June 7, 2008
A wedding song
A few years back my son was in love with a local girl. They were together for several years and had plans to marry some day. He wanted two girls and she wanted two boys, so their hopes included (at least) four children. It seemed idyllic, but in the end they each moved on in their lives, following separate paths.
A few days ago when I was looking for the music for my post about Waimanalo I stumbled across the video above. It’s not great quality, but the audio is fine. The song is one I was learning way back then, hoping to present it to my son and his bride at their wedding. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
There’s another copy of the same video on YouTube that is of better quality. It’s labelled “embedding disabled by request.” Listen to there or here, but, either way … enjoy! The singer is Kealii Reichel, one of the most beloved and well-known Hawaiian musical artists (and one of my favorites, but most anyone who knows his music would say that, I think.) The lyrics are by Jim Kimball. I don’t know much about him, but you can purchase the sheet music and keep it handy if there’s a wedding in your future. Believe me, once you hear it you will want it sung at any wedding you have a hand in planning. You’ll want it to be a part of everyone’s memory
of that day.
Sample some more on Kealii’s site. One song from him is never enough. If you’ve fallen in love with his music (Duh! Of course you have!) you can buy it on his site while you’re there.
Technorati Tags: Jim Kimball, Kealii Reichel, music, The Road That Never Ends, wedding music
Posted by skeet @ 8:28 pm • Entertainment, Society & culture
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June 10th, 2008 at 2:28 am, Anele Says:
This is one of my favorite songs. We’re going to re-edit our wedding video with this song and I did a slideshow for my friends wedding using it. It’s one of the most beautiful songs ever.