Saturday Music Digest

Honoring a Hoopii

http://www.asianweek.com/2009/09/10/chinese-american-hero-isaac-jesse-waipulani-hoopii/

Stupid Music Wishful Thinking

http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/article.asp?xid=1096

"The French tell me I pollute music"

http://mybangalore.com/article/0909/the-french-tell-me-i-pollute-music-trilok-gurtu.html

Preview: Solvang Jazz Fest

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=42434

10 moments from the 2009 Chicago Jazz Fest

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2009/09/chicago_jazz_festival.html

A new ookelele album from NZ

http://www.3news.co.nz/Wellington-supergroup-release-third-album-/tabid/418/articleID/120737/cat/298/Default.aspx

Island Mele

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20090911_island_mele.html

Barbara Mandrell inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame

http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1621268/barbara-mandrell-inducted-into-steel-guitar-hall-of-fame.jhtml

Rusted Root sighted

http://events.nydailynews.com/new-york-ny/events/show/88165465-rusted-root

And Alan White from Yes remembers John and George

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/yes-alan-white-remembers-john-lennon-george-harrison-219747