Lessons With Troy - A Podcast All About Dobro (resonator Guitar), Lap Steel, Weissenborn And More!

In this episode my featured guest is the Dobro player, writer, & collector of prewar Dobros – Steve Toth. Steve has several instructional books published by Hal Leonard, and also has one of the most unique and prolific collections of prewar Dobros out there. We are going to talk all about his new book “DOBRO...

In this episode I’m featuring a recording of a Hawaiian Steel Guitar Workshop I attended at the Maui Steel Guitar Festival this year. The workshop features 3 of some of the finest Hawaiian Steel Guitarists, Greg Sardinha, Patti Maxine, and Bobby Ingano. They talk all about how they got into the steel guitar, give advice...

In this episode of Hawaiian Steel Guitar Talk Story, Alan Akaka talks all about Dennis Kamakahi and I play Alan’s arrangement of Dennis’ song “PUA HONE”.

This week I’m happy to welcome back Alan Akaka for another episode of “Hawaiian Steel Guitar Talk Story”. We are going to kick off this episode with my attempt at playing his arrangement of the song “Henehene Kou Aka”. Alan, discusses David “Feet” Rogers, The Sons Of Hawaii, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – aka (“IZ”), and many other topics.

This week my guest is the U.K. based Weissenborn player Barney Kenny. Barney takes what is normally a quiet mellow instrument, and puts it right at the forefront of his rock band “The Dustbowl Children”. Adding overdrive, wha-pedal, and other effects he is redefining the sound of the traditional Weissenborn style hollow neck guitar. In...

In this episode Alan Akaka is back with more “Hawaiian Steel Guitar Talk Story”. He talks about how the Kauai Steel Guitar Festival went, Hilo Hattie aka Clara Intern, Benny Kalama, and much more. I start the episode off by playing Alan’s arrangement of “When Hilo Hattie Does The Hilo Hop”. Tablature, Jam Track, and...

I’m very excited for this week’s guest, New Zealand Based Weissenborn player Thomas Oliver. Thousands all around the world, including myself, have been watching his masterful playing on YouTube, and I’m so happy to get the chance to meet and talk with him all about his music and life in New Zealand. We are going...

In this episode I start it off by playing Alan Akaka’s arrangement of “Song Of The Islands” aka (Nā Lei O Hawai‘i). He talks about the upcoming Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival in Kauai and the coming up in April in Maui. He also talks about the early history of Hawaiian Lap Steel and some of...

In this podcast my guest is Seattle based musician, producer, and Resonator Guitar (aka Dobro) player Orville Johnson. He plays his arrangement of the beautiful song “The Water Is Wide” and we talk about his beginnings with music, his new album “Hawaii Of My Dreams”, his custom Rayco Acoustic Slide guitar, and much more!

In this episode, Alan Akaka plays the song “Makalaupa” and talks all about Queen Lilioukalani, and much more.

This is my very first podcast! In this episode my guest is Alan Akaka. Internationally renowned Hawaiian Lap Steel player and teacher, and the Director of the Ke Kula Mele School of Hawaiian Music. We talk about his early days of playing Hawaiian music and Lap Steel, his time with Jerry Byrd, and more.