"A great CD, thanks very much. The sound is particularly nice with a lush feel to it. The female singer is excellent and your own playing is very authentic. Well Done." Steve Evans - Beltona Resophonic Guitars
“Really enjoyed your excellent CD Alex” Herb Remington (Bob Wills Texas Playboys)
“Wonderful C.D, fine steel work - didn't know that you were so accomplished with electric lap steel. Nice to hear female vocals too.” Don Young – President/C.E.O, National Resophonic Guitars.
“Loving it, your best to date. The vocals are spectacular and the overall sound, especially your steel, are very cool.” Kerryn Tolhurst - Musician/Producer
“Alex, just a short note to say how much I have enjoyed the album - it is fantastic.
I admire you as a purist and the outcome with this record is very impressive and enjoyable.” Rob Walker - National Marketing Manager, Allan’s Music
“Alex did an excellent job by putting this CD together with his fine musicians. It shows that Hawaiian music is in good hands.” Gerrit A. Venema - Secretary of the Dutch Foundation for Hawaiian Music - The Netherlands.
“What a great choice of material ...excellent playing of course too, I’m enjoying all of it a lot. Delighted in particular to hear Benny’s “Waikiki Blues“ and Sol’s “Radio Blues” ...two of my absolute favourites.” Les Cook - Grass Skirt Records (www.GrassSkirt.co.uk)
“Very nice job Alex” Dirk P Vogel - Chairman of the Aloha International Steel Guitar Club
Burns – a Glaswegian who adopted Australia in 1973 – released his acclaimed solo album, Twilight Blues, in 1999. We loved to play it in the car on beach holidays. Burns has invited many friends, including jazz players, on his second island voyage, one that ventures into blues and latin.
This rich feast harks back to Sol Hoopii, Chas E. King and King Benny Nawahi – names redolent of lazy, swinging days in some tropical island paradise.
Burns plays electric steel on 10 tracks and acoustic national guitar on four, along with rhythm guitar. Ukelelist Sue Arnold recalls the falsetto and vocal leaps of Hawaii’s songbird, Lena Machado. On inventive Arpeggio Spice, jazz guitarist Jen Hawley evokes pristine waters and dazzling sand.
If Akaka Falls is too dreamy, jazzy Hula Blues will set toes tapping, there’s lush Latin on Santa Lucia (Kerryn Tolhurst joins Burns on steel guitar) and sweeping arcs of harmony in Sand. Play it loud.
3.5 Stars Roger Mitchell. Sunday Herald Sun, October 12, 2008
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Tracks:
1. Akaka Falls (Helen Parker)
2. Song of the Islands (Chas E. King)
3. South Sea Island Magic (Tomerlin, Long, Andy Iona)
4. Hui E (arr. Dick McIntire)
5. Sand (Billy Abrams & Andy Iona)
6. Santa Lucia (trad. Arr. Alex Burns)
7. Hula Blues (Sunny Cunha, JohnnyNoble)
8. Waikiki Blues (King Benny Nawahi)
9. Kehaulani (arr. Dick McIntire)
10. Often (arr. Sol Hoopii)
11. NaAli I (trad. arr. Tua Moe)
12. I Want Someone to Love Me (arr. Sol Hoopii)
13. Radio Blues (arr. Sol Hoopii)
14. Arpeggio Spice (Alex Burns, Jen Hawley)
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Recorded with guests including Bob Brozman and Jim Jensen.
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Tracks:
1. Lady be good (I & G Gershwin)
2. Singing the blues (Bix Beiderbecke)
3. Hula Blues (John Noble & Sunny Cumba)
4. Blue Hawaiian moonlight (Trad)
5. Stack O'lee blues (R.Lopez & L. Colwell)
6. La Paloma (Trad)
7. Maria Elena (L. Barcelata-Castro & S Russel)
8. Patches (Trad)
9. Wonderful one (F. Grose & P. Whiteman)
10. Twilight Blues (Trad)
11. South sea moon (Trad)
12. Frivolous Sal (B. Holman)
**Alex has a Glen Foster double neck six string steel guitar for sale. Please go to the
Acoustic Centre, South Melbourne web site for all info. Contact Alex personally for best price
GIG GUIDE JULY 2009
Sunday 5th ALEX BURNS De La Ville Hotel, Geelong
Friday 10th ALEX BURNS with ANDY ROSS and BUDDY LOVE Chaucers Cellars, Glen Iris 7pm
Sunday 19th ALEX BURNS The Drunken Poet, West Melbourne 4pm
Sunday 26th ALEX BURNS The Acorn, 375 Forest rd Acorn on Forest - the Basin
SEPTEMBER 2009
Sunday 6th ALEX BURNS' ADVENTURES IN PARADISE Higginbotham Winery
Sunday 13th ALEX BURNS De La Ville Hotel, Geelong
Sunday 27th ALEX BURNS The Acorn, 375 Forest rd Acorn on Forest - the Basin
OCTOBER 2009
Sunday 25th ALEX BURNS The Acorn, 375 Forest rd Acorn on Forest - the Basin
NOVEMBER 2009
Sunday 1st ALEX BURNS De La Ville Hotel, Geelong
Saturday 14th ALEX BURNS The Blues Train - Queenscliff
Sunday 29th ALEX BURNS The Acorn, 375 Forest rd Acorn on Forest - the Basin
DECEMBER 2009
Saturday 14th ALEX BURNS The Blues Train - Queenscliff
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Aloha Alex! Hope everything is well. I am thinking of you, trying to finish my own CD with the "Hula serenaders" bur you know how much it takes time... And money! Aloha pumehana from Pascal
Aloha dear Alex, Belgium, a tiny little country, always leave winter by series of festivities. When the weather is getting milder, since the beginning of february, start belgium carnival’s season which will last until summer. So, Spring will come soon. Your season’s tour will start? At this beginning of sweet season, I would like to wish you a long way of success. May your lively music bewitch your audience. Lot of aloha from Liège, Belgium Tam
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