New Book "Kila Kila" by John Troutman

Matthew Dawson · Post by **Matthew Dawson** » 17 Apr 2016 12:23 pm

I'm about 30 pages in and am learning all kinds of stuff I didn't know about the guitar in Hawaii and Hawaii in general. Great stuff and well written!

John Troutman · Post by **John Troutman** » 18 Apr 2016 5:10 am

Duane--thanks so much for picking up the book! The Maui steel festival looked fantastic from the FaceBook coverage. Wish I could have been there!

Matthew-- I'm so glad you are digging the book so far! Thank you for your kind praise.

John

Steve Marinak · Post by **Steve Marinak** » 20 Apr 2016 9:31 am

I got my hardback book today. Very nice. Looking forward to reading the entire thing.

John Troutman · Post by **John Troutman** » 22 Apr 2016 9:19 pm

Awesome, Steve--thanks. I hope you enjoy it!
John

Former Member · Post by **Former Member** » 20 May 2016 11:33 pm

Congrats! You and your book made it to:
Na Mea Hawaii!
http://www.nameahawaii.com/product/kika ... ern-music/
Cool website for all things Hawaiian

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 21 May 2016 2:52 am

http://uncpressblog.com/2016/05/19/inte ... -troutman/

Frank James Pracher · Post by **Frank James Pracher** » 22 May 2016 5:33 pm

Just placed my order, looks like a great read!

John Troutman · Post by **John Troutman** » 26 May 2016 12:17 am

Thanks to Frank, Andy, and Ron for their posts. I had a lovely book launch at NÄÂ Mea HawaiÊ»i on Sunday, with a lot of guys coming out to play, including Ron Johnson and Isaac Akuna on steel. I had a fun interview on KauaÊ»i's KKCR this morning, and on Friday night I give a talk at Talk Story bookstore in Hanapepe, KauaÊ»i-- having a blast, talking steel guitar nonstop, and even playing on occasion!!
John

Loren Depping · Post by **Loren Depping** » 29 May 2016 7:21 pm

John, can't wait to pick up a copy of your book. You chose a great place to showcase it in Talk Story on Kaua`i. Ed and Cynthia are fantastic people and are really dedicated to the island, the folks who live there and the culture. Wish I'd been able to be there, but I live vicariously through your book until I can return. It sounds fantastic. Mahalo and Aloha!

John Troutman · Post by **John Troutman** » 30 May 2016 7:01 am

Hi Loren,

Thanks for posting-- Ed and Cynthia were indeed wonderful. We had a great turnout--I met several steel guitarists and musicians whom I had not before met, and we even sold a bunch of books. Cynthia provided for me a delicious dinner. It was a wonderful coda to a lovely visit! I hope you enjoy the book!

John

Mark Smalley · Post by **Mark Smalley** » 2 Jun 2016 1:35 am

John, I ordered your book, should receive it today. After reading an interview with you about the book, I'm anxiously awaiting the treasure trove of info it delivers. Thank you so much for your work to increase the body of knowledge concerning the history of the steel guitar. Please know it is greatly appreciated.

mjs

John Troutman · Post by **John Troutman** » 2 Jun 2016 10:06 am

Thank you Mark! I am elated by the positive response that the book has generated so far. It was a labor of love to participate in the growing body of knowledge on the steel that we are collecting in books, out there on the internet, and of course here on the forum. Thanks!
John

David M Brown · Post by **David M Brown** » 2 Dec 2016 6:48 am

John Troutman wrote:Thank you Mark! I am elated by the positive response that the book has generated so far. It was a labor of love to participate in the growing body of knowledge on the steel that we are collecting in books, out there on the internet, and of course here on the forum. Thanks!
John

I just finished reading my new copy, and I want to thank Mr. Troutman for all the work involved putting this together.

As a New Orleans native, I also thought that the theme of the connection between early Hawaiian guitarists and jazz was quite interesting.

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New Book "Kila Kila" by John Troutman

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