5pm...Show 6:30pm
Tickets $30 in advance...$40 at the door (children 12 & under are free)
George kahumoku Jr 4 time Grammy winner for Best Hawaiian Music & multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award winning Slackkey Guitarist, vocalist. Composer / songwriter, Retired teacher, Rancher, Farmer, College Professor at UH Maui Institute of Hawaiian Music .Originally from from Kealia South Kona , He has traveled the world sharing Hawaiian Slackkey guitar music.
Keoki Kahumoku- 5 time Grammy winner for Hawaiian music, teacher, musician, farmer, Rancher . Keoki Kahumoku is a fifth generation slack key guitarist. He shares his passion for Hawaiian music and culture through performances and teaching in Hawai`i.
Brad Bordessa- Brad Bordessa is out of place and out of time. When sharing Hawaiian style ʻukulele discipline in a fast-paced, AI world, just holding your line is an act of rebellion. A haole boy raised in music by the Kahumoku ʻOhana school of hard knocks, Brad savors the journey in all of its messiness. Forgot the song onstage? That happens sometimes. Business ripped you off? That happens too. Smiled at by the waitress because you played a song she remembers her mother dancing hula to? That’s why you show up and put in the work. Hone the craft he has. For the past 20 years Brad has been studying, performing, and teaching alongside many forefront Hawaiian musicians.
An honors graduate of the University of Hawai‘i Maui College Institute of Hawaiian Music program, Brad has performed onstage with HAPA, Ledward Kaapana, the late Martin Pahinui, Sonny Lim, Jeff Peterson, Kevin Brown, Hawane Rios, Buckman Coe, and others. Brad has been featured as a solo artist at the Slack Key Show, the Waikoloa ‘Ukulele Festival, the Kalama Heritage Festival, and Seattle’s Northwest Folklife Festival. He’s taught workshops in Hawai‘i and internationally alongside Herb Ohta, Jr., James Hill, Gerald Ross, Kevin Carroll, and others as a staff instructor for George Kahumoku, Jr.’s Slack Key and ʻUkulele Workshop and the Hawai‘i Island ‘Ukulele Retreat. Brad is the author of seven books and five video courses that teach the concepts behind playing ʻukulele. His website, Live ‘Ukulele, is one of the web’s largest ‘ukulele learning resources. It’s been viewed almost 25 million times. Along with performing and teaching, Brad writes and records original music. His latest release is a tongue-in-cheek single called “Eat You” about the lack of policy support for agriculture in Hawaiʻi.
Jaime O Brien -Jamie O'Brien is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter born into a London-Irish family. Known for blending Celtic, Americana, and Hawaiian musical styles, he performs as a solo artist, leads his band The Launies, and has released albums such as A Long Way from Lambeth and Celtic Shades
Date & Time
Sun, Aug 23, 2026 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Venue Details
Blue Dragon Tavern
61-3616 Kawaihae RoadWaimea, Hawaii 96743
