Maui Morning

Honolulu, Hawai`i, December, 2000 . . . Hula Records International is pleased to announce the release of "MAUI MORNING" a unique instrumental recording featuring world-renowned shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) master, Riley Lee (of Hawai`i and Australia) and Maui born Jeff Peterson, who, as a youth, learned to play slack key guitar from the paniolo at Haleakala Ranch.  Lee is a seasoned recording artist with some 40 albums under his belt, while Peterson, who has studied with some of the world's best classical and jazz guitarists, and is himself a music teacher, is a newcomer to the recording world.
 
Never before has there been such a recording!  The shakuhachi has not been used in either traditional or contemporary Hawaiian music ensembles.  No "standard" repertoire of duets exists for the shakuhachi and guitar.  Together Lee and Peterson assembled a collection of favorite Island melodies and set about making beautiful music together.  Here are 7 Hawaiian classics that span the generations, an original title track composed by Jeff Peterson, and a version of the ever-popular "Hawaiian Wedding Song," that is appropriate for use in wedding ceremonies.