by Charlie Barnett | Sep 16, 2020 | Charlie's Blog, News, Reviews
FAI FOLK CHART FOR August 2020 Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists Based on 13342 plays from 423 playlists from 108 Folk DJs TOP ALBUMS OF August 2020 17. “All by His Own Self” by Charlie Barnett TOP SONGS OF August 2020 16. “Hold Still” by...
by Charlie Barnett | Aug 9, 2020 | Charlie's Blog, News, Theatre
I guess we are are in scramble mode, trying to figure out how best to use our creative energy during this Covid time. I started a mew musical in March with two book-writers; Richard Lasser from Seattle and Robert P. Young from Detroit. It is called When We Get...
by Charlie Barnett | Jul 15, 2020 | Charlie's Blog, News
Director Jonathan Gruber recently finished a feature-length documentary that I had a great time scoring. The film, Upheaval, tells the story of the late Israeli politician Menachem Begin — it’s a tough walk through the minefields of Israeli politics and history....
by Charlie Barnett | Jul 1, 2020 | Charlie's Blog, News
Earlier this year, I was commissioned by Michael McCarthy, the Canon of Music at the Washington National Cathedral, to write a choral piece based on the Seven Last Words from the Cross. As you may already know, these are actually phrases, not words: they’re the...
by Charlie Barnett | May 21, 2020 | Charlie's Blog, News
Hard to believe that January was only four months ago. At the end of that month, I played a solo show — my first in decades — in Germantown, Maryland. I was nervous about it, but it went well enough that I quickly booked a few more shows and went into the studio to...
by Charlie Barnett | May 15, 2020 | Charlie's Blog, News
I am proud to live in the forward thinking state of Maryland. A state that listens to scientists, and a state that supports the arts. I was just awarded one of the Maryland State Arts Council’s Independent Artist awards. Here is the full...
