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The South Seas

Vintage Hawaiian Steel Guitar

Hawaiian songs and old standards, played on steel guitar.

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Watch

The band playing “Beyond the Reef.”

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Listen

Four songs from the current set.

Hula Blues
South Sea Moon
Beyond the Reef
Nuages

Upcoming Shows

Jul
16
2026
Golden Gardens Historic Bathhouse
Seattle, WA · Private corporate event · Tolo Events
2–4 pm
Aug
14
2026
Poulsbo Arts Festival
Poulsbo Waterfront
1:15–2:15 pm
Aug
16
2026
Art on the Green
Bainbridge Island, WA
2–3 pm
Sep
20
2026
Eleven Winery
Bainbridge Island, WA
2–5 pm
Nov
11
2026
The Triple Door
Musiquarium Lounge, Seattle
5 pm
Nov
13
2026
Long Shadows Vintners
Woodinville, WA
7–9 pm

Selected appearances

Eleven Winery

Bainbridge Island, WA · 2026

Golden Gardens Historic Bathhouse

Seattle, WA · 2026

Poulsbo Arts Festival

Poulsbo, WA · 2026

Art on the Green

Bainbridge Island, WA · 2026

The Band

The South Seas is an instrumental band from Bainbridge Island, Washington. The set is Hawaiian songs, swing, and pop standards, most of them from the 1920s through the ’60s.

The steel guitar is a 1958 Fender Stringmaster.

1958 Fender Stringmaster Fender Rhodes
Jason KuykendallJason Kuykendall
Fender Stringmaster
Alex Fermanis
Alex Fermanis
Fender Rhodes
Marcus Kitley
Marcus Kitley
Bass
Rob Dickerson
Rob Dickerson
Guitar

The Repertoire

The current two-hour set:

  • After You've Gone
  • Beyond the Reef
  • Blue Hawaii
  • C'est Si Bon
  • Chloe
  • Don't Fence Me In
  • Ebb Tide
  • Exactly Like You
  • Harbor Lights
  • How D'ya Do
  • Hula Blues
  • I'm an Old Cowhand
  • Just Friends
  • Mapuana
  • My Little Grass Shack
  • Nuages
  • Orchid Lei
  • Sand
  • The Shadow of Your Smile
  • Sleepwalk
  • South Sea Moon
  • Steel Guitar Rag
  • Wave
  • When Hawaii Sang Me to Sleep

For Bookers

The band plays as a duo, trio, or quartet.

Duo
Steel guitar with guitar or Rhodes.
Trio
Steel guitar, bass, and guitar or Rhodes.
Quartet
Steel guitar, Rhodes, guitar, and bass.

Volume Low enough for conversation

Location Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, and Seattle

Sound Own PA and equipment

thesouthseasmusic@gmail.com
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