by Charlie Barnett | Apr 8, 2021 | Charlie's Blog, Home Page, News
This is the star of today’s recording session. My Neptune baritone guitar. I only use this about twice a year, but it is the only way to get that perfect spaghetti Western sound that we all love. Write your piece in B minor, add tremolo, and you’re... by Charlie Barnett | Mar 2, 2021 | Charlie's Blog, Home Page, News
If you order a Chaise Lounge CD from Amazon or another big retailer, you’ll receive it from a warehouse somewhere. But people who don’t make and sell records for a living are often surprised to learn that the CDs and merch they order via the band’s... by Charlie Barnett | Feb 2, 2021 | Charlie's Blog, Home Page, News
For five years or so, I have been affiliated with a company called Score a Score that provides music for TV commercials and indie film projects. I sporadically send them tracks to add to their catalog. It’s done “on spec,” meaning I don’t get... by Charlie Barnett | Jan 2, 2021 | Charlie's Blog, Home Page, News
I think about my mother a lot these days. She was a farm girl from Maine with a very no-nonsense approach to life. Once, when I was just starting out in music, I complained to her that I didn’t have enough work. She thought a bit and responded, “When we had...
by Charlie Barnett | Jan 2, 2020 | Charlie's Blog, Home Page, News
It has been ages since I stepped onstage alone—literally decades—but when a colleague invited me to put together a singer-songwriter act for a venue he books, for some reason I said yes. I’m not sure I was fully aware until I started putting together the show... by Modern Songbook Records | Dec 5, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Home Page
This is a really special day. The sports page in the Post was as good as it has been in 25 years. The Wizards beat the Heat last night. The Nats got their fifth starter, Dan Haren and it looks like they are going to retain LaRoche. The Skins are on a roll with a true...