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About Me

Aloha my name is Dagan aka deegan, deegans, diggins, doogie, kawika, and johnnnie, I was born in the first capital of the United States and am now living in a small ranching community on the Island of Hawai'i. At the age of four my family moved to an avocado farm near Honaunau in the South Kona district. There, without TV and modern appliances, I grew up around "old Hawai'i." Many days were spent at Kealakekua Bay, swimming in the ocean, watching the old men fish or listening to da aunties "talk story." This way I started to become a part of this beautiful place and I am ever grrateful to ke akua for all those oppurtunities... and if it wasn't for that brave Hawaiian man who ran into the surf at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau and rescued me from certain death when I was caught on the reef in 15 foot surf, I wouldn't even be here today...so now, I make music and share it with the world... you can currently find me deep in the tahitian lime orchard or jammin uke with the Uncle Smitty Ohana. Come, listen, enjoy. Hoi Hou, Kai Nalu, Ho'o Mau!
-- -- -- Dagan B.: Red River Love Songs

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Member Since: 9/2/2005
Band Members: ukulele : dagan guitar : dagan
Influences: UKULELE: eddie kamae, moe keale, peter moon, troy fernandez, jake shimabukuro, lyle ritz, ohta-san, jesse kalima, james hillGUITAR: gabby pahinui, john frusciante, ali farka toure, earl "chinna" smith, ry cooder, django reinhardt, andres segovia, led ka`apana, ray kane, leonard kwan, ozzie kotani, cyril pahinui, sonny chillingworth, paco delucia, tony riceBASS: joe marshall, aston "family man" barrett, flea, ron carterSTEEL: feet rodgers, bob brozman, sol ho'opi'i, tau moe, debashish bhattacharya, jerry byrdVOICE: baba maal, bruddah iz, dennis kamakahi, dennis pavao, gabby, nusrat fateh ali khan, genoa keawe, bob marley, vickie i`i, townes van zandt, bob dylan, johnny cash, sonny chillingworth, clyde halema`uma`u sproat, braddah smittyMANDOLIN: david grisman, bill monroeBRASS: charlie parker, miles davis, ornette coleman, eric dolphy, john coltrane, the skatalitesKORA: toumani diabate
Sounds Like: ...uraraka...
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Aloha and welcome to two thousand and eight. Woohoo. Now that we can put the O-sev behind us, I hope you all are looking forward to a wonderful year. In my horoscope for this year it says I am sup...
Posted by dagan b. ukulele on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:20:00 PST

Mele Kaliki-my-Maka !!!

here you are, thanks for stopping by. x-mas time, isn't it fun ?!?!?!?! to hear the music you must keep your ears open... howzdat, not bad, eh...Shoots,Support Local Music,Support Local Musicians,db...
Posted by dagan b. ukulele on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:43:00 PST

Waimea Ranch House in the house...

aloha to those happening by the blog section... wanted to put the word out to whom it may concern that Uncle Smitty and the Ohana have moved to the Waimea Ranch House at the Waimea Shopping Center......
Posted by dagan b. ukulele on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:48:00 PST

long time no see...

aloha. if you are on the island in june come by daniel thiebaut's, "the happening place in waimea." :-) braddah smitty thursdays 5:30-8:30 and sundays 3:30-5:30. come on down also for saturdays wi...
Posted by dagan b. ukulele on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:40:00 PST

^^^fresh from the hills^^^

hey, wassup, these are some recent experiments here in the beautiful green hills of kohala. enjoy.
Posted by dagan b. ukulele on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:57:00 PST

CD BABY !!!

hello all...well after much work and effort I am very happy to announce that "Red River Love Songs" is now available for purchase. Very soon cd baby will be offering this cd on their website for orde...
Posted by dagan b. ukulele on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:41:00 PST

~6.6~

Well it's been a little over a week now since we were awoken at 7 in the morning by a 6.6 earthquake off the Kona coast near the town of Puako. The shaker was the result of a four mile by four mile c...
Posted by dagan b. ukulele on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:28:00 PST

What is the Red River ???

Wai`ula`ula, or "Red River" is a waterway located in the South Kohala district on the island of Hawai`i. Beginning deep in the valleys above Waimea, this river meets the ocean at Kawaihae Bay...There...
Posted by dagan b. ukulele on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 03:21:00 PST

Red River Love Songs

E komo mai. I am happy to announce the completion of a new `ukulele project. Music was recorded on 7/7, 7/8 and mixed 7/9, 7/10. The performances are solo ukulele arrangements of Hawaiian Love song...
Posted by dagan b. ukulele on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:50:00 PST

This land is ukeland...

There is a great ukulele website with mp3s, product reviews and a weekly podcast. If you like the uke please check it out at [http://www.ukeland.com] Support local music !!!
Posted by dagan b. ukulele on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:25:00 PST