…with a silent “h”
…with a silent “h”
Friday, January 17, 2014
Members of the Pancake Riot played from 7 to 9 p.m. at Dunkin Donuts on Milton Avenue. I used Jeff’s acoustic-electric ukulele, but I had some problems: the electric cord made the body of the uke heavy enough to try to slide out of my grip (it has no strap); also, Dan had the volume set too low on the sound system, so it was hard to hear me well, even though I was plugged in.
Present were Danial, Jeff, Kat, Candace, Isaac and myself. We did my song “All Over” but only with the uke, since the guitarists had trouble playing by B-flat chord. Jeff accompanied on the cajón; Dan sang along with me, and Kat and Candace harmonized. It was quite fun.
The band is getting more refined: vocals are mainly sung by Dan, Kat and Candace. Kat wrote quite a few of the songs in tonight’s set (one, “Homecoming,” was co-written by Candace). Jeff didn’t sing “Stoplights” but played the cajón instead (he played it for the whole show). The sound was off: the guitars and bass were loud, and the vocals couldn’t be heard clearly. ~ Isaac played his “Slide Song” during a mid-show “intermission.” ~ Candace’s song, “Enjoy the Ride,” was clearly country, along the lines of Carrie Underwood or Miranda Lambert. ~ The show was quite fun; everyone said the band played well, and that I played well. Still, this was to be my last show with this band. Some band members, especially Kat, seemed a bit sad to see me leave; Kat asked if I would be at song share next Wednesday (I am not sure yet).
Friday, March 28, 2014
Kharlie M Returns: Ran 3.57 miles in 29:38 (8:18/mile), 3:53 p.m.
“Come on, Kharlie M; you can do this,” I often tell myself
during a run. I say it with a hard “k” sound. It’s just a pet
name (my middle initial isn’t M). Still bouncing back from
sickness but already running strong. Kharlie M is back!
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
I’m going to be on the radio… Discover Janesville
on Janesville Community Radio with Yuri Rashkin. Look it up
online; it airs from 10:30 to noon today!
(Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 8:54 am)
In the basement with Yuri for Discover
Janesville. Will play a few songs on the ukulele.
(Tweeted at 10:27 a.m.)
This was a podcast of Janesville Community Radio before they got their broadcast license; they are now WADR, 103.5 FM. My set, played on a concert ukulele (normal tuning), included “Until That Day Comes,” a love song I wrote for Wendi.
The radio show went well. I did three songs:
“Minnesota Highway,” “Until That Day Comes,” and “Coffee.”
Yuri took video of the second song; I’ll share the link when
it becomes available. On the broadcast, the Janesville city
manager was there, also three people representing Friends of
Noah and the health department, then a local doctor and author.
It was all very interesting!
(Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 12:55 pm)
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Just returned from the Janesville Farmers Market.
Yuri Rashkin was running an open mic… I ended up playing eight
original songs! It was a great time. A friend of mine from work
got to hear me play for the first time.
(Posted to Charlie Petitt Music at 12:57 p.m. Songs are listed
below, in no particular order. The “friend” referred to was
Paula Feeney, who works with me at Woodman’s.)
See the Oo Kingdom Music Posts page for more on Charlie’s music in 2014.