Live Acoustic Sundays
Our 7th Season!
One Sunday night a month we hold the Mountain Spirit Coffeehouse in our congregational hall or sanctuary. We feature live acoustic music performed by local, regional & national musicians.

     We offer coffee, tea and baked goods for sale, in a friendly, smoke- and alcohol-free environment. Ticket sales are limited to 200 to maintain a small, intimate performance.

Doors open at 6:30 PM.
Music starts at 7 PM.

Donations at the door:
$15-20 for adults
$8-10 for students
(Ticket price depends on performer/s)

Upcoming Performances:

Sunday, February 12  
Patrick Landeza and Friends: "Winter in Hawaii"
Cost: $15-adults, $10-students, under 14-no charge

Hawaiian musician, songwriter, producer and educator Patrick Kahakauwila Kamaholelani Landeza is considered to be a leading performer of Hawaiian slack key guitar, or ki ho’alu, one of the world’s great acoustic guitar traditions. Hawaiian slack key guitar first evolved in the 1830s (predating the steel guitar genre by more than 60 years), when Mexican and Spanish cowboys, hired by King Kamehameha III to teach Hawaiians better ranching methods, brought guitars to entertain themselves. The Hawaiian cowboys, or paniolo, quickly adopted the guitar into their culture, calling it ki ho‘alu, which literally translates into “loosen the key.”
     Although a slack key artist for more than a decade, ki ho‘alu has been more of a passion than a profession for Patrick, a former middle school vice-principal. Now Patrick tours the nation regularly with other slack key artists such as Cyril Pahinui and Dennis Kamakahi. “A true innovator of Hawaiian Music and a vocalist of pure nahenahe (sweet sounding) quality,” Kamahahi says. Patrick also teaches ki ho‘alu through workshops and private lessons.
     Noted pianist and ki ho’alu player George Winston, who has recorded and played with some of the greatest slack key musicians, says “Patrick Landeza is one of the best and most dedicated of the new generation of slack key players.” Patrick is a full-time musician with the release of his instructional DVD, “Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Made Easy” and makes appearances as an instructor
at various workshops around the nation including the prestigious Swannanoa Gathering in North Carolina and the Healdsburg Guitar Festival.
     Patrick will be joined by some talented Hawaiian musicians from around North Carolina for this show. Come out for a night of warm Hawaiian breezes and great music as we celebrate the return of winter in Hawaii at Mountain Spirit Coffee House. There may be some hula dancing too! Hawaiian outfits are encouraged. We will turn up the heat. This is a CD release show for Patrick’s latest recording. FMI on Landeza, visit his website: www.patricklandeza.com.