Acoustic:
New Release 2005:
Chance Gardner's new acoustic release in 2005 "Easy Come and Easy Go" features all original songs. Chance's guitar and vocal is accompanied by mandolin,banjo,harmonica and percussion (No Drum Machines, etc. All Organic content) and includes songs about love, life and of social import like 'Box U-112' (Dating Ads), 'Rescue Me' (Katrina), 'No More Room' (Overdevelopment of Maui; like moving historical gravesites and selling public beaches for condos) , 'Schoolbully Blues' (about payola and special interest groups in community cable) and 'Have You seen the Sky' (remembering the important things about life).
Hawaii Music Awards Finalist-2006
2003:
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Slack in the Key of Integrity
Chance Gardner's new acoustic release from 2003 "A Slack in the Key of Integrity" was recorded partly because of Uncle Sol. After I invited him to record a new album for Manawa Records he said "no, I've had my time, now the new people, it's their time to record the new music, you should make a CD of your modern slack key...." So I did. I recorded "A Slack in the Key of Integrity" for Uncle Sol. "A Slack in the Key of Integrity" is my personal statement. Recorded live to 2-track without overdubs, etc. It wasn't even planned, I turned the recorder on and figured out the songs to play as I went along. The first night I turned on the recorder with 3 mikes: one on the acoustic (not acoustic-electric) guitar, one for vocals and one room mike and played what was on my mind. Recording in this way would make it impossible to overdub or fix mistakes in pitch or fingering (integrity). Most of the songs are first takes. All the original songs except for "More in Love With You" were not written with Slack Key in mind but they adapted well to the format. In Traditional Hawaiian music and Slack Key the one or two verses are repeated and rarely do songs have a bridge. I tried to follow that while imposing a more western feel with travis picking and Delta Blues scales.
Hawaii Music Awards Finalist-2004
