Hey List, could someone in the know talk a little about Hawaiian slack-key guitar? I bought a $5 compilation a few years ago that claimed to be slack-key guitar, but it was horrible crap and I used it for target practice immediately. I mention this because of the middle section of Eno's "Some of Them Are Old" -- I love that sound, but I don't even know if it's representative of slack-key guitar. If it isn't, what is it an example of? Just something that popped out of Eno's head fully formed? ------- the Dancing Cat division of (shudder)Windham Hill has been putting out slack-key stuff for a while now, and are probably tops in the game, at least outside of Hawaii. they put out a couple samplers that might be a good place to start. I tend towards the instrumental stuff myself; i'm not all that into vocals myself, especially warbley vocals. (btw, warbley seems to be desireable in slack-key vocals). most of the albums indicate on the track listings whether they're instros or not. try Cyril Pahinui, Ledward Ka'apana or their collaborations with Bob Brozman: all lean towards instrumentals. stay clear of Keola Beamer, he's kind of cheesy. on the other hand, slack-key may not be what you're looking for. the "Some of them are old" solo is actually Sneaky Pete Kleinow on pedal steel guitar. He's a major session-cat who is probably best known for his work with the Flying Burrito Brothers and also plays the solo on Frank Zappa's "it Just Might be a One-Shot Deal" from the album Waka/Jawaka. hope that helps, sean