The Serenaders are artists with the University of Hawai’i at Manoa’s Statewide Cultural Extension Program, and have represented the state of Hawai’i in concert at the John F. There’s No Place Like Hawaii – Hum Ding-Ah.
Hawaiian War Chant – I Wanna Rest / Latin (chant and modern). Sophisticated Hula – Boom Shaka I Wanna with hula dancers (40s example). Flying – Bossa Nova (jazzy 70s example). Pāpālina Lahilahi – ‘Ōlapa with hula dancers. Medley: Tiny Bubbles / Pearly Shells – Hum Ding-Ah (60’s example sing-along). 
Medley: Sea Breeze / Puamana – I Wanna Rest with hula dancers. Wahine Ilikea – Bossa variation with hula dancers. Uwehi Ami and Slide – Jazzy I Wanna Rest with instrumental. Medley: Maui Waltz / Pua Lilia – Waltz Strums: Chicken Pluck/Thumb Strum Up. Ka Ulu Wehi O Ke Kai – Latin with hula dancers. Medley: Maui Boy / Maui Girl – Hum Ding-Ah. Wahine Holo Lio – Pick in 4 and I Wanna Rest (chant and modern). The song list with unique ‘ukulele strums were: “I liked the variety,” commented the audience. The program included songs about Hawaiian cowboys in keeping with the Makawao Library’s upcountry lifestyle, four songs with two hula dancers (Kaleo and Nalani), and two songs with chant and melodies in the same arrangement. This musical program was part of the library’s 50 th anniversary celebration and the second time in two years the Serenaders have been invited to perform at the library. The husband-wife duo played ‘ukulele and u-bass and sang a variety of Hawaiian and hapa haole songs reminiscent of old Hawai’i. at Makawao Public Library in upcountry Maui. The Hawaiian Serenaders – Richard Tom and Mele Fong – presented a Nostalgic Hawaiian Music show with hula dancers on Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m. The Hawaiian Serenaders presented a show with hula dancers at Makawao Library in April 2019. Pearly shells tiny bubbles lyrics series#
The next Sing-Along with Mele Fong Series – Flower and Lei Songs is Thursday, May 23.Īloha, Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele Review Serenader Show April 13
Lovely Hula Hands – I Wanna Rest and 4And Strum. Hapa Haole Hula Girl – I Wanna Rest Strum. Sophisticated Hula – Boom Shaka I Wanna Strum. Keep Your Eyes on the Hands – I Wanna Rest Strum and 4And Strum. Here is the song list with the names of my unique ‘ukulele strums to song arrangements taught by no one else: We sang 10 songs during the 75-minute program. Note Rich’s t-shirt showing an images of 13/8 and 6/4 time signatures with slogan “ These are Difficult Times” – get it? We also continued the routine of telling the story behind each song and playing each song twice to reinforce what we learned. 
We continued the “Sing-Along with Mitch Miller” format of projecting the song lyrics and ‘ukulele chords on a screen at the front of the room for singers and ‘ukulele players to see.
The festival is known as the world’s superbowl of hula. Many hula halau (schools) come from all over the world to participate in the exhibitions and competitions in solo, traditional (kahiko), and modern (auwana) hula. The festival honors King David Kalākaua who was called the Merrie Monarch for his support of the arts, especially music and dance. We sang Hawaiian and hapa haole songs about or for hula dancing spanning the 1880s to 1990s.ĭuring the “Hawaiian history moment of the month,” I talked about the 56 th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, a week-long event held every April during the week after Easter in Hilo, HI. Twenty-two people signed up for my new monthly Sing-Along with Mele Fong Series – Hula Songs on Thursday, Apat Kaunoa Senior Center for adults 55 and better on Maui.
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