Two Slack Key Guitars A-Livin-On-Easy

Album Notes

Review by John Berger (Honolulu Star-Bulletin), April 1997: Producer Noelani Kanoho Mahoe added four songs from an Atta Isaacs solo album to create this new 16-song collection of classic recordings by two late slack-key masters, Gabby Pahinui and Atta Isaacs. The disc opens with a definitive rendition of "A-Livin' On-A-Easy" and maintains that relaxed feeling throughout. Anyone with a knowledge of slack key will want a copy; malihini will find a wealth of information about the artists and the selections, and an account of the origins of slack key, in the liner notes. (The annotation is read most easily with a magnifying glass but is well worth reading.)

Gabby Pahinui & Atta Isaacs is:

Alvin Isaacs
Harold Hakuole
Norman Isaacs