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The Uncle In Me

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Willie K is a monster talent, and this is his greatest hits collection. A previous CD which is no longer in print contained almost all of these songs, and also the unbelievable Willie K rendition of Ho'onanea, sadly missing here.

Still, if you've never listened to Willie, or to Hawaiian music, this CD should knock your socks off. You Ku'uipo is a beautiful sweet love song, I Will Dance For You will make you dance, My Moloka'i Woman has the damndest jammin' ukulele solo you'll ever hear. Good Morning is a fine reggae song to start your day, Katchi Katchi Music Makawao, about the Puerto Rican music of America's oldest cowboy town, will definitely move your feet. Spirit In The Wind shows off Willie's kickass rock lead guitar. Waterfall is a powerful expansion of Jimi Hendrix's May This Be Love. There just simply isn't a mediocre song on here. It's all unbelievably good.

If you want to hear all Willie can do, try this CD. If you want to hear just his magnificent voice and acoustic guitar doing old Hawaiian songs, get the AWIHILIMA: REFLECTIONS CD.

I originally fell in love with Willie K's music on a trip to Hawaii. I bought a couple of his CD's to bring back to Wyoming with me. I listened to them as I walked, worked, and played. He had the ability to take you back to the islands that I love dearly. His music has so much to tell you and he has so much talent. Anytime a musician reaches out to the young and the old, he is in my books a great musician.

I have not listened to this album,at least not this version of these songs. I think this may be a compilation of previous albums. I have most of these songs and I love Uncle Willie's energy. 'You Kuuipo'was a big hit & is a great example of how Willie uses his voice. 'Good Morning' and 'North Shore Reggae Blues' are inspiring with their positive vibes. I love 'My Moloka'i Woman' and 'Katchi Katchi Makawao.' And 'Ho'okipa Surf Song' is one that plays in your head throughout the day. If you ever get a chance to see Willie K. in person, GO ! He can play guitar a la Hendrix and even lays down a mean Texas blues. This is an artist I listen to when I want a quick pick-me-up ! I recommend this music.

versatile, fun , high energy...this guy is as comfortable in a chi-town blues bar as on a beach in maui....go for it

WILLIE IS AN AMAZING SINGER AND MUSICIAN. THIS IS ALL ABOUT FEELING GOOD HAWAIIAN STYLE

Hawaiian music with a modern twist to it.Any of these tunes SHOULD be playing on radio across the world.Willie is a brilliant songwriter and musician.This album has 12 gems and a lot of joy in it for you.I can't wait to get more Willie K into my cd rack.

I like Willie K. The first I heard of him was from the Live from Hapa's album and a friend turned me on to it because of the raggae and rock songs. I am from Hawaii and I love Hawaiian music also, so I like The Uncle in Me as beautiful Hawaiian music. My friend was disappointed in the CD because it wasn't Raggae or Rock.

Willie K is a man with great talent. If he wanted to be on the mainland...he would be a household name. I think that the only reason he isn't as popular as Rob Thomas or Cake is because he's so happy on the islands. The Uncle in Me is a nice mix of Hawaiian music with traditional rock sounds, so if you aren't sure you're ready for Hawaiian music, this is a good choice.

On the island of Kauai, up at Lihue Airport, while getting ready to take a heli-tour on Air Kauai, we heard this beautiful song called Waterfalls and asked the driver who was the person singing it and he told us that it was a local man from Kauai named Willie K and the name of the CD was Uncle in Me and that we could find it at Borders Music store so, we went there and bought it and would you believe when we got back home to Oregon on July 6th, we could not find it. We are still trying to find out if it was left by mistake in a rental car or the condo we rented. We really loved this CD and feel like everyone should own it. We will most probably end up having to purchase it again but, we are waiting to find ours. He will definitely be 5 stars in our book. Keep up the good work Willie K.