Hawaii Tribune-Herald Island Beat Thursday, August 27, 2015 5 Fri, Sat, Mon & Tues Aug. 28, 29, 31 & Sept. 1 at 7pm Sun, Aug. 30 at 2:30pm & 7pm IRRATIONAL MAN (R) DRAMA/MYSTERY Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Jamie Blackley, Parker Posey Directed by Woody Allen A burnt out, brilliant professor - one who believes in lessons from life rather than text books - takes a job at a small college where he becomes involved with both a teacher and a student. A dramatic, existential act turns his life around and makes him see the world through a much rosier and more positive perspective. Rolling Stone: “Allen has crafted a suspenseful mind-teaser that might feel too much like an intellectual exercise if Phoenix and Stone didn’t infuse it with raw humanity.” $8 Gen. - $7 Student/Senior 38 Haili St. • 934-7777 www.hilopalace.com ROWAN From page 4 Find it in the “As a bluegrass Classieds September Planetarium Schedule Daily Shows 11 am Between the Folds (not in fulldome) 12 pm Skies Above Hawai‘i: Live Sky Program 1 pm Maunakea: Between Earth and Sky 2 pm To Space and Back 3D (New) 3 pm Fragile Planet 10 am on Saturdays Magic Tree House (Keiki) The daily general admission includes one planetarium show and entry to the exhibits. FREE for members. Evening Programing September 4 at 7 pm Led Zeppelin Planetarium Rock Show September 11 at 7 pm Led Zeppelin Planetarium Rock Show September 18 at 7 pm Maunakea Skies Talk September 25 at 7 pm Stargazing Live with the VIS www.imiloahawaii.org Call for ticket information - 934-7010 Jimmy was the card of the family. He used to say ‘hubba hubba, ding ding’ all the time. And when I was over in Honolulu and I was working on this record with Doug on a song called ‘Uncle Jimmy,’ Doug told me, ‘You know, there’s a bar in Honolulu where Uncle Jimmy probably hung out on his way back from New Caledonia to the United States.’ And, ‘hubba hubba,’ I never had any idea where that came from until there we were in Honolulu, standing in the middle of Chinatown, and there was the Club Hubba Hubba. And the ding ding, the Hawaiians said they used to have a bell in the bar, and when somebody bought a round for the bar, they’d ring the bell. ‘Hubba hubba, ding ding.’ “As a bluegrass musician, I’ve sung the ‘high lonesome’ sound for so long. And you know, the world is a better place for the sweetness of aloha. So that’s really an influence on me right now.” Rowan has built up a massive repertoire of music and stories gleaned from more than five decades on the road and in the studio. In addition to the aforementioned names, those he’s played with include Tony Rice, Doc Watson, Mark O’Connor, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas. “The best bluegrass music I ever heard was in the lowest dives Five. “I saw them perform at the Windjammer Room in Kona,” she said. “I’d never seen such professionalism in my whole life. I was about 19 or 20, I guess. So when they approached me (to be their singer), I thought, ‘My gosh, you could learn a lot from these guys.’” Decades later, Seawind’s recordings remain timeless, especially the band’s — and Wilson’s — iconic signature song, “Follow Your Road.” “It didn’t come to my mind until 30 years had gone and I thought, ‘Wow, that’s me. That’s really me,’” she said. “It gives me the chuckles and I’m happy about it.” Although the road has led her closer to home, Wilson still occasionally fronts a horn-driven band, the Olliephonics, at Kawaihae’s Blue Dragon. “I really, really enjoy doing this,” she said. “We’re playing standards and it’s a 16-piece big band with a large sound, a lot of people getting up to dance. The audience is a large part of the whole evening.” Familial duties aside, Wilson’s voice is still strong and she’s not foreclosing on possibilities. “I don’t want to say I’m retired. I will take any gig that comes forth right now. Email John Burnett at jburnett@ hawaiitribune-herald.com. WILSON From page 3 in Baltimore when I first went on the trail to find it. And there were legendary guys who had gone to work with Bill Monroe and were back,” he said. “There was no career trajectory for anybody back then. If you play five-string banjo, you might get a gig with a guy like Bill Monroe or you might end up playing at Baltimore Harbor in some dive. That’s how I first came into music, finding those places.” And Rowan was one of those guys who played with the mercurial Monroe. “Working with Bill Monroe, he was a taskmaster and a force of fire,” Rowan said. “If you stand next to him, you’re gonna get burned, but you’re also gonna get some fire. As he used to say to Del McCoury when Del was playing with him, just singing into one microphone, ‘Grab me! Grab me, now! Get in there!’ You go shoulder-to-shoulder with Bill Monroe. I’ve had him body check me on stage. He was a feisty guy on stage. “He brought me into his world. We co-wrote the song, ‘The Walls of Time,’ which Bill Monroe claimed for himself. There’s just a karma there. At the same time, these same things, they may work out over lifetimes, you know. I probably learned more from him than I lost by not being included as a writer on ‘The Walls of Time.’” The song, a slice of classic Americana, has been recorded by Rowan, Emmylou Harris and Ricky Skaggs. “I asked Vassar Clements, ‘How was it when you worked with Bill?’And he said, ‘Same as you, Pete. Drive all night, shave in cold water, raise your hand and smile.’ “And I asked Vassar, ‘How did you feel about Bill taking some of those fiddle themes you wrote, making them into instrumentals and calling them his own tunes?’ And Vassar said, ‘It was just an honor to me.’ “In the space of a lifetime, there’s just so much that goes on. And in the end, it’s all an honor.” Email John Burnett at jburnett@ hawaiitribune-herald.com. musician, I’ve sung the ‘high lonesome’ sound for so long. And you know, the world is a better place for the sweetness of aloha. So that’s really an influence on me right now.” REMEMBER: Find all your local news and sports online 24 hours a day, seven days a week at www.hawaiitribuneherald. com.
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