Issue #3 — Thursday, October 6, 2016

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Autumn Arrives in a Frenzy

Please forgive me for being late with this issue… it has been a crazy few weeks; you can probably identify with that.

I finally got a chance to play at the open mic this week (read full write-up below) and had a great time. I hope to do more playing soon, and some recording as well. Meanwhile, enjoy this original song, “Autumn Breeze,” and if you haven’t already done so, visit and “like” my Facebook page.

Spotlight: Kat and the Hurricane

Kat plays at the Cultural Arts Center in Whitewater, WI, on June 23, 2016.

Katarina (Kat) Farnsworth is an acoustic folk-rock singer-songwriter currently living in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She started in Janesville, performing at the open mics at Mocha Moment (see article below) and then using her vocal and songwriting skills with the band Pancake Riot from 2013 onward; she also played guitar and bass for that band. In 2015 she started a side project called Kat and the Hurricane. With the help of Danial Monson-Bergum at The Outpost in Janesville, she recorded the songs “Rope Burn” and “Swimming for My Life” during the fall of 2015. She played a string of shows this past spring and summer. Things went understandably quiet during her recent move, but Kat plans to get busy with her music again soon.

Find Kat’s recordings at her Bandcamp page and be sure to like her Facebook page as well.

Anatomy of an Open Mic

Mocha Moment, a coffee shop in Janesville, WI, has an open mic on the first and third Wednesday nights of each month. Ken Wagman does a fabulous job hosting the show. Last night’s was particularly good, as three new performers were present as well as two more who aren’t able to appear often. Here is a rundown of the show (song lists are not all complete). Links go to the artists’ Facebook pages.

• 6:28 - Andy Schliesmann (new Facebook page September 29) - original Christian songs with guitar
• 6:40 - Charlie Petitt (Kharlie M) with baritone ukulele
  • Minnesota Highway
  • The Child in You
  • All Over
  • Until That Day Comes
• 6:55 - Robbie Haas (Elmer and the Ceramic Trees)
  “Drive Away” was amazing tonight! His vocals were relaxed and the pitch was bang-on. The guitar playing was great too.
• 7:10 - Mitch Lilly - first time here
  Vocals reminded me of the lead singer from Simple Plan, but the music was clearly folk, so it sounded fresh and new.
• 7:28 - Kat Farnsworth - recently moved to Sun Prairie, WI
  • Cover: “Caught in a Moment” by Danielle Ate the Sandwich
  • New song “Walls”
  • Rope Burn
• 7:45 - Aly Jayne - first time here. Nice guitar playing and passionate vocals. She also shared a new original song.
• 8:00 - Jimmy Hodges - old-time country style; tonight’s set was about dogs, humor, Americana
  • Old Shep (very sad)
  • I Think My Dog’s a Democrat
  • What’s Right With America
• 8:10 - Cliff Alba - from Beloit, WI - first time here
  • Song about Pokémon (quite entertaining!)
  • “I Don’t Want To Lose Your Love Tonight” by the Outfield
• 8:22 - Ken Wagman - “Closing Time” by Semisonic (traditional closing song for this open mic)

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