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I am a singer/songwriter, and guitar and banjo player. Retired from my “day job,” I play gigs, I entertain, and I create the Frailing Folk Song of the Week banjo workshop videos.

This is a bit of an experiment for me, but tomorrow (Wednesday May 10th at 10:30am EST) I’m going to play a few of my songs live in a website called Street Jelly:

https://www.streetjelly.com/Pete_Glaze

(1) Pete_Glaze - Original heartfelt songs for laughs or tears :: StreetJelly

Pete Glaze is a long time singersongwriter with influences as diverse as Pete Townshend, Elton John, John Prine, Tom Lehrer, Gordon Lightfoot, Old Man Leudecke and the Doctor Demento Show.brbrPete Glaze writes and sings quirky songs with clever wordplay songs to make you laugh, and songs to make you cry sometimes both at once. A multiinstrumentalist, Pete may play guitar, banjo, mandolin or ukulele. Whichever is best suited for the song at hand.brbrPete Glaze was born and raised in New York City, where he started singing early and then taught himself guitar in his teens. Banjo and other instruments came later. He now lives in Atlantic City, New Jersey with his wife, and youngest son. He has has two older boys, one of whom is Sean Glaze, who works as a writer, storyboard artist and animator in Los Angeles.

Sometimes songs are called into existence by political unrest or because the times we live in are crying out for them to be written.

This is NOT one of those songs.

There is no reason for this song to exist other than that my crazy brain decided it needed to write it. It is neither timely nor important.

It is merely improbable. #HHGG #DouglasAdams #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy https://youtu.be/nE5867JlG4c

The Galactic Hitchhikers Talking Blues (Original song) with thanks (and apologies) to Douglas Adams

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For my banjolele playing friends, here’s a little workshop on playing Neil Diamond’s “Song Sung Blue,” on banjolele/ukulele/banjo-uke. https://youtu.be/oWDdNTvyFzM #banjolele #banjoUke #ukulele #uke #neildiamond
Learn to play Song Sung Blue on Banjolele, Banjo-Uke and Ukulele

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For episode #107 of my #Banjo #FolkSong of the Week workshop series I’ve chosen the #CCR song Lodi. #clawhammerbanjo #frailing #BanjoLearners

https://youtu.be/fgB1w9Ydyu0

Learn to play Lodi on Banjo

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I have a new original song out called, “Spelunking in the Attic.” If you’ve ever explored the attic of an old house hoping/expecting to find some wonderful treasure or antique, this song might strike a chord.

#originalsong #banjo #clawhammer #clawhammerbanjo #frailing #folksong

https://youtu.be/TTOZux3QEbU

Spelunking in the Attic (Original Song)

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For the Banjo Folk Song of the Week workshop #105 I show you how to play another Irish song for St Patrick’s Day — a real good one, but one that may be a little more obscure. It’s called “Johnny Jump Up,” and it was made popular by the Irish singer Christy Moore. I think you’ll enjoy this one!

#Clawhammer #frailing #folkmusic #IrishMusic #StPatricksDay #banjoworkshop #banjo #banjolearning

https://youtu.be/yPpwuuJ0MBc

Learn to play Johnny Jump Up

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For my latest Banjo Folk Song of the Week workshop (#104), still with St Patrick’s Day in mind, I’ve chosen the traditional Irish song The Rising of the Moon. https://youtu.be/IprG5Hqs3H0 #clawhammerbanjo #banjo #frailing #irishmusic
Learn to Play The Rising of the Moon on Banjo

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With St Patrick’s Day somewhat in view in the distance I decided to do my Banjo Folk Song of the Week (#103) on the Steve Earl song Galway Girl. I used this song a few years ago, but I thought folks might appreciate a new updated workshop for 2023!

#Clawhammer #frailing #IrishMusic #StPatricksDay #banjo #banjoworkshop #folkmusic #folksong

https://youtu.be/RstZIwUbkEQ

Learn to play Galway Girl on Banjo (2023 version)

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#TodaysWork: HEY, GET A LOAD OF EIGHT-EYES OVER HERE 🤓

my sweetie @shannoncurtis and i started the second song in our top secret new music project! we spent about five hours on it and got four measures in. we are being ... um ... very exacting in the production 😂

+ we recorded this week's misfit stars podcast episode; it's up! https://misfitstars.com

+ i started figuring out ableton

+ i made first contact with a potential lighting director for our sacramento concert

#music #musicProduction

Misfit Stars Podcast

A weekly conversation between Shannon Curtis and Jamie Hill. New episodes every Wednesday!

Misfit Stars

I have a new original song that may feel appropriate for people of a certain age who suffer from CRS (Can’t Remember Shit).

#clawhammerbanjo #folksong #frailing #frailingbanjo #originalsong

https://youtu.be/MTAYyv4BU-E

I Should Know - Original song by Pete Glaze

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