Home Recordings

This section of our site is patterned after a website by John Baxter called “UkeFarm” which has songs recorded with many different instrument brands.

Of course our recordings are limited to songs recorded by our customers using either a Ko’olau or Pono guitar or `ukulele.

All recordings are non-commercial, in other words, just for fun. Submissions are by non-professional recording artists, at the time of addition to this site. Some are now "in the business" so you never know who will be listening (and maybe eventually you can quit that day job and join all of the other struggling professional musicians).

Below is a list of our current recordings, just click and enjoy some surprisingly beautiful music by humble, non-professional (though for some it’s hard to believe) musicians who always say they were just “messin’ around and really haven’t been playing for very long.” We use the term "non-professional" to simply denote "not professionally recording" so if you are a gigging musician, still holding down the day job, by all means, send us your song.

If you are interested in adding your song, or songs to the list, just email the recording along with your name and the instrument you were using. Please send to: john@koolauukulele.com.

Aloha Nui Loa, John Kitakis

    • "Assanhado" by UKEsperience (Jason Hodel) - Various Pono 'ukuleles
       and upright bass

    • "Willy's Onion" by Jason Hodel and UKEsperience - Various Pono
        'Ukuleles

    • "Fever" by John Baxter - Pono Mahogany Tenor

    • "In a Mellotone" by John Baxter - Pono Tenor Mahogany with cedar top

    • "Como Llora Una Estrella (As Weeps a Star)" by John Baxter - Pono
        Mahogany Tenor 'Ukulele

    • "Dawgmatism" by John Baxter - Pono Mahoany Tenor 'Ukulele

    • "Manha de Carnaval" by John Baxter - Pono Mahogany Tenor

    • "Nature Boy" by John Baxter - Pono Mahogany Tenor

    • "Taking a Chance on Love" by John Baxter - Pono Mahogany Tenor

    • "When Sunny Gets Blue" by John Baxter - Pono Mahogany Tenor

    • "All In Love Is Fair/Blame It On The Sun" by Jon Prown, Ko'olau CE-2

    • "Blue Roses" by Jon Prown, Ko'olau CE2 Electric Cutaway, experimental recording with no amplification to display "unplugged" tonal characteristics of CE models.

    • "Lullaby for Libra" by Jon Prown - Pono Cedar Tenor

    • "Pono Song" by Jon Prown - Pono PG100 Nylon String Guitar

    • "Walking Stick" by Jon Prown - Pono PG100 Nylon String Guitar

    • "Thirty Below" by Jon Prown - Pono PTCE Tenor 'Ukulele, Mahogany
        with Cedar top.

    • "Romanza" by Tracey Terada - Ko'olau Tenor 'Ukulele

    • "Dance de Poulette" by Neal Paisley - Pono Tenor Mahogany with
       Cedar top.

    • "Three Little Fishies" by Neal Paisley - Pono Tenor Mahogany with
       Cedar top.

    • "Looking for me Somewhere" by Neal Paisley - Pono Mahogany
        8-String Tenor

    • "Mungo" by Neal Paisley - Pono Tenor 'Ukulele

For further questions and inquiries:

Ko'olau 'Ukulele Company
Kitakis Stringed Instrument Repair
401 N.Cane St. A-10
Wahiawa, HI 96786
(808) 622-1064 • Fax: (808) 622-1646
E-Mail: sales@koolauukulele.com