Grass Skirt Records

To date we have  released three CDs by past masters of the Hawaiian guitar...the first devoted to the wonderful Sam Ku West , the second to the Sunset / Hollywood label and it's main artist, the great Sol Hoopii. Then in 2009 we issued a collection of  Gino Bordin's  recordings.

In 2012 we will have two new projects to tempt you with . The first of these is  a set of new recordings by Ken Emerson and Robert Armstrong " Escape to Jazz Island" .  That one is now available for purchase .

The second is the long awaited, much delayed " Genial Hawaiians" cd which reissues all 12 sides from Jim & Bob from their 1933 Bluebird session, togther with all 12 sides by George Ku's Paradise Islanders featuring the brilliant steel player Charlie Opunui. We are working hard to have that out in late June . Please keep checking this page for further news !

Our  website shopping cart system allows you to buy  easily direct from us , or you can buy from your favourite music store  ...our releases are widely available from , for example, Worlds Records, Bear Family Mail Order, Red Lick Records, Amoeba stores,  Downhome Music, Canterbury Records, J & R Music, Waterloo Records, Elderly Instruments, Stereo Jack's, Streetlight, Silver Platters and of course Amazon.

You can often find new copies on Ebay and similar sites too.  Visit Paris and  you can  buy directly from R&F Charle , Paris Jazz Corner and Phonogalerie.

Grass Skirt cd " Virtuose de la guitare hawaiienne"

Our associated label, Stylo Magic has a particular emphasis on European steelers . The first of these, by  Daniel Arnau, is now available to buy from us ...it's a limited edition so order early .  This will  be followed by Alex Manara , then perhaps Serge Krotkoff ( the Russian Eagle of New York)  . Stylo Magic cds are only available from this website , our business partners at Earwig Studios in sunny Bolton and François & Rosine Charle's lutherie in Galérie Véro-Dodat, Paris .

As well as our own releases on Grass Skirt and Stylo Magic we do stock other recordings made by friends of ours who play the sort of music we like. For example Rol Junell the excellent steel player from Finland, Martin Wheatley ...England's own wizard of the strings, Japan's finest the Sweet Hollywaiians,  Ben Bonham's Hapa Hillbillies and Bob Armstrong's latest recording with Sourdough Slim and earlier release with the Joy Buzzards. We also have copies of a  splendid  cd issued by Erich Sylvester " Hapa Haole Hit Parade" .

If you need to contact us please write to : order@GrassSkirt.co.uk